Job Description
Senior IT Project Manager
locations Remote
time type Full time
job requisition id R-294903
Description
The Senior Agile IT Project Manager oversees various system projects and/or programs of a highly complex nature. The Senior Agile IT Project Manager work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
Responsibilities
The Senior Agile IT Project Manager assembles and leads project team, identifies appropriate resources needed, and develops schedules to ensure timely completion of project. Often actively manages stakeholder partnerships and mitigates risks. Familiar with the system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, in order to effectively coordinate the activities of the team. When managing programs, oversees the interdependencies and integration of interrelated projects, and sets strategies and leads program execution to deliver longer term business value. Can possess specialized knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) frameworks used to manage risks and issues unique to technology projects. Begins to influence department’s strategy. Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, and work is performed without direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.
The Senior Agile IT Project Manager provides servant leadership to agile projects and products (as necessary) of a highly complex nature. Experienced working in Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). The Agile IT PM builds effective relationships to work across Agile teams and provides key facilitation and leadership skills to help project and product teams execute on their objectives with a focus on delivering business value. In performing their role, the Agile IT PM blends traditional project management principles and practices with an Agile development mindset and approach. Leveraging a deep project management foundation coupled with agile behaviors and mindset, the Agile IT Project Manager leads and facilitates with the appropriate level of planning and provides the right balance of agility and predictability.
The successful candidate is a self-starting, independent leader who works with minimal direction to guide their teams. They build strong intrapersonal relationships with peers, leaders, and stakeholders and is viewed as a trusted partner who understands and advocates their desired outcomes and objectives.
Areas of leadership responsibility for the Senior Agile IT Project Manager Include:
- Project Planning, Management and Budgeting: Coordinating and leading Agile team deliverables, may work at the Epic or Feature Level. These are large, complex enterprise-level initiatives that may consist of multiple Agile and non-Agile teams and/or vendors which may require integration with other activities outside the scope of the Agile teams.
- Product Manager and Owner Support: Supporting the Product Manager and Owner in managing customer expectations for project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and helping to identify dependencies to help remove impediments for the team to deliver value.
- Understands department, segment, and organizational strategy and operating objectives, including their linkages to related areas.
- Demonstrates understanding of the business value of the project and its broader impact on programs, initiatives, and the enterprise.
- Actively manages stakeholder partnerships and mitigates risks.
- Support the Team: Promoting empowerment of the team to help ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and is empowered to make meaningful contributions, and encouraging a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team
- Participates actively in Agile program level ceremonies and supports the team in identifying and coordination of dependencies to ensure timely completion of work items.
- Support the team, the ART, the Scrum Master
- Is familiar with the scope and objectives of the desired outcome, as well as the role and function of each team member, in order to effectively guide the activities of the team.
Demonstrates technical acumen as a vested participant within the product development process. Partners with development, testing, and production release teams to understand issues, remove impediments, and resolves issues.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology or a related field
- 5 or more years of technical experience
- Demonstrated experience in technical product selection, technical design and practical implementation of IT solutions
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and decision-making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks.
- Ability to work under minimal supervision, and uses independent judgment to analyze variable factors and determine the best course of action.
- Ability to make decisions regarding own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations, and requires minimal direction and receives guidance where needed.
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment.
- A proven track record of successfully implementing software or web development projects using Agile methodologies including 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams.
- Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects.
- Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team members.
- Balanced business/technical background:
- Sufficient level of technical background to provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and to be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues
- Ability to provide leadership to business analysts and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Institute certification (PMP)
- Six Sigma Certification
- SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certification
- Experience in the health solutions industry
- Familiarity with project, program, and agile tools
- ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Jira Align, Miro
Additional Information
Why Humana?
At Humana, we know your well-being is important to you, and it’s important to us too. That’s why we’re committed to making resources available to you that will enable you to become happier, healthier, and more productive in all areas of your life. Just to name a few:
- Work-Life Balance
- Generous PTO package
- Health benefits effective day 1
- Annual Incentive Plan
- 401K – Company match
- Well-being program
- Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Student Loan Refinancing
If you share our passion for helping people, we likely have the right place for you at Humana!
Work-At-Home Requirements
To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates must meet the following criteria:
- At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested
- Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership
- Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
- Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
- Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/ HIPAA information.