Associate Director, Project Management

Become A Part Of Our Caring Community And Help Us Put Health First

Join us as an Associate Director, Project Management, where you will lead and shape project management initiatives for Humana's Wisconsin Market - iCare and Inclusa. In this pivotal role, you will provide strategic direction and operational oversight for a diverse portfolio, integrating responsibilities for our project management office and our value management office. Your contributions will be essential to maintaining seamless “run the business” operations, supporting ongoing integration efforts, and fostering alignment between business and technology priorities. If you are driven by leadership, collaboration, and impactful results, we invite you to apply and help us advance our organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, supervise, and develop a team of senior level project managers, business system analysts, and product owners.
• Manage the project portfolio and coordinate projects, ensuring alignment with Humana’s strategic objectives.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to facilitate IT budget management and drive IT prioritization consistent with business needs.
• Support Program Increment (PI) planning, ensuring proper intake and prioritization of work in Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT), coordinating with business representatives to ensure effective testing coverage.
• Coordinate closely with Department of Health Services (DHS) and attend all required meetings.
• Drive operationalization of the annual strategic plan in coordination with Market Development and Engagement leadership, maintaining a two-way communication process for reviewing and prioritizing new initiatives.
• Maintain a two-year roadmap for projects to support long-term planning and transparency.
• Ensure compliance with Humana’s governance standards and project management best practices.

Use Your Skills To Make An Impact

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Information Technology, or related field
• 5 years of progressive project management experience, including PMO leadership, integration, and cross-functional oversight, ideally in healthcare or a related industry.
• Reside within the State of Wisconsin, a state that borders WI, or within Kentucky
• Proven ability to manage complex project portfolios and lead cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of budgeting, strategic planning, and project management platforms.
• Demonstrated experience with regulatory communications.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• People management experience
• Experience in a managed care, healthcare, or highly regulated environment
• Advanced project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PgMP, SAFe).
• Familiarity with Humana’s WI Market systems, including intake and prioritization processes.

Additional Information:

• Workstyle: Home- Associates Home office environment is their primary work location, but they will use Humana office space on an as needed basis for collaboration and other face-to-face needs.
• Travel: 15% primarily within the State of WI
• Typical Workdays/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm CST

Wah Internet Statement:

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.

Hirevue:

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.

Ssn Alert:

Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from Humana@myworkday.com with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana’s secure website.

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 yearThis 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.

About Us

About Inclusa: Inclusa manages the provision of a person-centered and community-focused approach to long-term care services and support to Family Care members across the state of Wisconsin. As a values-based organization devoted to building vibrant and inclusive communities, Inclusa deploys a unique approach to managed care with a trademarked model of support named Commonunity® which focuses on the belief in everyone, and from that belief, the common good for all is achieved. In 2022, Inclusa was acquired by Humana. This partnership will allow us to create a model of care that provides industry-leading support for members across the health care continuum.About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers, and our company. Through our Humana insurance services, and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

​Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.