Healthfirst

The Program Director will oversee the successful implementation of all HR projects and programs including those strategic projects that are broad in scope and interdependent on multiple relationships across the enterprise. This role will also have oversight for the HR budget and will manage the all HR vendor management relationships and contracts. To be successful in this role, the Director will have strong mastery of program and project management including successful oversight of scope, cost, time, issue resolution, risk mitigation, communications, and stakeholder management. The Program Director must have very strong planning, demand management, and resource management skills to successfully lead and manage the program initiatives. This is a senior-level position that will require collaboration among cross-functional teams inside and outside of HR and management of both internal resources as well as external partner resources. This position reports to the VP, HR Operations, working closely with the Human Resources Leadership Team (HRLT) to achieve goals aligned to our strategic plan.

• Oversee project timelines, budgets, deliverables, and internal/external project resources.
• Prioritizes and drives the implementation of projects in accordance with the HR Operating Plan and aligned to strategic priorities
• Develops, in partnership with HR leadership and project leads appropriate measures to define progress and success; and establishes ongoing reporting requirements and key performance indicators
• Guides cross functional team members from implementation to execution phases and troubleshoots complex issues.
• Works closely with project team members, subject matter experts, business counterparts, and leadership to ensure timely status reporting and issue resolution.
• Provides consistent and clear communications between all project stakeholders and reports on progress to the HR leadership team.
• Manages all external vendor relationships for the HR department and tracks, measures and evaluates vendor performance
• Assesses department-wide needs for due diligence, risk assessment and continuing vendor monitoring and makes appropriate recommendations for action
• Oversees and monitors HR departmental budget and participates in quarterly/annual budget planning and forecasting meetings on behalf of leadership
• Supports organizational changes and communicates to the team
• Cultivates an environment built on trust, transparency, and information sharing
• Promotes cross-enterprise collaboration and works with other leaders to determine common goals to advance strategic priorities.
• Works across the enterprise to improve operational efficiencies
• Ensures the team delivers on short-term priorities aligned to long-term goals
• Helps employees understand their contribution to the team and enterprise
• Additional duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience in project management with a strong track record for on-time and on-budget performance while leading complex projects
• Advanced knowledge of productivity and project management tools such as Smartsheet
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership
• Keen attention to detail and proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written/oral communication and presentation skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Certifications such as PMP, Six Sigma or Lean

Hiring Range*:

• Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $150,800 - $230,690

• All Other Locations (within approved locations): $124,400 - $190,315

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.