Technical Program Director

Anticipated End Date:

2026-01-19

Position Title:

Technical Program Director

Job Description:

Technical Program Director

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. 

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Technical Program Director will be responsible for the leadership of our central Data Science teams and AI platform, overseeing various use cases and models. This includes aligning AI services with KPIs related to adoption, efficiency, and value, and maintaining an integrated delivery roadmap to track progress. Provides leadership for multiple large/strategic enterprise-wide programs made up of multiple projects. Manages projects of at least $20M+ in size or equal complexity. 

How you will make an impact:

•    Provides strategic planning analysis to ELT concerning staffing needs on short to long term basis based on program projections.
•    Provides strategic direction for developing enterprise project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risk, contingency plan and allocation of resources.
•    Provides expert knowledge of project management methodology approaches, techniques and tools to senior management.
•    Directs system analysts, software designers and programmers to determine best methods to achieve project objectives.
•    Coaches and mentors project team members; mentors other project managers around project management methodology; determines project scope.

Minimum Requirements: 

Requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 15 years of enterprise project management experience in broad-based information systems managing increasing project size and complexity that are transformational in nature for the organization, full life-cycle application development and/or building enterprise applications; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

•    Experience in effective team environment, building strong relationships, negotiation, solving problems and issues, resolving conflicts, managing resources in a matrix environment, communicating and influencing effectively at all levels of an organization required and/or data warehouse planning and development is strongly preferred.
•    Experience in coaching and mentoring project team members strongly preferred.
•    Experience using portfolio management applications and Rational tools is strongly preferred.
•    Project management certification (PMP) strongly preferred.
 

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location, the salary* range for this specific position is $167,112 to $250,668

Location: Chicago, IL

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified