Remote Lead Program & Portfolio Manager

Tenet Healthcare; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 114,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Discretionary 401k match

Annual incentive plan bonus

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare seeks a Lead Program/Project Manager for the ITMO & Cyber portfolio in Dallas. This role ensures initiatives deliver intended business outcomes through project implementation and ongoing operational support.

You will drive end-to-end portfolio ownership, develop strategy, coordinate delivery across service lines, manage budgets, and provide executive-level updates. Strong governance, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record of large-scale program delivery are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 5-8 years of Strategic program management experience.
• 10-12 years of Hands-on large scale and complex project implementation experience.
• Domain knowledge specific to Infrastructure and Cyber systems.
• Strong financial acumen; develop business cases and model financial impact of large programs to help educate the organization on decision making.
• Ability to establish, review and adjust metrics to accurately track progress.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End ownership and accountability of portfolio of programs (multiple related and unrelated programs) for strategic outcomes and business values.
• Develop program strategy in meeting business goals and priorities.
• Cross-Project coordination, dependency management, and strategic alignment.
• Aligns and Adapt initiatives to business goals and stakeholder priorities.
• Outcome-driven, focusing on strategic results and delivering business value, rather than project implementation alone.
• Bridges strategy and execution across initiatives to maximize efficiency and chance of achieving business goals.
• Partner with Portfolio Owner from ideation to implementation (business initiatives, values, business case, KPI definition & Collection, financial, implementation, KPI Collections).
• Direct (generate new thinking vs following instruction alone) and make decisions to guide team through challenge and unchartered areas.
• Charter new areas and responsibilities as organization evolve to meet business goals.
• Providing direction and fostering collaboration.
• Engage Delivery Managers of service lines.
• Capacity planning of demands and incoming projects.
• Delivery Manager assignment, prioritization, and recruitment of FTE/contractor
• Oversee project health throughout project life cycle. Get involved and hands-on as required to ensure project success.
• Provide support and coaching to other Program Leads, Project Managers, and Project Specialist.
• Owns, applies, and upholds Enterprise PMO governance and procedure to ensure adherence for success.
• Serves as a point of project escalation. Pro-actively works across groups to mitigate risk and resolve issues.
• Drives a behavior of transparency, urgency, results, and escalation as appropriate.
• Review of work and deliveries of assigned Delivery Managers.
• End to End project implementation ownership and accountability (Planning, Resource, Risk, Issue, Escalation, Financial, Execution, Delivery, Communication, Phase Gate, Deliverables/Artifacts, KPI collections).
• Project Dashboard Development and Maintenance: This role will be responsible for developing and maintaining comprehensive project dashboards, providing clear status updates, and facilitating effective executive communications to keep stakeholders informed.
• Project Performance Monitoring: By implementing performance monitoring and reporting mechanisms, the Lead Program/Project Manager will ensure that projects stay on track and meet key performance indicators (minimum: schedule, scope, quality, and budget measurements and reporting).
• Budget and Financial Management: Effective management of project budgets and financial reporting will be a primary responsibility, ensuring that resources are utilized efficiently and financial objectives are met.
• Resource Management: The Lead Program/Project Manager will oversee project resource management of their areas, including contractor setup, hardware and software provisioning, and access management.
• Vendor Deliverables and Contract Management: This role will include managing vendor deliverables and overseeing contract performance for projects, ensuring compliance with agreements and timely delivery of outcomes.

Skills

Strategic program management

Financial acumen

Leadership

Risk management

C-Level communication

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Tenet Healthcare seeks a Lead Program/Project Manager for the ITMO & Cyber portfolio in Dallas. This role ensures initiatives deliver intended business outcomes through project implementation and ongoing operational support.

You will drive end-to-end portfolio ownership, develop strategy, coordinate delivery across service lines, manage budgets, and provide executive-level updates. Strong governance, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record of large-scale program delivery are essential.