Project Manager III, Strategic Initiatives

It’s an exciting time to join the WellSense Health Plan, a growing regional health insurance company with a 25-year history of providing health insurance that works for our members, no matter their circumstances.

Job Summary:

The Project Manager (PM), is responsible for leading a cross-functional team of professionals in completing projects by a set deadline to uphold business initiatives. Their duties include managing resources for different project aspects and advocating for additional resources when necessary. They will also manage the collaboration and communications around risks and issues to ensure delivery of the project. Successful candidates will have the ability to exercise strong leadership and collaboration skills, manage complex project plans, help the organization adopt PM best practices and identify opportunities to continuously improve delivery in our dynamic business environment.

Our Investment in You:

• Full-time remote work
• Competitive salaries
• Excellent benefits

Key Functions/Responsibilities:

• Execute assigned projects to deliver project benefits
• Effectively work across multiple business units and functional teams to drive results
• Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
• Make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with assigned projects
• Communicate with executives and sponsors to keep the project aligned with their goals
• Utilize standard approaches to project management and enforce process discipline
• Keep project teams on track relative to scope, schedule, and resources
• Coach and mentor team members in project processes and deliverables
• Resolve conflicts in any aspect of project work
• Positively impact the organization through a focus on transparency in execution
• Serve as a change agent by leveraging influential authority with employees and stakeholders to accelerate project deliverables across functional boundaries
• Manage the project plan through holding project team members accountable to tasks on the project and help them with planning to complete their tasks
• Serve as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain aligned
• Perform risk assessment on the project throughout the project life cycle to ensure issues and risks are addressed
• Ensure proper Project Management artifacts (Project Plans, RAIDs, Status Reports, etc.) are maintained and accurate
• Adjust schedules and targets on the project as needs or as resources for the project change

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Experience:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated skills and success in process improvement design and workflow analysis
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required

Preferred/Desirable:

• Project Management Certification
• 5+ Years of Project Management experience
• Health Insurance experience; particularly Government Programs

Competencies, Skills, and Attributes:

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and change within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to synthesize complex processes into simple and engaging language
• Ability to lead collaborative and productive large and small group discussions
• Strong focus on service to internal and external customers
• Strong analytic ability and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Ability to build rapport and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external colleagues
• Ability to prioritize and organize work and to multi-task when required

About WellSense

WellSense Health Plan is a nonprofit health insurance company serving more than 740,000 members across Massachusetts and New Hampshire through Medicare, Individual and Family, and Medicaid plans. Founded in 1997, WellSense provides high-quality health plans and services that work for our members, no matter their circumstances. WellSense is committed to the diversity and inclusion of staff and their members.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. WellSense participates in the E-Verify program to electronically verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees