Strategic Programs Leader - Enterprise Initiatives

Centene Corporation; Lorida (FL); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off & holidays

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Centene Corporation seeks a Program Manager IV to lead strategic, enterprise-wide initiatives in the United States. The role requires directing cross-functional teams, managing scope, schedule, and budget, and delivering executive-level updates with dashboards and reports.

You will coordinate multiple project managers, facilitate risk assessment, and provide training materials while engaging senior leaders to drive outcomes. This is a full-time role offering flexible work schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of Program or Project Management experience.
• Previous lead in a functional area managing cross-functional teams on large scale projects or supervisory experience.
• PMP or PgMP preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead large scale, cross functional projects for implementation or process improvement including restructuring and realignment of team members.
• Oversee all aspects of program planning, management, and execution (scope, schedule, and budget).
• Create comprehensive timelines and ensure the project team creates and maintains deliverables while following project management standards.
• Drive large scale projects by coordinating the work of project managers/business analysts across workgroups.
• Create meaningful dashboards for executive level updates and project status; create reports for analytics post implementation.
• Deliver best practice and training information to indirect reports, peers, and other employees; work with training team on materials.
• Prepare and deliver documents for Program Steering Committees to the Executive team; assess program risks and issues with leadership.
• Proactively manage risk, budget/forecast, dependencies; prepare strategic analyses of opportunities.
• Serve as first escalation point for project issues and risks; escalate to leadership with mitigation plans.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Risk management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

PMP or PgMP preferred

Tools

MS Office

Project management tools

Job description

Centene Corporation seeks a Program Manager IV to lead strategic, enterprise-wide initiatives in the United States. The role requires directing cross-functional teams, managing scope, schedule, and budget, and delivering executive-level updates with dashboards and reports.

You will coordinate multiple project managers, facilitate risk assessment, and provide training materials while engaging senior leaders to drive outcomes. This is a full-time role offering flexible work schedules.