Senior Program Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Program Manager based in the United States.

Take ownership of high-impact initiatives within large-scale enterprise transformation programs, driving complex projects from strategic planning through successful execution. In this role, you will lead a major sub-program with an annual budget of $30–40 million, coordinating business, technology, and operational teams. You will translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps while ensuring delivery remains aligned with organizational priorities and measurable outcomes. Working across multiple workstreams and senior stakeholder groups, you will establish effective governance, manage financial performance, and resolve critical dependencies. This position combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a complex, matrixed environment. Your contribution will help accelerate enterprise transformation, strengthen delivery practices, and generate lasting business value.

Accountabilities

As Senior Program Manager, you will oversee the end-to-end delivery of a significant transformation sub-program, ensuring alignment across stakeholders, resources, timelines, and business objectives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Own and deliver a $30–40 million sub-program within a broader enterprise transformation portfolio.

• Define program scope, objectives, priorities, and success measures in collaboration with business, product, and technology stakeholders.

• Lead end-to-end execution across technology, operations, and business workstreams.

• Develop and manage multi-year program roadmaps, milestones, and Program Increment (PI) planning activities.

• Establish and maintain strong program governance, including RAID logs, dependency tracking, risk management, and regular status reporting.

• Coordinate cross-program dependencies and ensure alignment between related initiatives.

• Oversee program financials, including budget planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and benefits realization.

• Prepare and deliver executive-level updates, actionable insights, and decision-making frameworks.

• Influence senior stakeholders, facilitate strategic decisions, and build alignment within matrixed organizations.

• Identify and remove delivery roadblocks, reinforce accountability, and maintain execution momentum.

• Lead change management activities and promote continuous improvement across program delivery practices.

• Apply Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies according to program requirements and delivery objectives.

Requirements

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience managing large-scale technology and business transformation programs, supported by strong financial oversight, governance, and stakeholder leadership capabilities. Required qualifications include:

• 10+ years of experience in IT, including at least 5 years managing large-scale programs with budgets of $15 million or more.

• Proven track record of leading enterprise transformation initiatives from planning through delivery.

• Strong expertise in program governance, including RAID management, dependency coordination, roadmap tracking, and executive reporting.

• Experience managing complex, cross-functional programs within matrixed organizations.

• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.

• Demonstrated financial management capabilities, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and benefits tracking.

• Experience delivering programs using Agile and Waterfall methodologies, as well as hybrid approaches.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Previous experience delivering enterprise-wide transformation programs.

• Background in change management and organizational transformation.

• Experience in healthcare payer, Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM), or claims environments.

• Experience leading process improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement within the United States.

• Opportunity to lead a high-impact enterprise transformation sub-program with an annual budget of $30–40 million.

• Strategic exposure to senior stakeholders and cross-functional leadership teams.

• Opportunity to influence enterprise-wide delivery practices and business outcomes.

• Contract-based engagement.

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