Senior Project Manager, PMO - Managed Healthcare Payer Growth and Portfolio in New York at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Project Manager, PMO - Managed Healthcare Payer Growth and Portfolio based in United States.

This role provides senior-level project management support across business and technology initiatives within a structured PMO environment.
You will guide projects through planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout while ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
The position offers the opportunity to lead cross-functional teams, manage dependencies, and drive measurable project outcomes.
You will play a key role in identifying risks, resolving issues, and maintaining visibility through clear reporting and performance tracking.
Working across a highly matrixed organization, you will collaborate with stakeholders at multiple levels and influence decisions that support successful delivery.
The role also contributes to continuous improvement by strengthening project governance, documentation, and PMO capabilities.
You will have the opportunity to support other project managers while developing your expertise across complex healthcare-related business and technology initiatives.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans covering scope, schedules, milestones, deliverables, resource requirements, dependencies, and key activities.
• Lead cross-functional teams through project execution, coordinating activities and ensuring objectives, deliverables, and expected outcomes are achieved.
• Monitor project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks, issues, dependencies, and opportunities while developing and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Track project KPIs and provide clear, timely updates on status, risks, issues, milestones, and outcomes to stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
• Manage project scope, schedules, and change-control processes to ensure continued alignment with approved objectives and priorities.
• Facilitate project governance activities, including status reviews, stakeholder meetings, retrospectives, and other forums that promote accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain accurate and complete project documentation in accordance with established PMO standards, methodologies, and practices.
• Build strong relationships with business, technology, and other stakeholders, using effective communication and influence to support decision-making and resolve complex project issues.
• Support budget tracking, forecasting, and financial monitoring activities for assigned projects as applicable.
• Provide guidance, training, and ongoing support to new and existing PMO project managers, helping strengthen project management practices and capabilities across the organization.

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of technical project management experience supporting business or technology initiatives, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Business, Healthcare, Engineering, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of project management methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.
• Working knowledge of project management tools used for scheduling, work tracking, collaboration, reporting, and project coordination.
• Strong understanding of core project management concepts, including scope, schedule, budget, dependencies, risk management, and change control.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the judgment to identify, assess, communicate, and escalate project risks and issues appropriately.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, tasks, priorities, and deadlines effectively within a structured and highly collaborative environment.
• Ability to learn new software and project-specific applications quickly with minimal instruction and confidently support or train others on their functionality.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across functions within a complex, highly matrixed organization.
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency with standard business applications, project-specific software, and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience independently managing projects or workstreams within larger programs or strategic initiatives is preferred.
• Experience supporting project budget tracking, forecasting, or financial reporting is preferred.
• Professional project management certifications or formal training, such as Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM), are preferred.
• Experience managing workstreams within larger projects or initiatives involving approximately $1M–$5M in annual delivery is preferred.
• Experience using burnup charts or similar progress-tracking techniques is preferred.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package aligned with the scope and seniority of the role.
• Competitive benefits package designed to support employees across their professional and personal needs.
• Opportunity to work on business and technology initiatives within a structured PMO environment.
• Exposure to complex, cross-functional projects and collaboration with stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.
• Opportunities to strengthen project governance, delivery practices, and PMO capabilities through hands-on experience and knowledge sharing.
• Ability to contribute to projects with meaningful operational and business impact within the healthcare sector.
• Opportunity to mentor and support other project managers while continuing to develop senior-level project management expertise.