What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Planning and Performance, Consultant position at Blue Shield of California?
Your Role
The Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) is responsible for ensuring Blue Shield of California delivers our enterprise goals and strategic priorities and attaining business value through portfolio initiatives Lean Portfolio Management and Value Management industry best practices. The Strategic Planning and Performance Consultant will report to the Senior Manager. In this role you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing initiatives on our capability roadmap and supporting our planning processes. This role will be a liaison between portfolio leaders and other enterprise teams. Our team focuses on building capabilities through collaboration and influence, partnering across the entire organization. Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building, and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.
Your Work
In this role, you will:
- Be responsible for planning and implementation of moderately complex projects
- Responsible for facilitating annual and quarterly strategic planning process
- Recommend effective action plans based on key business issues and implements to successful conclusion
- Responsible for portfolio performance analysis, identifying risks and opportunities, formulate recommendations, creating performance dashboards and executive level presentations
- Manages the execution of monthly and quarterly enterprise deliverables
- Responsible for making moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of job area
- Acts as a liaison with portfolio leaders and other enterprise teams
Your Knowledge and Experience
- Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience in lean portfolio management, project management and agile delivery
- Requires a proven track record of company-wide contributions
- Requires accountability, adaptability, and experience influencing and leading cross-functional teams to meaningful results
- Requires understanding of business organization and culture and the ability to think conceptually and design solutions through collaboration
- Requires advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Jira, and Planview or similar portfolio management systems
- Prior experience leading strategic planning, enterprise roadmap development, and advising engagements with and for senior leadership
Pay Range:
The pay range for this role is: $ 119130.00 to $ 178860.00 for California.
Note:
Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
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ABOUT THE TEAM
Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.
To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.
Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, Military Friendly Employer, People Companies that Care, a Leading Disability Employer, and one of California’s top companies in volunteering and giving. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!
Our Values:
- Honest . We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
- Human . We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
- Courageous . We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.
Our Workplace Model:
At Blue Shield of California, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose – whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach – by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working:
Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:
Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.
Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
Salary : $119,130 - $178,860
