Lead, Tech Portfolio Management

The Lead Tech Portfolio Management is responsible for aligning the Tech portfolio and demand with enterprise strategy in close partnership with business and Tech leadership. This role serves as a strategic advisor to senior executives driving the development of portfolio roadmaps managing cross-team dependencies and ensuring effective execution across initiatives. The position provides leadership in prioritizing investments optimizing delivery performance and governing financials including Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and resource allocation. This role addresses complex portfolio challenges delivers actionable insights through metrics and reporting and ensures initiatives are executed in alignment with scope timeline cost and value outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Jira Align subject matter expert and champion driving enterprise adoption data integrity and standardized usage to enable effective Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) practices.
• Leverage Jira Align dashboards reporting and metrics to provide real-time portfolio insights improve delivery predictability and support data-driven decision-making across leadership.
• Align portfolio priorities with organizational strategy in partnership with business and Tech leaders including Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) expectations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Tech Partners on Segment strategy including roadmap risks and dependencies.
• Develop and maintain integrated portfolio roadmaps and delivery plans across teams ensuring alignment on scope timing and outcomes.
• Prioritize initiatives based on strategic value funding capacity and evolving business needs.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and monitor delivery performance (e.g. actual vs. forecast story points) identifying risks and driving corrective actions.
• Lead monthly portfolio reviews to evaluate execution ensuring alignment to scope schedule cost and value delivered.
• Track and report on delivery trends financial performance and initiative changes including scope and timeline adjustments.
• Assess vendor performance and impacts to delivery milestones and portfolio outcomes.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to senior leadership while fostering continuous improvement and adaptability across the portfolio.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Business or a related field.
• 8 years of experience in IT portfolio management or related technical environments.
• Expertise in Jira Align including configuration reporting and portfolio-level data management within a SAFe environment.
• Demonstrated ability to translate Jira Align data into executive-level insights dashboards and actionable recommendations.
• Proven experience leading projects or programs driving execution across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Strong expertise in Agile ways of working including Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) principles.
• Hands-on experience with portfolio management tools including Jira Align.
• Experience managing large-scale highly visible programs involving multiple project teams.
• Advanced analytical and organizational skills with ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights and reporting.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience influencing senior leadership and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or other advanced degree.
• SAFe Lean Portfolio Management Certification
• Background in insurance or healthcare industry portfolio management.

Additional Information:

• The role will support broad portfolio initiatives with specific focus areas subject to change as business and organizational models evolve.
• While prior experience in financial or Medicaid portfolios is valued this is not a financially focused position; emphasis is placed on value delivery and organizational alignment.

Why Humana

Youll experience the following perks as a full-time Humana employee:

Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial securityboth today and in the future including:

• Health benefits effective day 1
• Paid time off holidays volunteer time and jury duty pay
• Recognition pay
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Tuition assistance
• Scholarships for eligible dependents
• Parental and caregiver leave
• Employee charity matching program
• Network Resource Groups (NRGs)
• Career development opportunities

Interview Format:

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

Work-At-Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees ability to work effectively the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

At minimum a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
Satellite cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California Illinois Montana or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

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Social Security Task

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Travel: While this is a remote position occasional travel to Humanas offices for training or meetings may be required.

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.

$117600 - $161700 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively Humana) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits Humana provides medical dental and vision benefits 401(k) retirement savings plan time off (including paid time off company and personal holidays volunteer time off paid parental and caregiver leave) short-term and long-term disability life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health delivering the care and service they need when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid families individuals military service personnel and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer .

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. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions including but not limited to recruitment hiring upgrading promotion transfer demotion layoff recall termination rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training including apprenticeship at all levels of employment.