Program Sr Director Consultant

Job Category:Program/Project Management Consulting Primary Location:USA-RI: RHODE ISLAND-PROVIDENCESchedule:Full-time Job Type:Standard Employee Status:Regular Yes, 75 % of the Time Job Posting: 2008-09-09Description: CSC's Health Plan business seeks a seasoned Program Director with deep Payor industry experience to work with one of our top clients. Experience leading large-scale Programs with multiple work streams is required. Experience overseeing core claims system implementations is preferred. Essential Job Functions Management: Define the overall high-level program plan and its interdependencies, manage communications between projects, and set realistic objectives for project managers within a program. Management: Manage very large, highly complex projects or a program of related projects across all phases of the project life cycle. Management: Participate in contract negotiations with clients, sub-contractors, and vendors. Methodology: Educate and provide project management methodology consulting to CSC personnel. Business: Be thoroughly familiar with the enterprise products, services, finances, and strategies and with the business forces acting on the enterprise (e.g., customers, suppliers, competitors, regulators, and stockholders). Technical: Maintain high-level understanding of software packages and technologies. Relationship Management: Play a lead role in influencing client expectations and ensuring client satisfaction in area of responsibility and beyond, and demonstrate sound negotiating skills. Relationship Management: Demonstrate political savvy and establish credibility with client management at the Executive Steering Committee and Board of Directors levels. Leverage: Contribute to engagements on a national level due to recognized expertise in selected discipline. Leverage: Lead major proposal efforts and create strategies to win business in new markets or current accounts. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred Ten or more years of experience managing very large, highly complex projects or a program of related projects Experience working with CSC Catalyst and/or equivalent client-mandated project management methodology Experience working with financial management techniques, managing the project budget to revenue, cost, and profit targets Experience working with project planning, estimating, and project control techniques Other Qualifications Strong coordination and delegation skills Strong communication skills Ability to provide strong leadership and support to the project and team members Ability to be a high-impact player on multiple simultaneous engagements Ability to think strategically, balancing long and short-term priorities Willingness to travel Remote Work Location Authorized:No Relocation Assistance:Not AvailableClearance Level:None Create Success