An opportunity is available for a Systems Manager, IT Program and Project Management at CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations. This strategic leadership role is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of a wide range of IT projects and programs across a heavily matrixed environment.

This is a full-time position based in Englewood, Colorado, and is a remote position. The compensation range is posted as $60.24 – $89.60 /hour.

Role Summary and Delivery Leadership

This manager serves as the Strategy and Operations leader for the shared portfolio and leadership team, blending leadership of personnel with direct ownership of execution, process improvement, and executive communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Mentorship: Lead and mentor a team of Program Managers, Project Managers, and/or Business Analysts, fostering continuous improvement and professional development.
• Portfolio Strategy & Operations: Serve as the Strategy and Operations leader for the portfolio, developing improved product artifacts, integrated roadmaps, and executive-level strategy collateral.
• Execution & Delivery Ownership: Maintain relentless commitment and ownership over the planning, execution, and delivery of projects and programs, ensuring they meet quality, scope, budget, and timeline requirements.
• Methodology & Process Refinement: Implement and refine project management methodologies and best practices, blending agile product management and traditional waterfall delivery. Define program/project management standards, process optimization, and implementation.
• Resource & Financial Management: Manage resource allocation and budgeting across multiple projects and programs, ensuring optimal deployment of personnel and capital resources, including matrixed resources and alignment to a centralized PM COE.
• Executive Communication: Possess an executive presence to provide leadership team support and deliver executive summaries related to budget, capital, issues, and risks, using a data-driven “story-telling” approach.

Required Experience and Qualifications

The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader with significant experience managing both people and complex, mixed-methodology programs, with a bias for action and ability to navigate ambiguity.

• Experience (Dual Track):
  • 7+ years of experience managing Program Managers, Project Managers, and Business Analysts.
  • 7+ years of experience in program/project management, agile teams, or value-based outcome tracking.
• Strategy & Process: Experience leading strategy and operations for a portfolio, and a strong understanding of project and program management methodologies and best practices. Experience in defining program/project management standards and process optimization.
• Leadership Style: Bias to action, objective, and decisive. Strong problem-solving skills, demonstrated influencing and negotiation skills, and the ability to manage through ambiguity and change.
• Communication: Executive-level Oral/Written Communication required for reporting results for programs, projects, and product portfolios.
• Industry (Preferred): Healthcare IT industry experience preferred.
• Certifications (Preferred): Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification and Certified Agile Practitioner, both preferred.