Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
Associate Agile Project Mgr
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About Us
At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, we are a mission-driven organization dedicated to championing the health and well-being of our members and the communities we serve. Our team is the power behind that promise. As the industry rapidly evolves and we seek ways to optimize business processes and customer experiences, there’s no greater time for forward-thinking professionals like you to join us in delivering on it!
As a member of Team Blue, you’ll find purpose, opportunities, and the support you need to build a meaningful career and make a powerful impact in our community.
About the Role
This position is responsible for leading Agile teams/projects independently. The Agile Project Manager facilitates our teams to reach our delivery, operations, and infrastructure project goals by consistently applying Servant Leadership and facilitation skills. Focused on learning and applying Project Management techniques and principles with the goal of being able to successfully coordinate several Agile Stable teams/projects. This role will partner with direct leaders and teams along with other members of the enterprise to ensure continued focus on the delivery of business value.
The ideal candidate will live within driving distance of the Omaha, Nebraska office. This position allows remote flexibility but will have 1 day per week in the office. If living in one of our approved states (Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Texas) – this person may travel to our headquarters.
What You'll Do
- Facilitate project/team planning and delivery activities, including but not limited to—backlog/scope definition and refinement, prioritization, planning, estimation, demos, retrospectives, and stand-ups.
- Partner with management to remove impediments, resolve conflicts and issues that occur to ensure project and program velocity.
- Monitor metrics defined by the leadership to measure, develop, and execute plans to improve maturity.
- Develop detailed project execution plans; track project progress, budget, milestones, and quality; Effectively communicating to program and project stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Management to ensure they are aware of resource allocation needs and impact to project deliverables and overall project costs.
- Adhere to project and quality-related processes in collaboration with fellow project managers and management.
- Remain flexible to changing priorities, open to new ideas, and have the customer experience firmly as the focus.
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Qualifications
To be considered for this position, you must have:
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Experience:
- Associate Level: 1+ years of demonstrated experience managing multiple projects/executed in various methodologies/or phases.
- Mid-Level: 3+ years of demonstrated experience managing multiple projects/executed in various methodologies/or phases.
- Skills:
- Demonstrated excellence in change management and coaching others.
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to build relationships at all levels of the enterprise including external vendors.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail, time management skills, and the ability to multitask.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for this requirement.
- The ability to meet or exceed the attendance and timeliness requirements of their departments.
- The ability to work well in a team environment and be capable of building and maintaining positive relationships with other staff, departments, and customers.
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Preferred Qualifications
The strongest candidates will possess:
- Certifications: Project Management (CAPM), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Project Management Professional (PMP), or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).
- Prior Health insurance industry experience.
About Us
Learn more about what makes BCBSNE such an exceptional place to work by visiting NebraskaBlue.com/Careers.
We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspective, and background will lead to a better workplace for our employees and a better product for our customers and members.
On the cutting edge of the health care industry, helping Nebraskans in moments of joy, times of hardship, and the steps in between.
We are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE), and we exist to be there for people when they need us. Our goal is to add more good, healthy years to people’s lives by supporting our customers and the Nebraska community at large. We have more than 80 years of experience behind us. And a bright future ahead as we continuously innovate to drive health care forward while meeting the needs of our members and state.
If you’re passionate about helping people along their health journeys, we invite you to explore our career offerings. Here, you will find opportunities to grow personally and professionally while making a difference for our customers and greater Nebraska community.
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