Project Manager

**The Position**:
Cigna Healthcare, a leading global health insurer, is going through an exciting period of expansion and we are looking to recruit an experienced in our newly set up Portfolio Optimisation and Execution office (PO&E) who is analytical, organized and with an eye for detail. This person will be a key member of the PO&E responsible for leading the delivery of Epics & large business transformation programs/projects.

**Overview**:
This position independently and regularly interfaces with key senior global leaders up to VP and business CEO level stakeholders from the business segments, the functional operational areas and wide range of Enterprise functional areas and works hand on glove with our Tech partners, Product Managers, Product Owners and our Tech leaders in our SAFE Agile Operating Model.

The Epic Delivery Owner / Business Project Advisor position is responsible for managing large, complex and highly visible Epics/ projects/ programs that cross multiple Business and IT areas using Agile or Waterfall methodologies, depending on needs of the business.

This role is responsible for managing, directing project staff which includes allocated resources across work streams. This role also must partner with IT and other critical stakeholders to ensure the right blend of skills are available to support successful delivery of the Epic/ program.

The role will involve building successful relationships within the business and our shared/support functions, across all levels to advocate, communicate, prioritise, define and deliver the Epics/ programme/projects.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Oversee and deliver Epics/ Programmes / Projects including those with a high level of senior business stakeholder interaction.
- Partner with the senior leadership from the Business and IT community to identify and prioritize opportunities for achieving the goals of the Epic/Programmes/ Projects.
- Serves as point of escalation for business sponsors, IT executives and key project stakeholders / team members.
- Strong leadership of a virtual team(s) which are likely to be based across different global locations and time zones ensuring clear communication of progress and expectations.
- Strong budget and financial management skills are needed managing multiyear Epics/ Programmes / Projects.
- Provide thought leadership in the area of business strategy development and solution assessments as it relates to the major projects/program.
- Provides Epic/ Program/Project Management leadership and consultation to project teams and senior stakeholders
- Chair Steering Committee meetings with senior business and IT leaders providing crisp and clear update / decisions are made across initiatives from a scope, time, budget.
- Responsible for all aspects for business readiness, works with the relevant Business Readiness resources to ensure we cover all bases including the non-IT deliverables.
- Ensure strong Epic / Programme / Project Governance which includes RAID logs, proactive risk and issue management, meeting/ reporting cadence and strong stakeholder management.
- Act as a champion for Agile tools, process and methodologies
- Lead project teams through scoping definition and ensure all execution efforts align to Epic/ programme / Project goals.
- May at be re required to lead on feasibility studies and anticipate a degree of requirements gathering for decision making.
- Lead the establishment of measurable and achievable critical success factors for all initiatives
- Control planning and execution to ensure that cost, time, and quality goals are met
- Develop and maintain the Epic/ Programme / Project plans
- Motivate, mentor and encourage (project) team members to utilise themselves to their full potential and take accountability for their assigned work.
- Demonstrates best practice in Epic / Programme / Project management and seeks to continually improve and enhance existing process(es)

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Minimum of 10 years of experience in Epic / Program / Project Management and proven ability to deliver within different methodologies i.e. Agile, Iterative & Incremental, Waterfall, delivery experience
- Strong understanding of digital and regulatory issues within the health insurance industry
- Business Degree qualified
- Knowledge of, qualifications and/or certifications in industry standard project and programme management methodologies such as MSP (Managing Successful Programme), PMP and Prince2.
- Successfully delivered programs/projects using Agile / SAFE frameworks and methodologies
- Experience of delivering large business transformation Digital / Regulatory projects/programmes

**Professional Skill Requirements**:

- Delivering well-structured communication both orally, in writing or through delivery of presentations. Also used to liaising with senior business stakeholder clearly and concisely.
- Financial forecasting, planning, budgeting and cost control of multiple concurrent work streams/