Associate Vice President of Program & Project Management
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AVP Of Program & Project Management

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first. The AVP of Program & Project Management will design and lead an evolved program and project management (PM) function for Humana. This function will improve project outcomes across the enterprise by maturing PM skills, tools, and processes. This role will report to the VP of Strategy and Transformation in IT, and be responsible both for leading an enterprise Center of Excellence (CoE) as well as managing a PM organization within IT. The CoE, while not responsible for direct delivery of projects, is responsible for ensuring business units have high-quality project management practices and staffing. The AVP will design enterprise-wide PM role definitions and standards, intake and portfolio reviews, and roll-out of a centralized initiative-tracking platform. Key internal partners in this work are senior leaders and executives, portfolio management teams, and our Agile center of excellence. The AVP will also lead a centralized IT PM function, overseeing an organization of ~200 IT project and program managers. In that role, the AVP will ensure IT initiatives are managed against their stated outcomes, drive IT 'top-of-house' investment governance with executive leadership, and guide organizational change related to improving project management in IT.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive initiative review and governance across Humana. Standardize review timelines and processes, formalize how initiatives are valued and tracked, and oversee adoption
• Work with business leadership to ensure their project managers are equipped to drive initiatives to outcomes, and that their PM teams are meeting enterprise standards
• Working with HR, design standards for skills, talent, and experience required for both full-time and contracted PM roles across the enterprise. Drive guidance for training, career pathing, and role reviews in line with those standards
• Plan enterprise-wide adoption of Jira Align as an initiative-tracking platform
• Staff, develop, and lead a centralized PM function within IT, driving initiative governance for IT and enabling IT PMs in line with enterprise standards

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in economics, business management, or related field; or equivalent experience
• 10 years of experience in initiative, program, or project management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role working with executives and managing teams
• Experience working within a large matrixed organization, as well as with IT, of leading strategic initiatives that deliver valuable outcomes

Skills:

• Understanding of technical domains (e.g., digital, automation, AI, software development lifecycle, security, infrastructure) related to IT projects
• Proficiency in related software and tools (e.g., Jira Align, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow PPM, Anaplan, or similar)
• Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and familiarity with analysis frameworks and approaches (e.g., root-cause analysis, hypothesis-based thinking)
• Proficiency in Waterfall project management and Agile methodologies
• Executive stakeholder engagement, cross-enterprise collaboration, presentation, and communication
• Financial acumen, including initiative cost and value tracking
• Readiness to work East Coast hours and in an environment of transformation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), or comparable Waterfall/Agile certifications
• Master's or other post-secondary degree
• Health insurance, provider, and/or integrated health care experience

Additional Information:

• Preferred locations are Washington, D.C., and Louisville, KY. Remote option available, with willingness to work on Eastern Time.
• 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: $203,400 - $279,800 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

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.

Application Deadline: 08-17-2025

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and 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. Humana complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We also provide free language interpreter services.