Senior Manager, Project Management

The chosen Project Manager will oversee large cross-functional projects and manage a team of Project Managers/Analysts while focusing on the following key responsibilities:

• Staff management including resource planning, hiring, performance management and overall team engagement.
• Providing subject matter expertise in areas including project management, scope definition, and risk identification
• Defining, managing, and implementing projects
• Providing status reports and presenting solutions to management
• Serves as a key resource on complex and/or critical issues.
• Creates and implements new processes related to program/project initiation and governance
• Participates in strategic planning
  

Key Skills:

• Serves as a leader/ mentor both directly and influentially. Motivates and inspires team members.
• Challenges & assists team members to assume the roles of change leaders in the organization.
• High degree of emotional intelligence & ability to conduct crucial conversations
• Anticipates customer needs and proactively develops solutions to meet them. Responds to the needs of the business, department, team, and environment.
• Recognizes when to deviate from standards versus follow process.
• Solves complex problems and develops innovative approaches or solutions.
• Ability to provide explanations and information to others on the most complex issues.
• Must be a self-directed leader that acts as a team player
• Demonstrated experience in representing and engaging with Senior Executive resources
• Ability to define business requirements and understand IT requirements
• Superior analytical and forward-thinking skills

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/education
• Advanced project management skills with the ability to work in a highly matrixed organization
• PMP or Six Sigma certification preferred
• 3-5 years direct leadership experience, 5 years of advanced project management skills
• Experience working with IT organizations and acting as a business liaison to IT
• Proficient financial skills, including ability to create Business Cases and Cost Benefit Analysis
  

Ovations is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

Imagine joining a group of professionals and clinicians who are working to improve health care for people over 50. Consider the influence you can have on the quality of care for millions of people. Now, enhance that success with enthusiasm you can really feel.

That's how it is at Ovations. Everyday, we're collaborating to improve the health and well being of the fastest growing segment of our nation's population. And we're doing it with an intense amount of dedication.

Here, you will discover a culture that grows through challenge. That evolves by being flexible. That succeeds by staying true to our mission to make health care work effectively and efficiently for seniors. Put your best to work for us, and discover extraordinary opportunities for growth.

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