Senior Technical Program Manager

Overview

The Senior Technical Program Manager is tasked with driving large, cross-discipline, company-wide projects with high executive visibility. These projects include post-merger integrations, international operations, systems implementations, and other projects as directed. As each project is different, the project manager must use a variety of tools, approaches, and formal methodologies to successfully complete the objectives including a deep understanding of the SAFe Framework. This position is strongly self-driven, with the program manager given an end goal and responsible for independently driving the initiative to success while interacting with a large variety of independent teams and separate disciplines. Initiatives are within the boundaries of the R&D Organization but cross multiple trains and interact with Executives, Finance, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Legal, Compliance, and external parties.  The Sr Technical Program Manager is responsible for developing guidance for Intiatives, Program Teams,  SAFe ARTs and SAFe RTEs that support the implementation of SAFe at Cotiviti.

Responsibilities

• Drive critical projects to successful completion with impact over $1M per project.
• Coordinate across disparate organizations and disciplines with many different owners, tasks, and deliverables from different teams.
• Provide regular executive updates on project status.
• Interact directly with the highest levels of company leadership.
• Integrate different project management approaches with the Cotiviti standard of SAFe practiced by R&D.
• Quickly summarize project status at an executive level while also maintaining detailed project plans.
• Coordinate communication between different organizations in the company.
• Work with the Finance team to track and report on the financial impact of efforts.
• Coordinate with other project managers and Release Train Engineers on related projects.
• Deep understanding of SAFe.  Contributes to the development of Processes at Cotiviti.
• Remain current in the latest Project Management developments, techniques, and industry trends.
• Complete all responsibilities as outlined on annual Performance Plan. 
• Complete all special projects and other duties as assigned. 
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation. 

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience directing projects at large companies with international operations.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Health, or Medical discipline.
• SAFe SPC Certification Required.
• MBA or equivalent business knowledge.
• Experience coordinating directly with C-level executives.
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions related projects.
• Familiarity with major financial reporting techniques and terminology, and experience working directly with a large finance team.
• Experience working remotely with internationally distributed teams.
• Experience working directly with large operations teams.
• Experience working directly with large software engineering teams.
• Publication or conference presentation experience in Project Management or related topics is a plus.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• No adverse environmental conditions expected.
• Must be able to provide a dedicated, secure work area.
• Must be able to provide high-speed internet access / connectivity and office setup and maintenance.

Base compensation ranges from $126,000 to $147,500. Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, education, skills, certifications, and other business needs.

Cotiviti offers team members a competitive benefits package to address a wide range of personal and family needs, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage, 401(k) savings plans, paid family leave, 9 paid holidays per year, and 17-27 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year, depending on specific level and length of service with Cotiviti. For information about our benefits package, please refer to our Careers page.

Since this job will be based remotely, all interviews will be conducted virtually.

Date of posting: 11/27/2024

Applications are assessed on a rolling basis. We anticipate that the application window will close on 2/27/2025, but the application window may change depending on the volume of applications received or close immediately if a qualified candidate is selected.

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