Remote Lead Project Manager, Clinical Operations

Humana; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 115,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plan

Job summary

Humana, Inc. is seeking a Lead Project Manager to oversee large, high-visibility programs spanning multiple workstreams and stakeholders. You will drive planning, governance, risk management, and executive reporting to ensure strategic outcomes and enterprise value.

The role emphasizes leadership by influence, cross-functional collaboration, and coaching of PMs to elevate PMO maturity. Remote, full-time work with a compensation program aligned to performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project and/or program management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead without direct authority.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or programs.
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex, and strategically important programs spanning multiple business areas and workstreams.
• Lead through influence rather than positional authority, building alignment, driving accountability, and securing commitment from cross-functional teams, business leaders, and stakeholders to achieve program objectives.
• Drive program planning, execution, governance, and delivery to achieve business outcomes and organizational objectives.
• Manage program-level risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints across multiple initiatives.
• Partner with executive and senior leaders to align priorities, facilitate decision-making, and maintain stakeholder engagement.
• Develop and present executive-level status updates, dashboards, and recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration of people, processes, technology, and operational readiness activities.
• Establish and maintain program governance, escalation pathways, and delivery standards aligned with PMO best practices.
• Drive alignment between strategic objectives, program planning, and execution to ensure initiatives deliver measurable business value, achieve targeted outcomes, and support organizational priorities.
• Mentor and coach project managers to strengthen delivery capabilities, consistency, and PMO maturity.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement solutions that enhance project and program delivery performance.
• Support portfolio planning and prioritization efforts to ensure resources are aligned to the organization's highest-value initiatives.

Skills

5+ years of project management

Influence without authority

Managing multiple concurrent projects

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Job description

Humana, Inc. is seeking a Lead Project Manager to oversee large, high-visibility programs spanning multiple workstreams and stakeholders. You will drive planning, governance, risk management, and executive reporting to ensure strategic outcomes and enterprise value.

The role emphasizes leadership by influence, cross-functional collaboration, and coaching of PMs to elevate PMO maturity. Remote, full-time work with a compensation program aligned to performance.