Technical Program Director

Elevance Health; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health company as a Technical Program Director, where you'll lead large-scale projects that transform healthcare. This role involves strategic planning, team leadership, and mentoring, ensuring projects align with enterprise goals. With a hybrid work model, you’ll collaborate closely with talented professionals while making a significant impact on communities. Elevance Health offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, emphasizing personal and professional growth. If you're passionate about healthcare and ready to drive change, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package

401(k) Contribution

Incentive Bonus Programs

Paid Time Off

Stock Purchase Plan

Wellness Programs

Financial Education Resources

Qualifications

• 15+ years of enterprise project management experience required.
• Expert knowledge of project management methodologies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for enterprise project plans.
• Mentor project team members and manage project scope.

Skills

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Team Leadership

Negotiation

Problem Solving

Education

BA/BS in Information Technology

BA/BS in Computer Science

Tools

Portfolio Management Applications

Rational Tools

Job description

Anticipated End Date:

2025-05-12

Position Title:

Technical Program Director

Job Description:

Technical Program Director

Location: Alternate locations may be considered. This position will work in a hybrid model (remote and office). The ideal candidate will live within 50 miles of one of our Elevance Health PulsePoint locations.

The Technical Program Director provides leadership for multiple large/strategic enterprise-wide programs made up of multiple projects.

How you will make an impact:

• Provides strategic planning analysis to ELT concerning staffing needs on a short to long term basis based on program projections.
• Provides strategic direction for developing enterprise project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risk, contingency plan, and allocation of resources.
• Provides expert knowledge of project management methodology approaches, techniques, and tools to senior management.
• Directs system analysts, software designers, and programmers to determine the best methods to achieve project objectives.
• Coaches and mentors project team members; mentors other project managers around project management methodology; determines project scope.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 15 years of enterprise project management experience in broad-based information systems managing increasing project size and complexity that are transformational in nature for the organization, full life-cycle application development and/or building enterprise applications; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Experience in an effective team environment, building strong relationships, negotiation, solving problems and issues, resolving conflicts, managing resources in a matrix environment, communicating and influencing effectively at all levels of an organization, and/or data warehouse planning and development is preferred.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring project team members strongly preferred.
• Experience using portfolio management applications and Rational tools is strongly preferred.
• Project management certification (PMP) strongly preferred.

• Experience managing a PBM technology portfolio or a similar project is strongly preferred.

For candidates working in person or remotely in the below location, the salary* range for this specific position is $167,112 to $250,668

Locations: Chicago, IL

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the company. The company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Job Level:

Director Equivalent

Workshift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Job Family:

IFT > IT Project Mgmt

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

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 per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [e-mail] for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.