Director of Investment Governance & Portfolio Management

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first The Director, IT Portfolio Management collaborates with the business portfolio team to align the IT portfolio and demand. The Director, IT Portfolio Management requires an in-depth understanding of how organization capabilities interrelate across the function or segment. Job Summary: The Director of Investment Governance & Portfolio Management will provide strategic oversight, leadership, and management of the IT organization’s investment governance processes. This role ensures the effective intake, prioritization, and execution of investment initiatives aligned with enterprise strategic objectives, on both annual and multi-year cadences. The Director will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including executive leadership, to facilitate transparent decision-making. Along with their team, this function is responsible for the creation of robust governance frameworks to enable integrated IT roadmaps, optimal allocation of resources, and dynamic reporting. This role will report to the AVP of Strategy and Transformation in IT and is responsible for both leading a team of portfolio managers as well as managing cross-business segment workstreams. Key internal partners in this work are senior leaders and executives, portfolio management teams, and our Agile center of excellence. Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and regularly update investment governance frameworks, ensuring each process is documented, communicated, and aligned with organizational strategy
• Manage the end-to-end intake, review, and prioritization of investment proposals by coordinating submission guidelines, evaluation criteria, and decision timelines with stakeholders
• Partner with Finance to conduct detailed annual and multi-year investment planning cadences, including financial modeling, scenario analysis, and resource allocation on a rolling basis
• Track investment portfolio performance by generating and distributing standardized reports, analyzing outcomes, and developing targeted recommendations for improvement
• Organize and facilitate cross-functional working sessions with business partners, portfolio managers, and Enterprise Architecture to align investment execution with strategy
• Lead the administration of Jira Align and dashboarding tools, ensuring all investment initiatives are logged, tracked, and reported with real-time status updates, risk indicators, and appropriate strategic tagging
• Prepare executive-ready materials for quarterly business reviews, synthesizing key data points, progress metrics, and identified risks or opportunities for leadership discussion
• Maintain a comprehensive backlog of unfunded initiatives, ensuring thorough documentation and periodic review to support future prioritization and potential alignment with emerging strategic opportunities
• Proactively scan for and evaluate new strategic opportunities, including solutions that drive operational efficiency and innovation, to provide to the CIO

Required Qualifications:

• Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, business management, or related field; or equivalent experience
• 7-10 years of experience in initiative, program, or project management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role working with executives and managing teams
• Experience working within a large matrixed organization, as well as with IT, of leading strategic initiatives that deliver valuable outcomes
• Skills
• Proficiency in related software and tools (e.g., Jira Align, ServiceNow PPM, Azure DevOps, Anaplan, or similar)
• Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and familiarity with analysis frameworks and approaches (e.g., root-cause analysis, hypothesis-based thinking)
• Proficiency in SDLC, Waterfall project management, and Agile methodologies
• Executive stakeholder engagement, cross-enterprise collaboration, presentation, and communication
• Financial acumen, including initiative cost and value tracking
• Understanding of technical domains (e.g., digital, automation, AI, software development lifecycle, security, infrastructure) related to IT projects
• Readiness to work East Coast hours and in an environment of transformation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s or other post-secondary degree

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Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• 8 or more years of technical experience
• 5 or more years of management experience
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively and deliver presentations to senior leaders
• Advanced experience leading special projects and producing metrics, measurements and trend reports
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other Advanced Degree
• Possess a solid understanding of operations, technology, communications and processes
• Six Sigma certification
• PMP certification
• Demonstrated ability to run large scale, highly visible programs with responsibility for multiple project teams

Additional Information Remote/WAH requirements:

• WAH requirements: Must have the ability to provide a high speed DSL or cable modem for a home office. Associates or contractors who live and work from home in the state of California will be provided payment for their internet expense.
• A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 25x10 (25mpbs download x 10mpbs upload) is required.
• Satellite and Wireless Internet service is NOT allowed for this role.
• A dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information
• **Louisville KY, or DC Metro locations are preferred, though the role is remote.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's 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. $172,300 - $236,900 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.

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Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and 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, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. ​ 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. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job