Business Senior Project Advisor - Express Scripts - Hybrid

The Business Senior Project Advisor is responsible for providing program and project management over multiple projects.  These projects are in support of key initiatives that typically include significant work process productivity improvements, margin improvements, change management, and major product or system changes.  Partners with business leadership to provide support for annual portfolio planning, project initiation, and execution that ensures value realization from original concept through final implementation.  Establishes a project team, sets project schedule, estimates project resource plans, and maintains status reports for all business resources and end users.   The Senior Advisor is expected to influence the outcome and delivery of project efforts as it relates to the budget and timeline.  They are expected to identify, analyze, and track project issues and risks as well as remove barriers to success.    

What you will do:

• Manages multiple projects with cross functional teams.

• Effectively navigates a matrix partner environment.

• Independently develops and gains approval from project sponsor for project charter.

• Develop project task plan with all key milestones required to achieve business objectives.

• Self-sufficiently develop project approach (key stakeholders, need for sub-teams, phases, operating mechanisms, etc.).

• Objectively plan and execute project kickoff to launch the project.

• Independently develops Risk management plan which includes Risk identification, Risk Mitigation planning, execution and tracking, escalates risks when needed.

• Supports projects that define and implement major process improvements across an entire department or multiple business functions.

• Supports lean events by leveraging lean tools experience, applies tools through facilitation and during project completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience

• 5-8 years relevant experience in project management and/or program management

• Project Management Certification (PMP, CAPM, MPM, etc.), Agile Certification, Scrum Master, and/or Product Owner Experience strongly preferred

• Proficient to Intermediate MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills required

• Proficiency with project management software to effectively outline and track tasks that drive to milestone completion

• Strong analytical, planning, problem identification and resolution skills required

• Demonstrated self-initiative

• Excellent communication skills with internal and external partners in various functional areas and at all levels of management

• Understanding of continuous improvement principles to grasp and communicate “the why” in the process to achieve results

• Solid leadership skills, demonstrated ability to lead, oversee and motivate cross functional teams in a complex corporate environment

• Demonstrated ability to deliver against aggressive goals

• Ability to identify and engage cross-functional teams in support of project completion, while obtaining needed buy-in from stakeholders

• Understanding of Lean principals and agile methodology

• Ability to travel as needed

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 109,600 - 182,600 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That’s why you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit