Portfolio Enablement Lead

Role Description

This role drives enterprise-wide transformation of Humana’s Ways of Working by shaping and enabling portfolio operating models, ART design, and leadership behaviors across the enterprise. The role partners directly with SVPs, VPs, and senior leaders to influence how portfolios are operationalized, prioritized, and executed to achieve measurable business outcomes.

• Accountable for helping leaders translate transformation strategy into practical, scalable execution.
• Improves alignment, predictability, and value delivery across portfolios and value streams.
• Brings deep expertise in organizational transformation, operating model design, and large-scale change.
• Facilitates critical decision-making sessions and diagnoses systemic delivery challenges.
• Advises leadership on tradeoffs, flow efficiency, and structural improvements.
• Plays a key role in evolving portfolio and ART design to support enterprise agility.
• Fosters a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and innovation.
• Supports PI-level planning and high-visibility initiatives with an emphasis on enterprise enablement and transformation.
• Operates with significant autonomy, exercising judgment within broad frameworks.
• Coaches and mentors Agile Release Trains (ARTs), Scrum teams, and organizational leaders.
• Focuses on enabling effective application of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe practices across portfolios.
• Guides portfolios through transformations and reinforces adherence to established practices.
• Contributes to building a culture of learning and innovation by applying Humana processes and principles.
• Works under general direction and independently applies expertise to resolve moderately complex issues.
• Shapes portfolio-level and ART-level practices and provides input into broader enablement strategies.

Qualifications

• On-camera participation during meetings.
• Active SAFe® certification: SPC 6.0 (or obtained within 6 months of hire).
• Typically 5+ years of related experience enabling business and technology portfolios.
• Experience working with senior leaders in an advisory capacity.
• Proven role-based career experience in SAFe environments as a Scrum Master, RTE, Agile Coach, or similar Lean-Agile practitioner role.
• Strong understanding of Lean Portfolio Management and Agile methodologies at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to support execution across value streams and complex initiatives.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with Technology, Product, Business, and Portfolio teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and coaching skills, with strong emotional intelligence.
• Passion for improving consumer and associate experiences through continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field (preferred).
• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) 6.0 (advanced level) (preferred).
• Experience with Agile lifecycle management tools (e.g., Jira Align, Azure DevOps) (preferred).
• Experience in healthcare or health solutions industry (preferred).
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (preferred).
• Knowledge of Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) (preferred).
• Experience partnering closely with Product Management (preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave).
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance.
• Many other opportunities supporting whole-person well-being.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

• 40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

• $115,200 - $158,400 per year.
• This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan based upon company and/or individual performance.

Work from Home Requirements

• Self-provided internet service must meet the following criteria: minimum download speed of 25 Mbps and upload speed of 10 Mbps.
• Wireless, wired cable, or DSL connection is suggested; satellite, cellular, and microwave connections can be used only if approved by leadership.
• Employees in certain states will receive a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.
• Active engagement in virtual meetings is expected, with on-camera participation encouraged when appropriate.

Travel

• Occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

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.