Senior Technical Project Manager

Technical Project Manager

U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.

Who We Are

WPS Health Solutions is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors, and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS Health Solutions has been making health care easier for the people we serve for more than 75 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.

Culture Drives Our Success

WPS' Performance-Based Culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled, and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an inclusive and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an investment in our workforce-both current and future-to effectively seek, leverage, and include diverse perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.

From 2021 to 2023, WPS Health Solutions was recognized for several awards:

• Madison, Wisconsin's Top Workplaces
• USA Top Workplaces and the cultural excellence awards for Remote Work and Work-Life Flexibility
• Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces® with the further honor of Achievers "Elite 8" winner in the category of Culture Alignment
• DAV Patriot Employer
• VETS Indexes 4 Star Employer
• BBB Torch Award for Ethics from Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin

Role Snapshot:Our Senior Technical Project Manager (PM) will manage complex projects as part of our Shared Services group - assisting with all lines of business. Our Senior Project Manager will be working in our PMO group which consist of about 14 individuals that includes: Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Agile Specialists. In this role, you will coordinate resources, tasks, deliverables, and timelines ensuring successful delivery of technical projects.

In this role you will:

• Track and manage multiple highly complex projects with heavy technology components using agile methodologies (both Scum and Kanban).
• Define, communicate, and manage project objectives/ scope.
• Manage activities of project team resources on a day-to-day basis and create an atmosphere of collaboration and creative problem-solving.
• Review, and be responsible for, overall work effort and deliverables of project team.
• Ensure the end solution meets stakeholder expectations.
• Complete and maintain accuracy of documentation required in each project phase as defined by PMO Life Cycle Guide.
• Escalate significant issues and project deviations to project stakeholders and PMO Management/Program Manager.
• Manage project vendors as part of implementation activities.
• Ensure all requirements, project plans, and resolved issues and changes are communicated to all affected team members.
• Review and manage all changes to project through a formally defined change process.
• Adhere to WPS Values: Customer Focused, Individual Responsibility, Mutual Respect, and Driven & Passionate.

How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you:

• Are passionate about organizing groups of people to accomplish important work.
• Are open to delivering projects using multiple methods.
• Enjoy collaborating with peers to help everyone succeed.
• Enjoy leading without direct authority and collaborating with a variety of people.
• Are ready to take initiative to drive projects forward.

What will I gain from this role?

• Growing your project management experience working with technical teams and business units.
• Exposure to highly technical projects which could include customer portal creation, application development, upgrades to infrastructure, Cloud Implementations, and data migrations.
• Ensuring WPS has current and modern IT systems that meet security and audit requirements.
• Working with a diverse group of stakeholders who are committed to making healthcare easier for those we serve.
• Experience working with colleagues who are team-oriented and supportive of your professional development.
• Working in an environment that serves our Nation's military, veterans, Guard and Reserves along with their families.
• Working in a continuous performance feedback environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.
• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent post high school and/or related work experience.
• 1 or more years of related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years in Project Management working in highly technical or complex environments.
• Proven leadership skills with ability to motivate others and work collaboratively with teams.
• Project Management Professional certification (PMP, PgMP).
• Scrum Master Certification.

Remote Work Requirements

• High speed cable OR fiber
• Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (can be checked at https://speedtest.net).

Salary Range

$95,000 ~ $115,000

The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, experience and may fall outside the posted range.

Work Location

We are a remote-first organization and offer remote work in the following approved states:

Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

Benefits

• Remote work Is encouraged and hybrid work options available.
• Performance bonus and/or merit increase opportunities
• 401(k) with dollar-per-dollar match up to 6% of salary (100% vested immediately)
• Competitive paid time off
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1
• Employee Resource Groups
• Professional and Leadership Development Programs
• Review additional benefits here

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)