Lead, Project Manager (ITPMO) – Enterprise Productivity

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 We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Project Manager to drive delivery of a large-scale, enterprise productivity initiative. This role will lead and coordinate complex, multi-year vendor relationships and enterprise vendor strategy across technology and business segments. This is a high-visibility role requiring strong program leadership, matrixed management, risk and dependency control, and executive-level communication. The Lead Project Manager will partner closely with Procurement, IT, Finance, Operating Model leaders, and external vendors to ensure consistent execution, governance, and outcomes across a highly distributed portfolio of work.

Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Project Manager to drive delivery of a large-scale, enterprise productivity initiative. This role will lead and coordinate complex, multi-year vendor relationships and enterprise vendor strategy across technology and business segments.

This is a high-visibility role requiring strong program leadership, matrixed management, risk and dependency control, and executive-level communication. The Lead Project Manager will partner closely with Procurement, IT, Finance, Operating Model leaders, and external vendors to ensure consistent execution, governance, and outcomes across a highly distributed portfolio of work.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Portfolio Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a large, multi-year productivity and labor optimization program.
• Establish and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery rhythms across multiple teams and project managers.
• Serve as the central point of coordination to prevent siloed execution and ensure alignment across segments, vendors, and operating models.
• Drive clarity and structure in a dynamic environment where scope, schedule, and budget may continue to evolve.
• Manage program schedule, budget and any changes to scope.
• Deliver executive-level presentations that frame data-based challenges, opportunities, benefits realization, and progress towards the strategic roadmap.
• Facilitate technology implementation supported by a thorough understanding of portfolio, product, program, project and agile delivery models.

Governance, Risk & Execution Discipline

• Implement and operate a central project governance model, including escalation paths, decision frameworks, and issue resolution.
• Proactively identify scope, schedule, resource, financial, and change risks; develop mitigation strategies and surface trade-offs early to leadership.
• Ensure consistent application of project management standards, reporting, and controls across all teams.
• Track progress against productivity targets and key milestones, highlighting gaps and recommended corrective actions.

Vendor & Transition Coordination

• Coordinate delivery activities tied to vendor strategies, including phased rollouts by segment.
• Partner with Procurement and Operations leaders to align transition plans with rate cards, MSAs, vendor consolidation strategies, and evolving operating models.
• Support complex vendor migrations, SOW conversions, and potential FTE conversions where applicable.

Leadership, Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted partner to executive sponsors and senior leaders, providing clear, concise updates on progress, risks, and decisions required.
• Develop and execute communication strategies that balance urgency with accuracy.
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority in a highly matrixed environment.
• Coach and support team-level project managers to ensure strong execution and consistent practices.

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Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading complex, enterprise-scale programs or portfolios, ideally within IT, workforce transformation, or large operational change initiatives.
• Proven success managing multi-workstream programs with significant scale, ambiguity, and executive visibility.
• Strong matrix leadership skills with the ability to influence across IT, Procurement, Finance, HR, and business leaders.
• Demonstrated expertise in program and project governance, risk management, dependency planning, and executive reporting.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to translate complexity into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Experience supporting large vendor transitions, sourcing initiatives, or workforce/labor optimization programs.
• Experience working alongside consulting partners and external vendors.
• Work EST

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or equivalent program.
• Familiarity with operating model redesigns, agile or hybrid delivery models, and large IT portfolios.
• PMP, PgMP, or similar certification preferred but not required

Additional Information

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:
At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$126,300 - $173,700 per year

 

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 02-05-2026
About us
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