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Job summary

The Senior Program Manager will lead operational workstreams for a Health & Dental transformation, ensuring delivery on time and within budget. They will manage roadmaps, dependencies, and risks while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence.

Job details

Senior Program Manager - Operations Transformation (Insurance) We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the operations workstreams within an upcoming Health & Dental transformation. This role is critical in driving the program, and throughout, ensuring operational excellence, optimizing processes, and ensuring sustainable outcomes. The Operations PM will work closely with business, technology, and operations leadership to manage roadmaps, delivery timelines, costs, risks, and dependencies, while maintaining strong governance and stakeholder engagement. What is in it for you: • Salaried: $100-$110 per hour. • Incorporated Business Rate: $120-$130 per hour. • 2 month with the potential for extension of 6 months • Day schedule, 37.5 hours per week. • Opportunity to contribute to high-profile global corporate events and executive engagements Responsibilities: ​ • Drive end-to-end success of operational workstreams, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and on budget. • Partner with operations leads, cross-functional, and cross-BU teams to maintain progress and proactively resolve challenges. • Develop and maintain integrated operational roadmaps, acting as the single source of truth for status and updates. • Identify opportunities for operational efficiency within our workstream solution development and implement process improvements through the delivery roadmap. • Ensure operational workflows are documented, standardized when possible, and aligned with best practices. • Support change management and business readiness efforts for operational teams. • Identify operational risks and develop mitigation strategies; communicate with risk partners to ensure risks are understood and properly managed. • Track and communicate dependencies across teams to avoid bottlenecks and delays. • Lead operations governance forums and participate in broader governance alongside the business PM. • Provide clear, concise updates to senior operations leadership and stakeholders on operational performance, risks, and decisions • Collaborate with Business PMO, Tech PMO and Architecture teams to ensure operational solutions are scalable and sustainable. • Validate that operational processes align with technology capabilities and regulatory standards. • Monitor budgets, forecasts, and resource allocations for operations workstreams. • Report operational performance—including financials, progress, quality, and risks—to leadership and executive sponsors. What you will need to succeed: • Bachelor’s degree minimum. • Minimum 7 years of program/project management experience in operations or service delivery, preferably in health, dental, or insurance domains. • Proven track record of managing complex, multi-workstream operational programs. • Experience with process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma) and tools (Jira, Smartsheet). • Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. • Excellent communication and facilitation skills. • Ability to analyze data and develop frameworks to drive decision-making. • Comfortable working in dynamic environments with evolving priorities. Why Recruit Action? Recruit Action (agency permit: AP-2504511) provides recruitment services through quality support and a personalized approach. As part of the screening process, some applications may be reviewed using artificial intelligence tools. Only candidates who meet the hiring criteria will be contacted. # MFCJP00017227

What you’ll do

The Senior Program Manager will lead operational workstreams for a Health & Dental transformation, ensuring delivery on time and within budget. They will manage roadmaps, dependencies, and risks while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a minimum of 7 years of program management experience, preferably within the insurance or health sectors. A bachelor's degree is required, along with proficiency in process improvement methodologies like Lean or Six Sigma.

Listed skills

• Change Management · Preferred
• Data analysis · Preferred
• Jira · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Lean · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Program Management
• Operations Transformation
• Process Improvement
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Management
• Governance
• Roadmap Development
• Change Management
• Lean
• Six Sigma
• Jira
• Smartsheet
• Data Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Budget Management
• Operational Efficiency
• Operational Performance Management
• Workflow Management
• Artificial Intelligence
• Budgeting
• JIRA
• Business Technologies
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Forecasting
• Leadership
• Scalability
• Lean Six Sigma
• Project Management
• Operational Excellence
• Operations
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Timelines
• Mitigation

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Finance & Accounting
• Healthcare
• Transformation Program Manager
• Project Manager (General)
• Management and Organization Analysts
• Project Management Specialists