Tech Project Manager Senior

Elevance Health (Anthem); North Farms (CT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to lead medium to large technical initiatives across information systems, full lifecycle app development, and data warehouse planning. You will coordinate analysts, software designers, and programmers to deliver projects on time and within budget.

This hybrid role requires 1-2 days in the office and is intended for candidates within reasonable commuting distance.

Qualifications

• Requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field and 7+ years of project management experience in broad-based information systems, full life-cycle application development, enterprise applications or data warehouse planning.
• Requires experience in creating an effective team environment, building relationships, negotiation, solving problems, resolving conflicts and communicating at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Coaches and mentors project team members.
• Mentors other project managers around project management methodology.
• Determines project scope and develops management plans (resource, risk, quality, cost, scope).
• Develops training plans, requirements documents, and project approval matrices.
• Coordinates requirements, schedules implementations and post-implementation plans; develops vendor SLAs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

BA/BS in IT or CS

Tools

PM tools

Documentation tools

Job description

Technical Project Manager Senior

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Tech Project Manager Senior will work independently with business partners to identify and implement medium to large technical projects, as defined by Company methodology, such as broad-based information systems, full life-cycle application development, building enterprise applications or data warehouse planning and development. Manages projects at least $5-7 M in size or equal complexity. Directs system analysts, software designers and programmers to determine best methods to achieve project objectives. Responsible for applying project management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project deliverables, processes, and systems.

How you will make an impact

• Coaches and mentors project team members.
• Mentors other project managers around project management methodology.
• Determines project scope.
• Develops resource, risk, quality, cost, and scope management plans.
• Develops training plans.
• Develops requirements documents.
• Develops project approval matrix.
• Identifies project team training and tool needs.
• Defines, recommends and secures contractual agreements for technical services and products.
• Coordinates requirements, schedules implementation and post-implement plans, and develops service-level agreements for vendor partners and global resources firms.
• Defines quality gates for each project methodology phase.
• Defines critical success factors.
• Establishes and manages the project warranty period.
• Acts as subject matter expert for project and program management related tools and processes.

Minimum Requirements

• Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 years project management experience in broad-based information systems, full life-cycle application development and/or building enterprise applications and/or data warehouse planning and development with 3 years leading and directing project tasks; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background. Requires experience in creating an effective team environment, building strong relationships, negotiation, solving problems and issues, resolving conflicts, managing resources in a matrix environment and communicating effectively at all levels of an organization.
• Requires experience working with project management tools, documentation tools, and reporting tools required.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences

• Project Management Professional certification (PMP) strongly preferred.
• Experience working with portfolio management applications and Rational tools strongly preferred.

Job Level

Non-Management Exempt

Job Family

IFT > IT Project Mgmt

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times p