Remote Lead Program Manager – Strategic & Cross‑Functional

Humana Inc; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 115,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking a Lead Project Manager to guide large, cross‑functional programs that span multiple workstreams and stakeholders. You will drive governance, risk management, and executive reporting while mentoring PMs and strengthening the PMO.

The role emphasizes influence, alignment with enterprise priorities, and delivering measurable business value in a remote work setup. Responsibilities include coordinating with senior leaders, updating dashboards, and ensuring readiness across

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project and/or program management experience, including direct leadership of large, complex, cross-functional initiatives with enterprise-wide impact.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead without direct authority, building alignment and driving accountability across business, operational, and technology stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or programs, including governance, risk management, dependency tracking, resource planning, and executive communications.
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with a proven ability to align program execution to organizational objectives and measurable business outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to senior leaders, facilitating decision-making, and providing executive-level reporting and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex programs spanning multiple business areas and workstreams.
• Lead through influence to align cross-functional teams and secure commitment.
• Drive program planning, governance, and delivery to achieve outcomes.
• Manage program risks, issues, dependencies, and resources.
• Partner with executives to align priorities and maintain stakeholder engagement.
• Develop executive-level status updates and dashboards.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for successful integration of people, processes, technology, and readiness activities.
• Establish program governance and delivery standards.
• Drive alignment between strategic objectives, program planning, and execution to deliver measurable business value.
• Mentor and coach project managers to strengthen delivery capabilities and PMO maturity.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement solutions.
• Support portfolio planning and prioritization.

Skills

Project management

Influence without authority

Cross-functional leadership

Governance

Risk management

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Tools

PMP

PgMP

Agile

SAFe

Job description

Humana Inc. is seeking a Lead Project Manager to guide large, cross‑functional programs that span multiple workstreams and stakeholders. You will drive governance, risk management, and executive reporting while mentoring PMs and strengthening the PMO.

The role emphasizes influence, alignment with enterprise priorities, and delivering measurable business value in a remote work setup. Responsibilities include coordinating with senior leaders, updating dashboards, and ensuring readiness across