Project Manager, Principal (Enterprise Mandates Delivery)new

Your Role  

The Enterprise Mandates Delivery team is a group of project managers and business analysts dedicated to implementing large, cross-functional mandates with significant technology impacts arising from federal, state, county, and BCBSA requirements. The Project Manager, Principal will report to the Senior Director and serve as a senior individual contributor with a balanced allocation of responsibilities: approximately 50% of the role will be dedicated to directly leading a complex enterprise regulatory mandate, and approximately 50% will support the Enterprise Mandates Delivery team through portfolio governance, data validation, reporting, process and tool improvements, risk escalation, knowledge sharing, business continuity planning and consistent use of Planview, Archer, and SharePoint.  

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.  
 

Your Work  

In this role, you will:  

• Be responsible for strategic alignment and integration across projects/programs in support of business unit process and administrative efficiency  
• Manage programs/projects from initiation through delivery and monitors for continuous improvement 
• Be responsible for highly complex, enterprise-wide projects and programs with significant cross-functional, technology, financial, and regulatory impacts  
• Exercise independent judgement in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results  
• Serve as a principal-level individual contributor who leads through influence, provides subject-matter expertise and delivery guidance, and supports project managers and cross-functional partners without direct people-management responsibilities  
• Drive end-to-end delivery of enterprise regulatory initiatives, with direct project leadership responsibility for approximately 50% of the role; manage scope, milestones, mandated deadlines, financials, dependencies, risks, issues, and deliverables to improve on-time, on-budget, and compliant implementation  
• Partner with Business, IT, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders to establish delivery strategies, clarify ownership, resolve escalations, and ensure successful execution of regulatory commitments and mandated deadlines  
• Oversee portfolio governance and reporting by validating project and financial data, monitoring milestone, and compliance status, maintaining resource forecasts and Action Items Decision logs, and producing accurate, decision-ready executive reporting across Planview, Archer, and SharePoint  
• Advance Archer as an effective mandate-tracking and reporting tool by supporting administration, testing, adoption, and data-quality controls, while reinforcing consistent governance across Archer, Planview, SharePoint, and project teams  
• Establish, document, and maintain desk-level procedures, delivery standards, and control points that strengthen execution consistency, data integrity, audit readiness, business continuity, and portfolio transparency  
• Build productive cross-functional partnerships, promote knowledge sharing, and lead stakeholders through organizational change with transparency, accountability, and consistent communication  
• Mentor and coach project team members by sharing best practices, reinforcing delivery standards, and fostering collaboration across the Enterprise Mandates Delivery team  

Your Knowledge and Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Master’s degree Preferred  
• Requires at least 10 years of relevant experience leading complex, cross-functional projects, or programs, including demonstrated success operating independently and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels  
• Expertise in portfolio and project management functions, processes, controls, and delivery practices within a regulated or compliance-focused environment; health care experience across Commercial, Individual and Family, Medi-Cal, or Medicare lines of business is preferred  
• Demonstrate strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex project delivery information and Enterprise Mandates Delivery document governance effectively to stakeholders at all organizational levels  
• ​​Experienced in AI tools such as copilot, automation, and operational optimization experience ​  
• ​​Proficiency with Planview, Archer, Jira, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and other project and portfolio management tools. Experience with Archer is a plus.​  
• ​​Ability to influence and lead teams through change and transformation​  

 

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each 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.