Senior IT Project Manager
About the role
The Senior IT Project Manager leads large, complex technology initiatives with significant business impact. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, influences strategic decisions, and helps strengthen project delivery discipline across IT.
Responsibilities
Lead large-scale, complex IT projects and multi-workstream programs with cross-functional dependencies.
Develop and manage detailed schedules, scope, budgets, risks, and interdependencies.
Proactively identify delivery risks, drive mitigation strategies, and escalate when necessary.
Intervene early to stabilize at-risk work and ensure successful execution.
Ensure adherence to standard project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
Serve as a primary point of contact for project executives, business owners, and technical leaders.
Deliver clear, concise, and executive-ready updates on health, milestones, risks, and decisions.
Facilitate steering committee and governance meetings for assigned initiatives.
Coordinate across multiple teams to manage cross-project dependencies and readiness checkpoints.
Collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, portfolio management, finance, and operations.
Align project execution with broader program or portfolio objectives.
Maintain rigorous control over scope, schedule, quality, and financials.
Offer guidance to junior PMs and project coordinators as a senior practitioner.
Influence project planning, technical approach, and solution delivery strategy including overall business value strategy.
Identify systemic risks, process gaps, and improvement opportunities across initiatives.
Represent delivery excellence values and reinforce PMO standards.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, or related field.
5+ years of IT project management experience.
3+ years' experience delivering concurrent complex technical initiatives end-to-end.
1+ years' experience with technical product selection, design, and IT solution implementation, preferably in health, finance, or other highly regulated industries.
Excellent communication including executive level.
3+ years' experience with SDLC.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in business or related field.
Experience with management tools including Jira Align, Microsoft Azure devops, PowerBI, Servicenow PPM.
Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Python, ETL work, data projects, web projects, or backend API development.
Certifications: PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, Six Sigma, or comparable.
Additional Information
This position follows a Hybrid work style (2-3 days a week in office). The candidate must live close to one of our designated IT locations: Louisville, KY; Tampa, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Dallas/Frisco, TX; Boston, MA; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; Chicago, IL; or Charlotte, NC. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information. Occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required. Scheduled Weekly Hours 40. Pay Range: $104,000 - $143,000 per year. This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.