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Kaiser Permanente · 8 hours ago

Senior Manager, Project Program Management

California-Pleasanton-Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building D

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Kaiser Permanente is a leading healthcare organization, and they are seeking a Senior Manager for Project Program Management. This role is primarily responsible for overseeing IT infrastructure and operations capabilities, managing program teams, and ensuring the delivery of projects aligns with business objectives.

Health CareHospitalMental HealthNon ProfitPersonal Health

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manages designated units by translating business plans into tactical action items; communicating goals and objectives; ensuring all policies and procedures are followed; overseeing the completion of work assignments; assuming responsibility for decision making; aligning team efforts; building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; incorporating resources, costs, and forecasts into unit plans; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; partnering with key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure products and/or services meet requirements and expectations while aligning with departmental strategies; and influencing units to operate in alignment with business objectives

Pursues professional growth and provides developmental opportunities for others by soliciting and acting on performance feedback; building collaborative, cross-functional relationships; hiring, training, and developing talent for growth opportunities; delegating tasks and decisions; fostering open dialogue amongst departments; strategically evaluating talent for succession planning; setting performance management guidelines and expectations across units; and working closely with employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement

Oversees large scale programs for assigned business initiatives from planning to completion

Oversees development and execution of all project plans

Oversees the program financials of all projects/programs and ensures projects/programs are managed to budget allocations

Oversees and ensures program performance across programs

Oversees project/program activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the project

Promotes, refines, and oversees adherence to established processes and policies (e.g. SDLC including domain standards, Kaiser standards)

Assists in the establishment and management of proper project management practices in regard to allocation of resources, schedules and task assignments

Oversees projects and programs team members and holds team members accountable for results

Oversees the decisions of others in reference to internal and/or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project demands

Communicates a clear vision of project goals and objectives to the team

Delivers performance feedback to team members supervisors

Oversees risk mitigation across projects or programs

Monitors the compliance of project plans by ensuring team members follow policies and procedures

Ensures the alignment, buy-in, engagement and support of diverse project stakeholders by building and maintaining relationships as well as communicating appropriately with internal customers, third party vendors, and senior management

Ensures team members have identified the right stakeholders for their project based on level of influence and decision making

Determines program goals, influences the prioritization of deliverables, coordinates all business processes (e.g. project change management, communication) and facilitates decisions necessary for program delivery by partnering with program sponsors and/or review boards

Communicates tough issues to stakeholders and keeps an independent opinion

Manages vendor performance and provides direction for service improvements or revisions to strategy

Manages relationships and contract negotiations with third party hardware and software vendors

Qualification

SDLCBudget ManagementProject ManagementOrganizational Change ManagementTeam LeadershipCoachingCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Required

Minimum seven (7) years experience managing project(s) using project life cycle methodologies (e.g., SDLC, process management, organizational change)

Minimum four (4) years experience implementing large, complex projects in a corporate environment

Minimum four (4) years experience leading project teams in a matrixed environment

Minimum two (2) years experience managing operating and/or project budgets or financials

Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS or related field and Minimum eight (8) years of IT or related business experience, including Minimum seven (7) years experience managing projects. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement

Company

Kaiser Permanente

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Kaiser Permanente is a health organization that offers disease prevention, mental healthcare, and chronic disease management services.

Founded in 1945

Oakland, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org

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