Senior Project Manager-I - Overland Park, KS

You love to challenge the status quo. You thrive on exceeding goals, always making things better than you found them. Bring that passion to UnitedHealth Group and join us on a mission to help people live healthier lives. As a Business Project Manager, you'll work alongside a high caliber team as you drive innovation and business forward. You'll roll up your sleeves as you coordinate complete projects, defining performance and results. When you get into the driver's seat of this role, you will show your expertise in determining time frames, allotment of staffing and funding resources and leading others in the organization to make meaningful process improvements. This is no small opportunity.

As a Business Project Manager, you'll shift scope definition, risk identification, methodology and resource allocation to a gear you didn't even know you have. You'll take on tough challenges and create innovative solutions. Along the way, you'll grow and develop at a pace that energizes your career while you do your life's best work.(sm)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead or help develop program or project scope statements, in consultation with applicable stakeholders (e.g., program/project charter, Statement of ---Work, Business Vision Document)


• Work with resource managers to drive the identification of the skills, duration and effort required for successful project execution


• Collect, analyze and maintain financial forecast information (e.g., labor, hardware, software), using input from applicable sources


• Establish/apply quality objectives, criteria, standards and levels using appropriate quality management methods, with stakeholder input (e.g., key performance indicators, scope definition)


• Develop, communicate and implement program/project risk/issue management plans and strategies (e.g., mitigation, avoidance, transfer, acceptance)


• Coordination and completion of projects across various functional areas. Typically, employees in this function are working towards or have achieved certification in project management


• Provides subject matter expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on established project management techniques


• Makes presentations to management on project updates, project cycle, and expected results


• Ensures projects are completed on time and in scope


• Manage vendor and service providers to define project scope and performance expectations


• Incumbents maybe part of a project management office (PMO) in their business


• Project Management roles specific to a particular functional area should be assigned to that family where appropriate (e.g. IT Project Managers should be placed in the IT Family)


• Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed


• Works with less structured, more complex issue


• Serves as a resource to others

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of project management experience


• 3+ years of management/leading a team


• 3+ years experience in tracking, planning projects, working with large data sets and making data-driven analytical decisions


• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint


• Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely to leadership


• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance multiple priorities and projects


• UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree

Already Fortune 14, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we're doing a lot of good.

Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant - and built for speed.

Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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