Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:Collaborate with business stakeholders and product/digital teams to gather and document requirements for IT projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and strategic priorities. Maintain open communication between IT teams and business units, ensuring that priorities, timelines, and challenges are communicated effectively to stakeholders. Facilitate solution development by translating business needs into technical specifications and advocate for process improvements through technology. Identify potential issues, project changes, and scope data, and lead efforts to identify best practices and integrate functions and processes effectively. Conduct cost/benefit analyses, design processes and systems that support business needs, and build support for business change throughout the business unit. Provide process, project, and change management methodology coaching/consulting support to initiatives and lead project prioritization and scheduling activities. Use key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess progress and effectiveness, making data-driven adjustments to align with strategic goals. Minimum Requirements: Requires a BA/ BS in a related field and minimum of 10 years managing mid to large-scale change/project initiatives; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background. Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experience: Masters degree preferred. Experience and knowledge of financial planning models and methodology data analytics, project management, project execution, process improvement and change management experience (strategic and execution) strongly preferred. Experience and knowledge in understanding Six Sigma methodologies, particularly in process improvement, problem-solving, and statistical analysis (e.g., DMAC perspective) a Six Sigma Black Belt, is highly preferred. Exceptional strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving skills, and adaptability highly preferred. Experience interacting confidently with senior management and executive level stakeholders, as a subject matter expert and comfortable with influencing decision-making preferred. Excellent written, oral, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with the proven ability to negotiate expectations between multiple parties strongly preferred. Proficient of Microsoft Office products Excel, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word strongly preferred. For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary - range for this specific position is $121,128.00 to $207,648.00. Locations: New Jersey & New York. In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401 k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws. - The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, paid time off, stock, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to aparticular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. Job Level:Director Equivalent. Workshift: