Project Manager IV

Job SummaryManage large-scale projects from initiation to close-out. Leads the work of project team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/or external resources. Proactively monitors and identifies project risks, issues, and trigger events within and across projects. Ensures the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of project stakeholders. Assists with reviews of vendor performance levels and ensures service level agreements are met and assists with contract negotiations with vendors.
Essential ResponsibilitiesPromotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions changes and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitate team collaboration to support a business outcome.Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.Manage large-scale projects from initiation to close-out. Develops, analyzes, and manages moderately complex project plans which include scope identification and management, schedule, inter-dependencies, and resource forecast. Manages and monitors project financials for large projects. Monitors overall project performance (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope, and with quality) against plan, ensuring measurement of business benefits and outcomes, and adjusts as needed. Manages project activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the project. Drives allocation of resources, establishes schedules, and task assignments to ensure established project management practices are in place.Leads the work of project team members. Requests and coordinates internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project demands. Promotes project vision and objectives with project team. Delivers performance feedback to team members' supervisors.Proactively monitors and identifies project risks, issues, and trigger events by developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate.Monitors adherence of project activities to policies and procedures by ensuring project plans and team members follow company, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.Ensures the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse project stakeholders by building rapport with stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and senior management; and clarifying accountability and authority across stakeholders. Identifies and works closely with stakeholders, ensuring all appropriate stakeholders are represented and included. Provides insight to key stakeholders and project sponsors by developing project goals, setting the prioritization of deliverables, discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. project change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for project delivery. Communicates tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent opinion, providing recommendations, delivering presentations, and providing reports to various senior audiences.Assists with reviews of vendor performance levels and ensures service level agreements are met. Partners with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. Assists with contract negotiations with vendors and reviews project invoices submitted by vendors for accuracy.
Job QualificationsMinimum Qualifications Minimum one (1) years’ experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and minimum five (5) years’ experience in project management or a directly related field OR Minimum eight (8) years’ experience in project management or a directly related field.
Additional RequirementsProfessional experience managing cross‑functional projects with multiple workstreams, contributors, and dependencies.Experience tracking deliverables, milestones, risks, and interdependencies to ensure on‑time execution and proactively prevent delays.Experience partnering with workstream leads individual contributors to coordinate work, resolve blockers, and drive execution.Experience leading structured communication and status cadences (e.g., dashboards, readouts, action logs) to provide visibility and transparency.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Core): Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management, Facilitation Skills, Attention to Detail, Health Care Industry, Business Knowledge, Influencing Others, Communication, Integrity, Critical Thinking, Learning Agility, Cross-Group Collaboration, Organizational Savvy, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Dependability, Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support, Teamwork, Drives Results, Topic-Specific Communication.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Functional): Applied Data Analysis, Product Development Life Cycle, Conflict Resolution, Project Management Tools, Financial Acumen, Quality Assurance Process, Managing Diverse Relationships, Risk Assessment, Negotiation, Service Focus.
Preferred QualificationsExperience owning delivery outcomes, proactively following up, escalating risks, and holding owners accountable to commitments.Experience operating effectively in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment with competing priorities across multiple portfolios.Experience using project management tools and documentation to maintain plans, action trackers, decisions, and a clear source of truth.Experience demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills, including concise executive‑level status and issue summaries.Experience driving process improvements that improve efficiency, predictability, and delivery performance.Experience owning delivery in a global, cross time zone setting, anticipating handoff risks, driving clear ownership, and ensuring progress continues outside of overlapping work hours.