About the role

  • Lead execution excellence and methodology governance for enterprise initiatives at Blue Cross NC. Drive strategic alignment and operational readiness for large, complex delivery portfolios.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic oversight for enterprise-wide project execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and delivery excellence.
  • Own and continuously refine delivery methodologies, designing robust governance frameworks that support effective project management and execution.
  • Lead the implementation and governance of RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) processes and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to proactively identify and mitigate risks.
  • Champion agile transformation initiatives and drive innovation in delivery practices to enhance responsiveness and adaptability across teams.
  • Optimize resource allocation and manage capacity to maximize productivity and support sustainable growth.
  • Establish and monitor key delivery performance metrics to ensure projects meet or exceed quality, time, and budget expectations.
  • Develop, implement, and evolve organizational standards, ensuring compliance through ongoing monitoring and fostering continuous improvement in methodologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
  • 10+ years of experience in related field
  • In lieu of degree, 12+ years of experience in related field
  • Proven ability to lead large, complex portfolios (>$100M) of initiatives across multiple business units and domains with accountability for end-to-end delivery outcomes—not just project oversight.
  • Experience transforming traditional project management teams into high-performing delivery organizations that operate across agile, waterfall, and hybrid models.
  • Demonstrated success building delivery health frameworks, including integrated status, risk, dependency, and performance visibility across portfolios.
  • Ability to establish and operationalize enterprise delivery standards, playbooks, and coaching models that improve consistency without slowing teams down.
  • Strong track record of partnering with portfolio, architecture, product, and business leaders to ensure initiatives are well-shaped before execution begins, reducing rework and delivery risk.
  • Proven capability to identify delivery friction points and implement continuous improvement mechanisms that increase speed to value.
  • Experience developing delivery KPIs and performance dashboards that move beyond schedule tracking to measure value, outcomes, and health.
  • Skilled at building a culture of accountability, ownership, and high performance across delivery teams and leaders.
  • Experience with capacity planning, workforce planning, and resource optimization across large delivery organizations.
  • Strong executive presence with ability to communicate delivery health, risks, and trade-offs to senior leadership in a clear, data-driven manner.

Benefits

  • Annual Incentive Bonus*
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Competitive health benefits and wellness programs

Job title

AVP, Portfolio Management

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$210,268 - $336,430 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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