Slalom Flex (Project Based) - Project Manager (Healthcare Payor)

Slalom is a business and technology consulting company that partners with clients to deliver organizational transformation and technology solutions. The Project Manager will lead a large-scale Medicare transformation project involving the transition from a third-party FACETS platform to an internally managed environment, coordinating cross-functional workstreams, governance, risk, delivery, testing, and implementation readiness.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of a large-scale Medicare transformation project, including the transition from a third-party FACETS platform to an internally managed FACETS environment
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and resource requirements
• Drive coordination across multiple workstreams, including business operations, claims, enrollment, provider management, IT, compliance, regulatory, and vendor teams
• Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies while proactively developing mitigation strategies
• Partner with business stakeholders, functional leaders, technology teams, and external vendors to ensure alignment on project objectives and deliverables
• Facilitate project governance meetings, status reviews, and executive updates, providing clear communication on progress, risks, and decisions
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational objectives
• Coordinate testing, readiness assessments, cutover planning, deployment activities, and post-implementation support
• Support change management, operational readiness, business adoption, and stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle
• Track project budgets, timelines, and resource plans to ensure successful project delivery
• Drive accountability across project teams and escalate issues appropriately to maintain project momentum

Requirements:

• 8+ years of project management experience leading complex, cross-functional enterprise initiatives
• Experience managing large-scale healthcare transformation, system migration, implementation, or integration projects
• Healthcare industry experience required
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance, risk management, and stakeholder communications
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, resources, and vendor relationships
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and leadership skills
• preferably within a health plan or payer organization
• Demonstrated experience leading FACETS implementations, migrations, upgrades, or related core administration platform initiatives
• Healthcare payer experience strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of Medicare operations, products, regulatory requirements, and business processes
• Experience supporting:
  • Medicare Advantage (MA)
  • Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD)
  • Medicare Part D
  • Medicare Supplement
• Experience with FACETS platform transitions, implementations, or operational modernization initiatives
• Previous experience supporting post-acquisition integration efforts or large-scale healthcare transformations
• PMP certification or equivalent project management certification preferred
• Experience managing regulatory, operational, and technology workstreams within Medicare environments