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Eliassen Group Business Project Manager in Charleston, West Virginia
Business Project Manager
Anywhere
Type: Contract
Category: Program/Project Management
Industry: Insurance
Workplace Type: Remote
Reference ID: JN -042026-106354
Date Posted: 04/12/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/ywR7wZ
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Our client seeks a Business Project Manager to lead the end-to-end business execution and go-to-market planning for a complex, cross-functional Specialty Benefits Individual Dental and Vision initiative. The role will integrate strategy, delivery, and adoption across Product, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Underwriting, Finance, Billing, Enrollment, and technology partners. The manager will own the unified business program plan, drive stakeholder engagement and governance, and ensure risk-managed, on-time execution and rollout. Success will depend on strong communication, matrix leadership, change management, and agile program delivery experience.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
Own and manage the end-to-end business program plan, integrating all workstreams into a cohesive roadmap and project plan.
Develop and maintain individual workstream plans and the overarching program plan with aligned dependencies, timelines, and deliverables.
Drive execution across strategy, go-to-market, marketing, communications, training, rollout, change management, and support workstreams.
Identify and manage interdependencies across workstreams to ensure alignment and reduce silos.
Lead a matrixed team of cross-functional resources and drive accountability at workstream and program levels.
Partner with workstream leads to connect detailed execution to program strategy and outcomes.
Define and align roles, responsibilities, and resource allocation with the Enterprise Technology project manager.
Build relationships through trust, transparency, and clear communication.
Align sales, marketing, communications, and execution plans across all workstreams.
Define and drive training strategy, development, ownership, rollout approach, and user readiness.
Establish, track, and represent marketing and communications strategies with consistent internal and external messaging.
Develop and manage communication plans covering changes, timelines, user impacts, and required actions with leads and SMEs.
Ensure execution across appropriate channels including internal communications, leadership cascades, external platforms, and websites.
Lead the change management workstream to enable alignment, transparency, and successful rollout.
Own and execute the go-to-market strategy including stakeholder and user readiness across impacted audiences.
Align change management with training, communications, and execution strategies to drive adoption and minimize disruption.
Lead stakeholder engagement strategy, communication, and governance to ensure alignment across all levels.
Facilitate cross-team discussions, governance forums, and decision-making sessions.
Act as the central communication conduit across teams, stakeholders, and executive sponsors.
Provide regular briefings and status updates for transparency, alignment, and timely decisions.
Drive momentum and accountability, ensuring priorities are clear, actionable, and progressing.
Proactively identify risks and hidden issues and develop mitigation strategies.
Anticipate changes and challenges and adjust plans to maintain delivery confidence.
Ensure go-live readiness with checklists, support models, and hypercare planning with vendors.
Integrate business project plans, risks, assumptions, issues, and status reporting into a comprehensive program view with technology and business leads.
Continuously assess workstream progress and determine overall program health.
Co-own project status reporting with the Enterprise Technology project manager for stakeholders and senior leadership.
Monitor adherence to vendor statements of work in partnership with supporting teams.
Experience Requirements:
8 to 10 years of business project management and complex program leadership experience.
Proven large scale program leadership with matrix team accountability.
Strategic planning with the ability to align strategy, plans, resources, and KPIs to business objectives.
Governance experience including stakeholder management, KPI communication, and change management leadership.
Consultative skills with the ability to provide recommendations and solutions based on research and experience.
Business process improvement experience creating new approaches to business activities.
Organizational change management planning and implementation.
Sales and business support experience partnering with Operations, Underwriting, Enrollment, Account Service, Product, Marketing, and technology teams.
Collaboration skills mapping dependencies across teams and contributing as a project team member.
Risk identification, mitigation planning, and escalation judgment with the ability to work autonomously.
Prioritization and dependency mapping with flexibility to re-prioritize based on risks and deadlines.
Strong project and task management with reliable tracking, monitoring, and communication of issues.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement with the ability to simplify complexity and influence.
Proactive risk identification and problem solving with analytical and critical thinking skills.
Strong business and technical acumen with SDLC and Agile experience connecting business needs and technology.
Health insurance or managed care industry experience (preferred).
Education Requirements:
- BA or BS in Business, or equivalent work experience.
Recruitment Transparency Notice
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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