Technology Program Director – Delivery Oversight, Audit & Risk Management

The Elevance Health Companies, Inc.; Grand Prairie (TX); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health seeks a Technology Program Director – Delivery Oversight, Audit & Risk Management to oversee delivery health, governance, and proactive risk tracking. The role focuses on ensuring execution transparency, compliance, and control across enterprise programs.

Requires BA/BS in IT or related field and 15+ years of enterprise PM experience; PMP strongly preferred. Hybrid in-office requirements with policy-driven flexibility.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in IT or related field required.
• 15+ years of enterprise PM experience in large transformational projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and written/verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic planning analysis for staffing needs based on projections.
• Set direction for enterprise project plans including goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, risk and resources.
• Apply project management methodologies and tools to executive leadership.
• Direct system analysts, software designers and programmers to meet objectives.
• Coach and mentor project teams and other project managers in PM practices.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder mgmt

PMP

Strategic planning

Education

BA/BS in IT or related field

Tools

Portfolio management tools

Rational tools

Job description

Anticipated End Date: 2026-10-12 Position Title: Technology Program Director – Delivery Oversight, Audit & Risk Management

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 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. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. 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 an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Technology Program Director – Delivery Oversight, Audit & Risk Management provides centralized oversight of delivery health, leading program governance, audit coordination, and proactive risk tracking to ensure execution transparency, compliance, and control.

How you will make an impact:

• Provides strategic planning analysis to ELT concerning staffing needs on 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 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 program/project management, delivery management, PMO, or program governance roles is preferred.


• Must have experience in 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 required and/or data warehouse planning and development is preferred.


• Experience in coaching and mentoring project team members strongly preferred.


• Experience using portfolio management application and Rational tools is strongly preferred.


• Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills, including presenting risks/issues and facilitating decisions, is preferred.


• Project management certification (PMP) strongly preferred.

Job Level: Director Equivalent Workshift: 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 should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact.

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.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

NOTE: Workday keeps job postings active through 11:59:59 PM on the day before the listed end date. Example: If the end date is 3/13, the posting will automatically come down on 3/12 at 11:59:59 PM. In other words — the job is posted until 3/13, not through 3/13.

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. Previously known as Anthem, Inc., we have evolved into a company focused on whole health and updated our name to better reflect the direction the company is heading.

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Fueled by our bold purpose to improve the health of humanity, we are transforming from a traditional health benefits organization into a lifetime trusted health partner. Our nearly 100,000 associates serve approximately 100M+ people, at every stage of health. We address a full range of needs with an integrated whole health approach, powered by industry-leading capabilities and a digital platform for health.

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 should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact.

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.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Please visit the Contract Worker Community Page. Elevance Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans.