Head of Programme Management

Symetra is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a high-impact, multi-year business transformation initiative focused on our Stop Loss business!
As a Program Manager, you will oversee a portfolio of complex, cross-functional projects, ensuring successful delivery while aligning program execution with business strategy. You'll partner with leaders across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Change Management to drive day-to-day delivery, manage dependencies and risks, coordinate vendors, and provide executive-level reporting.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in program and project management, with expertise in governance, roadmap planning, release management, and cross-functional collaboration. Experience working in Agile environments and managing enterprise-scale transformation programs is highly desirable.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role in delivering strategic business outcomes, improving organizational processes, and helping shape the future of our products and operations through successful program execution.
Partner with Program Sponsor(s) to develop comprehensive business cases and Cost Benefit Analyses (CBA's) that maximize ROI and value delivery across the Program of projects.
Partner with Program Sponsor(s) to drive decision-making and recommend re-scoping, postponement or cancellation of projects as necessary.
Hold others accountable to drive all projects within the Program to on-time, on budget, on-scope delivery within established variances.
Proactively influence change and manages change with limited friction.
Establish and execute Governance framework for both constituent projects and the program itself with the goal of optimizing resources and ROI.
Identify opportunities for process improvements in Governance and Management Reporting.
Contribute extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools and can easily transition from one methodology to another.
Partner with Program Sponsor(s) to develop and maintain project and Program Roadmaps that align with and accelerate delivery of Business Strategy.
Ensure that the end-to-end solutions fit within the context of short and long-term roadmaps.
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Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching
117,000 - $195,100 annually plus eligibility for Company Annual Bonus program
High school diploma required.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
• PMP and PgMP designations from the Project Management Institute strongly preferred.
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of a variety of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices, risk assessment and change management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage the "big picture" and understand how groups of projects sequence together into a Program view.
• Advanced skills in change management, communication and risk assessment.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps platform strongly preferred.

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