IT Program Manager, Consultant

• Own end-to-end delivery of the API integration program, from planning and scoping through deployment and stabilization.


• Build and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths across engineering, product, and partner teams.


• Apply a hybrid delivery methodology that blends Agile execution with Waterfall-style milestone planning and governance.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Serve as the primary point of coordination between internal teams and senior leaders at the partner health plan.


• Hold firm on scope, priorities, and timelines under pressure from senior stakeholders, and escalate with clear options and recommendations.


• Deliver concise status reports, executive updates, and steering committee materials that drive decisions.

Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

• Identify risks and blockers early, drive mitigation plans, and prevent issues from stalling delivery.


• Manage cross-team and cross-organization dependencies and hold owners accountable for their commitments.

Technical Partnership

• Partner with engineering and architecture teams to understand integration requirements, sequencing, and tradeoffs well enough to translate them for business leaders.


• Support additional strategic programs as priorities evolve.

• 7+ years of program or project management experience, including technical programs in software, platform, or systems integration environments.


• Proven track record of delivering complex, cross-functional programs on schedule while managing demanding executive stakeholders.


• Exceptional communication skills, with the confidence to push back, negotiate tradeoffs, and influence senior leaders without direct authority.


• Hands-on experience running programs with a hybrid methodology that combines Agile and Waterfall practices.


• Working knowledge of API and systems integration delivery, sufficient to partner credibly with engineering teams.


• Experience working across matrixed, client-partner, or affiliated organizations with competing priorities.