Project Manager, Principal (Enterprise Mandates Delivery)

The Enterprise Mandates team is responsible for transforming new laws into audit-ready projects with defined ownership, scope, timelines, and funding, and oversees implementation through the full project lifecycle, including transition to operational owners. The Project Manager Principal will report to the Senior Manager, Enterprise Mandates Delivery. In this role you will be managing complex projects end to end to meet compliance and other business objectives of each project.

Responsibilities:

• Direct large-scale, complex projects that may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts
• Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value
• Continually update relevant business stakeholders of project status and periodically publish project status reports
• Ensure all projects meet success parameters and ROI targets stated in the business case
• Assist, share learning, and mentor others within the PMO regarding standards, organizational understanding, and relationship building
• Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall and integrated delivery plan

Qualifications:

• Requires a college degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 10 years of relevant prior experience in project management. Master's degree preferred.
• Technically proficient with broad background in problem solving tools. TQM, Six Sigma certification or PMP, Agile preferred.
• Hands-on experience in project/program resource planning, reporting, prioritization, and budgeting with both on-shore and off-shore staff
• Business stakeholder engagement and financial hands-on experience related to project management
• Healthcare experience with Commercial, Individual, Family, Medicare, or Medi-Cal lines of business preferred
• Experience with Plan View and Microsoft Project preferred

Hybrid Work Model:

This role requires employees to be in-office two days per week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

Locations: El Dorado Hills, CA; Long Beach, CA; Lodi, CA; Oakland, CA; Rancho Cordova, CA; Redding, CA; San Diego, CA; Woodland Hills, CA

Pay Range: $137,720 - $206,690 (California); $155,248 - $232,996 (Bay Area)

About Blue Shield of California:

As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun, a nonprofit corporate entity. At Blue Shield of California, the mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for and a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company.

Blue Shield of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.