at Health Care Service Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
At HCSC, we consider our employees the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We enable employees to craft their career with curated development plans that set their learning path to a rewarding and fulfilling career.
Come join us and be part of a purpose driven company who is invested in your future!
Job Summary
This position is responsible for leading large complex projects or a program with a number of sub-projects. Being accountable for end-to-end delivery of a project or program, including managing the cost / budget, schedule & dependencies; ensuring the project scope is aligned with the stated business objectives. Providing a blend of technical and business acumen to drive the design, development and implementation of strategic it projects. Building a sufficient level of knowledge of it products and lob to enable targeted probing of delivery feasibility and conflicts with other projects. Setting and managing customer expectations; managing and escalating issues and changes. Developing and maintaining relationships with project stakeholders to obtain project objectives while working in a matrix project environment. Driving deliverables and activities with pdl and it product managers or their program manager by removing barriers, and escalating risk/issues. Having a thorough understanding of systems development life cycle and project management and enterprise processes.
* Work collaboratively with project stakeholders to develop a comprehensive project plan based on approved funding, and obtain commitment to the plan.
* Lead the effective and efficient delivery of technical projects, including: Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality, Organization and Communications, Staffing and other resource needs, and Risk and Issue Management.
* Accountable for final delivery of all project deliverables - leverages business & technical understanding to ensure appropriate review and quality validation occurs for deliverables.
* Establish strong project governance from the outset of a project and ensure governance mechanisms are functioning properly.
* Create / build / update project schedules, Project Charters, Project Plans, and Status Reports, and work breakdown structures. Create the detailed project/program schedule. Realistically anticipate/identify resource needs, including artifact needs and project team and expertise. Set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, prepare acceptance criteria and organize work for one or more large projects.
* Develop and maintain relationships with project stakeholders and business leads in order to understand products/velocity and unique LOB items
* Support PDL (through matrixed reporting) to drive deliverables and activities, remove barriers, and escalate risks/issues (as required).
* Plan for and anticipate events outside of immediate responsibility. Anticipate problems and obstacles before they arise. Set priorities with a proper sense of urgency and importance. Develop creative ideas and take innovative action to achieve planned goals and objectives.
* Effectively manage project work within the stated scope. Implement and manage Scope Change Control processes and update project plans based on approved changes. Determine which changes are essential and estimate their impact on the project. Ensure changes do not expand scope beyond acceptable levels. Keep a change record and tracks progress.
* Manage assigned projects, subprojects / work efforts using appropriate HCSC internal processes and Project Management Lifecycle Framework standards, tools and processes. Monitor project documentation for quality and compliance. Create / implement remediation plans as necessary to return project to compliant status.
* Utilizing the company's cost management techniques, efficiently and effectively track costs in time, resources and other factors that impact the approved budget of a project. Clearly communicate project variances related to actual project hours and costs against the project estimates and budget. Develop corrective action plans.
* Demonstrate resourcefulness and creativity in staffing with limited resources, budgets and / or time.
* Create / implement project organization and communication plans which enable the project team to effectively work together to meet project objectives. Communicate effectively with project... For full info follow application link.
HCSC is committed to diversity in the workplace and to providing equal opportunity and affirmative action to employees and applicants. We are an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Drug screening and background investigation are required, as allowed by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
