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Overview: The Change Management Consultant serves as a strategic catalyst for transformation within Marketing, shaping and executing a holistic, multi-channel change management and engagement strategy that accelerates adoption, fosters resilience, and strengthens organizational culture. This role orchestrates experiences that inspire alignment, empower employees, and embed change as a driver of growth. By leveraging data-driven insights and innovative engagement approaches, the consultant ensures that every initiative is not only implemented but embraced, creating a seamless transition from current state to future vision. Through compelling narratives, transparent communication, and targeted interventions, this role transforms disruption into opportunity, enabling teams to thrive in dynamic environments and positioning Marketing as a model for agility and collaboration Job Summary: Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams. Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives. Leads the work of project/program team members. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Manages complex, cross-functional projects/programs, and serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks. Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives. Leads assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: * Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams. * Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others. * Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with key stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and executive management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; developing a menu of solutions for complex, competing, or ambiguous requests; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating and resolving tough issues with stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to executive level audiences. * Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives by working closely with senior executives to facilitate the development, refinement, and articulation of the business strategy; defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; leading the development of strategic roadmaps for solution development and deployment; collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing complex initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. * Leads the work of project/program team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands; delivering and promoting strategic vision and objectives to team members; and delivering performance feedback to team members supervisors and leadership as appropriate. * Develops requirements, or leads a team of consultants in the development of requirements for large-scale, complex, or specialized business, process, or system solutions across business domain(s) by partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; and leading and overseeing the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions. * Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; leveraging stakeholder partnerships to identify the operational needs and impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to executive management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions and domains; identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies; and leading the establishment of appropriate governance and workgroup infrastructures to accomplish strategic outcomes. * Manages complex, cross-functional projects and/or programs by coordinating stakeholders; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project/program plans; collaborating on the coordination of project/program scope, schedules, and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project/program/business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks, issues, and trigger events by leading the development of mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with executive management, project/program champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. * Leads the assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives by building partnerships with data analytic teams to ensure the translation of business requirements into analytic specifications; identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting advanced statistical analyses and/or testing to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. * Serves as a lead advocate for continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of cutting edge industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and presenting at roadshows, conferences, training seminars, and/or speaking events as appropriate; leading the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. * Participates in vendor management as required by reviewing vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. * Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.

Opportunity Information Sutter West Bay Medical Group (SWBMG) is seeking a highly motivated and analytical Business Strategy Consultant to join our team. This dynamic role acts as an internal consultant, driving critical business decisions by developing, maintaining, and presenting complex financial models for major corporate initiatives. Key areas of focus include structuring Professional Service Agreements (PSAs), contract negotiations, provider compensation models, group acquisitions, and corporate strategy analysis. The ideal candidate will blend deep financial acumen with strong project management skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across the organization. Key Responsibilities Financial Modeling & Strategic Agreements: Design, build, and manage sophisticated financial models to support the negotiation and structuring of Hospital Service Agreements and other strategic contracts, analyzing various operational and financial scenarios (e.g., staffing models, shared service arrangements). Develop and maintain financial models for Professional Service Agreements (PSAs) with hospitals and other organizations, analyzing fair market value (FMV) and compensation benchmarks to ensure compliance and financial viability. Create and refine physician and provider compensation models for new programs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, internal contract performance metrics, and compliance guidelines. Conduct comprehensive financial due diligence and modeling for potential group acquisitions and partnerships, including valuation, synergy analysis, and integration planning. Consulting & Project Management: Serve as a finance subject matter expert on cross-functional project teams, guiding strategic initiatives from concept through execution, particularly those involving new facility or provider arrangements. Translate complex financial data and model outputs into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations for senior leadership and department heads involved in contract governance. Prepare high-impact presentations and reports summarizing key financial findings, risks, and strategic opportunities related to internal and affiliated contracts. Manage project timelines and deliverables, ensuring models are maintained and updated to reflect current business conditions and internal contracting terms. Data Analysis & Reporting: Collaborate with Data Analytics and FP&A teams to source, validate, and integrate operational and financial data into models, particularly utilization and cost data associated with hospital contracts. Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to test the robustness of financial plans under various operational and structural assumptions. Monitor and report on the actual financial performance of executed strategies (e.g., new PSAs, acquired groups) against modeled projections. Qualifications Required: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a closely related quantitative field. 4+ years of experience in financial analysis, corporate finance, management consulting with a focus on complex financial modeling. Demonstrated expertise in advanced Microsoft Excel for building robust, flexible, and scalable financial models. Strong understanding of healthcare financial dynamics, including provider compensation structures and the financial relationship between medical groups and hospitals/facilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex financial concepts to executive and non-financial audiences. Preferred: Prior experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or business development within the healthcare industry. Experience working for or consulting with a large health system or large, multi-specialty medical group. Direct experience with modeling for Professional Service Agreements (PSAs), hospital alignment strategies, or Fair Market Value (FMV) assessments. Experience with due diligence and M&A modeling. Proficiency with financial planning systems (e.g., Hyperion, Anaplan) and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI). Master's degree (MBA, MHA) or relevant professional certification (CFA, CPA). Join Us and Enjoy Sutter West Bay Medical Group is a multispecialty medical group made up of over 400 physicians and advanced practice clinicians across Northern California. As part of our administrative team, you'll play an essential role in supporting the physicians who deliver exceptional, coordinated care to our communities. At SWBMG, you'll find a collaborative, mission-driven environment that values innovation, accountability, and compassion. Your work will directly impact how our group operates-and how our patients experience care. Join Sutter West Bay Medical Group and help shape the systems that power better healthcare. Organization Details Sutter West Bay Medical Group (SWBMG) is rapidly growing in San Francisco. Our structure enables clinicians to work within a supportive team to provide excellent care. Our caregivers develop and share best practices, mentor new peers and contribute to clinical initiatives. The collegial environment attracts physicians and advance practice clinicians who are patient-centered, innovative, value teamwork and are committed to excellence. Community Information San Francisco is the leading financial and cultural center of Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco is one of the top tourist destinations in the world and is renowned for its temperate weather, steep rolling hills, unique architecture, arts and culture, and fine dining. The population is very diverse and there is high demand for primary care. Equal Opportunity Statement It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! Organization: SGMF-Sutter Gould Med Foundation Oversees, coordinates, and provides classroom/online training to enhance the skill level of the unit, including department orientation, skill assessment programs, and in-services, as needed, to certify staff competencies. Creates new programs and modifies existing curriculum/training materials to ensure classes are relevant and responsive to advances in technology, new equipment, changes in regulations, and adjustments in corporate needs. Develops and revises policies and procedures as well as assists in the maintenance of educational and competency records to meet regulatory and the Joint Commission (TJC) standards. Fostering an environment conducive to successful learning, serves as a preceptor for diagnostic imaging students on rotation and as a mentor for new graduate radiologic technologists. May also function as Diagnostic Imaging staff to maintain clinical skills and contribute to the performance and efficiency of the department. Job Description: EDUCATION: * Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma. * Bachelor's in Nursing, Business or Healthcare Administration or related field. TYPICAL EXPERIENCE: * 8 years recent relevant experience SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: * Working knowledge of cms, cdph, tjc and institute of medical quality (imq) accreditation standards and licensing requirements. * Working knowledge of healthcare delivery, clinical care coordination, and quality improvement/management methodologies. * Ability to define issues, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. * Critical thinking and analytical skills with a keen attention to details. * Demonstrates a proactive approach in identifying and addressing issues and concerns. * Ability to influence others by persuasion and problem solving to achieve desired outcome. * Collaboration skills to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various stakeholders. * displays a customer service focus in all decisions and actions. * Organization skills to effectively manage and/or re-prioritize activities and projects to meet deadlines while maintaining a high degree of responsiveness. * Ability to communicate through verbal and written means, and to present information to a variety of audiences. * Ability to interact and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties. * Demonstrates respect for cultural and linguistic differences and promotes an inclusive work environment. * Demonstrates initiative in providing feedback/input to improve workflow/processes. * Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with changing business priorities. * Ability to maintain and work discreetly with confidential information. * Ability to use essential applications and/or databases associated with the role's duties and responsibilities. Job Shift: Days Schedule: Full Time Shift Hours: 8 Days of the Week: Monday - Friday, Variable Weekend Requirements: As Needed Benefits: Yes Unions: No Position Status: Non-Exempt Weekly Hours: 40 Employee Status: Regular Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans. Pay Range is $50.16 to $75.24 / hour The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health's comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! Organization: SGMF-Sutter Gould Med Foundation Oversees, coordinates, and provides classroom/online training to enhance the skill level of the unit, including department orientation, skill assessment programs, and in-services, as needed, to certify staff competencies. Creates new programs and modifies existing curriculum/training materials to ensure classes are relevant and responsive to advances in technology, new equipment, changes in regulations, and adjustments in corporate needs. Develops and revises policies and procedures as well as assists in the maintenance of educational and competency records to meet regulatory and the Joint Commission (TJC) standards. Fostering an environment conducive to successful learning, serves as a preceptor for diagnostic imaging students on rotation and as a mentor for new graduate radiologic technologists. May also function as Diagnostic Imaging staff to maintain clinical skills and contribute to the performance and efficiency of the department. Job Description: EDUCATION: Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma. Bachelor's in Nursing, Business or Healthcare Administration or related field. TYPICAL EXPERIENCE: 8 years recent relevant experience SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Working knowledge of cms, cdph, tjc and institute of medical quality (imq) accreditation standards and licensing requirements. Working knowledge of healthcare delivery, clinical care coordination, and quality improvement/management methodologies. Ability to define issues, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Critical thinking and analytical skills with a keen attention to details. Demonstrates a proactive approach in identifying and addressing issues and concerns. Ability to influence others by persuasion and problem solving to achieve desired outcome. Collaboration skills to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various stakeholders. displays a customer service focus in all decisions and actions. Organization skills to effectively manage and/or re-prioritize activities and projects to meet deadlines while maintaining a high degree of responsiveness. Ability to communicate through verbal and written means, and to present information to a variety of audiences. Ability to interact and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties. Demonstrates respect for cultural and linguistic differences and promotes an inclusive work environment. Demonstrates initiative in providing feedback/input to improve workflow/processes. Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with changing business priorities. Ability to maintain and work discreetly with confidential information. Ability to use essential applications and/or databases associated with the role's duties and responsibilities. Job Shift: Days Schedule: Full Time Shift Hours: 8 Days of the Week: Monday - Friday, Variable Weekend Requirements: As Needed Benefits: Yes Unions: No Position Status: Non-Exempt Weekly Hours: 40 Employee Status: Regular Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans. Pay Range is $50.16 to $75.24 / hour The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health's comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! Organization: SGMF-Sutter Gould Med Foundation Oversees, coordinates, and provides classroom/online training to enhance the skill level of the unit, including department orientation, skill assessment programs, and in-services, as needed, to certify staff competencies. Creates new programs and modifies existing curriculum/training materials to ensure classes are relevant and responsive to advances in technology, new equipment, changes in regulations, and adjustments in corporate needs. Develops and revises policies and procedures as well as assists in the maintenance of educational and competency records to meet regulatory and the Joint Commission (TJC) standards. Fostering an environment conducive to successful learning, serves as a preceptor for diagnostic imaging students on rotation and as a mentor for new graduate radiologic technologists. May also function as Diagnostic Imaging staff to maintain clinical skills and contribute to the performance and efficiency of the department. Job Description: EDUCATION: * Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma. * Bachelor's in Nursing, Business or Healthcare Administration or related field. TYPICAL EXPERIENCE: * 8 years recent relevant experience SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: * Working knowledge of cms, cdph, tjc and institute of medical quality (imq) accreditation standards and licensing requirements. * Working knowledge of healthcare delivery, clinical care coordination, and quality improvement/management methodologies. * Ability to define issues, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. * Critical thinking and analytical skills with a keen attention to details. * Demonstrates a proactive approach in identifying and addressing issues and concerns. * Ability to influence others by persuasion and problem solving to achieve desired outcome. * Collaboration skills to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various stakeholders. * displays a customer service focus in all decisions and actions. * Organization skills to effectively manage and/or re-prioritize activities and projects to meet deadlines while maintaining a high degree of responsiveness. * Ability to communicate through verbal and written means, and to present information to a variety of audiences. * Ability to interact and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties. * Demonstrates respect for cultural and linguistic differences and promotes an inclusive work environment. * Demonstrates initiative in providing feedback/input to improve workflow/processes. * Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with changing business priorities. * Ability to maintain and work discreetly with confidential information. * Ability to use essential applications and/or databases associated with the role's duties and responsibilities. Job Shift: Days Schedule: Full Time Shift Hours: 8 Days of the Week: Monday - Friday, Variable Weekend Requirements: As Needed Benefits: Yes Unions: No Position Status: Non-Exempt Weekly Hours: 40 Employee Status: Regular Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans. Pay Range is $50.16 to $75.24 / hour The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health's comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

Do you want a career where you build lasting relationships with the people you partner with? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people with long-term health care needs? Then TMG wants to hear from you! We're currently looking for someone with a social services or human services background to join our team. This is a remote position, where you will partner with people in your community who are enrolled in the Wisconsin IRIS Program and the TMG IRIS Consultant Agency. While your office will be home-based, you will have regularly scheduled visits with IRIS participants in their home and community. As an IRIS Consultant (IC), you will build relationships with the people you partner with and help them navigate and get the most out of the Wisconsin IRIS program - a Medicaid long-term care option for older adults and people with disabilities. You can learn more about the IRIS program on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website here. Together, you will identify the long-term care goals of the people enrolled in IRIS, and find creative ways to achieve those goals. ICs play an important role in helping people of various backgrounds and abilities live the lives that they choose. In fact, people constantly tell us how supportive our ICs are and what a positive impact our ICs have had on their lives! Successful candidates for this position will be compassionate, genuine, resourceful partners with an eye for high quality work, and who are excited to work side-by side with people enrolled in IRIS. As an IC, you will connect people to the resources available in their community. You will also help them develop customized IRIS plans for achieving their goals related to employment, housing, health, safety, community membership, transportation, and lasting relationships. While you will have a routine for the work that you do, no two days are alike! TMG wants to find the best possible candidates, so we created this Realistic Job Preview to provide you with an inside look at the position and our organization. Find out more about the IRIS Consultant position by clicking on the link and then reviewing the job posting below. TMG is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and prioritizes helping staff have a good work/life balance. Even though the position is remote, you'll have lots of support from your TMG team and coworkers across the organization. If this sounds like the job for you, apply today! KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES Required to meet in person with the IRIS participant a minimum of four times per year, with one required annual visit in the home of the participant. Because IRIS is a self-directed program, it is important for ICs to be available upon the request of the participant. Responsible for providing program orientation to new participants. During this time, participants will learn their rights and responsibilities as someone enrolled in the IRIS program, including verifying legal documents, completing employee paperwork and the responsible use of public dollars. Explore a broad view of the participant's life, including goals, important relationships, connections with the local community, interest in employment, awareness of the Self-Directed Personal Care option, and back-up support plans. Assist participants in identifying personal outcomes and ensure those outcomes are being met on an ongoing basis, all while staying within the participant's IRIS budget and within the requirements of the IRIS program determined by the Department of Health Services (DHS). Responsible for documenting all orientation and planning activities within the IRIS data system (WISITs) within 48 business hours of the visit with the participant. Research community resources and natural supports that will fit the individual outcomes for each participant and share that information with them as it becomes available. Responsible for documenting progress and changes as needed within the plan and the data system anytime a modification is requested by a participant. Budget Amendment or One-Time Expense paperwork may be required depending upon factors associated with the participant and their individual IRIS budget. Educate participants on how to read and interpret their monthly budget reports to ensure that participants operate within their budget. Being a liaison between the Fiscal Employer Agency and the IRIS Consultant Agency is also a large part of the position, which includes assisting participants with provider billing, seeking support brokers, tracking receipts, ensuring their workers are paid and mitigating areas of potential risk or conflicts of interest. Responsible to develop engaged and trusting relationships with participants and communicate program changes and compliance effectively. Responsible to maintain confidentiality and HIPPA compliance. Work collaboratively with other IRIS Consultant Agency staff in order to ensure a successful implementation of participants' plans. Attend in-person monthly team meetings with other ICs and their supervisor. In addition, weekly IC and IRIS Consultant Supervisor phone check-ins may occur, along with other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications • At least 2 years experience in health care, preferably in care coordination, and at least 1 year of experience serving target groups of the IRIS program (adults with intellectual/physical disabilities or older adults), or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. • Bachelor's degree in a social work, psychology, human services, counseling, nursing, special education, or a closely related field (or four years of commensurate experience if no degree). • Valid and unrestricted driver's license, reliable transportation, and adequate auto insurance for job related travel requirements unless otherwise required by law. • Ability to develop positive and effective work relationships with coworkers, clients, participants, providers, regulatory agencies and vendors. • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate self-motivation. • Demonstrated knowledge of long-term care programs. • Familiarity with principles of self-determination. • Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. • Excellent time-management and prioritization skills. • Ability to focus on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to change. • Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships and work through challenging situations. • Comfortable working within a variety of settings with ability to adjust style as needed to work with diverse populations, various personalities, and personal situations. • Demonstrated knowledge of community resources. • Proactive and detail-oriented. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Microsoft Office suite/applicable software program(s) proficiency. To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board. Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V #PJHS #HTF

Overview: The Change Management Consultant serves as a strategic catalyst for transformation within Marketing, shaping and executing a holistic, multi-channel change management and engagement strategy that accelerates adoption, fosters resilience, and strengthens organizational culture. This role orchestrates experiences that inspire alignment, empower employees, and embed change as a driver of growth. By leveraging data-driven insights and innovative engagement approaches, the consultant ensures that every initiative is not only implemented but embraced, creating a seamless transition from current state to future vision. Through compelling narratives, transparent communication, and targeted interventions, this role transforms disruption into opportunity, enabling teams to thrive in dynamic environments and positioning Marketing as a model for agility and collaboration Job Summary: Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams. Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives. Leads the work of project/program team members. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Manages complex, cross-functional projects/programs, and serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks. Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives. Leads assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: * Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams. * Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others. * Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with key stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and executive management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; developing a menu of solutions for complex, competing, or ambiguous requests; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating and resolving tough issues with stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to executive level audiences. * Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives by working closely with senior executives to facilitate the development, refinement, and articulation of the business strategy; defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; leading the development of strategic roadmaps for solution development and deployment; collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing complex initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. * Leads the work of project/program team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands; delivering and promoting strategic vision and objectives to team members; and delivering performance feedback to team members supervisors and leadership as appropriate. * Develops requirements, or leads a team of consultants in the development of requirements for large-scale, complex, or specialized business, process, or system solutions across business domain(s) by partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; and leading and overseeing the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions. * Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; leveraging stakeholder partnerships to identify the operational needs and impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to executive management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions and domains; identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies; and leading the establishment of appropriate governance and workgroup infrastructures to accomplish strategic outcomes. * Manages complex, cross-functional projects and/or programs by coordinating stakeholders; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project/program plans; collaborating on the coordination of project/program scope, schedules, and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project/program/business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks, issues, and trigger events by leading the development of mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with executive management, project/program champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. * Leads the assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives by building partnerships with data analytic teams to ensure the translation of business requirements into analytic specifications; identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting advanced statistical analyses and/or testing to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. * Serves as a lead advocate for continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of cutting edge industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and presenting at roadshows, conferences, training seminars, and/or speaking events as appropriate; leading the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. * Participates in vendor management as required by reviewing vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. * Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.

Overview: The Change Management Consultant serves as a strategic catalyst for transformation within Marketing, shaping and executing a holistic, multi-channel change management and engagement strategy that accelerates adoption, fosters resilience, and strengthens organizational culture. This role orchestrates experiences that inspire alignment, empower employees, and embed change as a driver of growth. By leveraging data-driven insights and innovative engagement approaches, the consultant ensures that every initiative is not only implemented but embraced, creating a seamless transition from current state to future vision. Through compelling narratives, transparent communication, and targeted interventions, this role transforms disruption into opportunity, enabling teams to thrive in dynamic environments and positioning Marketing as a model for agility and collaboration Job Summary: Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams. Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives. Leads the work of project/program team members. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Manages complex, cross-functional projects/programs, and serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks. Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives. Leads assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: * Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams. * Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others. * Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with key stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and executive management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; developing a menu of solutions for complex, competing, or ambiguous requests; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating and resolving tough issues with stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to executive level audiences. * Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives by working closely with senior executives to facilitate the development, refinement, and articulation of the business strategy; defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; leading the development of strategic roadmaps for solution development and deployment; collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing complex initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. * Leads the work of project/program team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands; delivering and promoting strategic vision and objectives to team members; and delivering performance feedback to team members supervisors and leadership as appropriate. * Develops requirements, or leads a team of consultants in the development of requirements for large-scale, complex, or specialized business, process, or system solutions across business domain(s) by partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; and leading and overseeing the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions. * Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; leveraging stakeholder partnerships to identify the operational needs and impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to executive management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions and domains; identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies; and leading the establishment of appropriate governance and workgroup infrastructures to accomplish strategic outcomes. * Manages complex, cross-functional projects and/or programs by coordinating stakeholders; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project/program plans; collaborating on the coordination of project/program scope, schedules, and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project/program/business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks, issues, and trigger events by leading the development of mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with executive management, project/program champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. * Leads the assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives by building partnerships with data analytic teams to ensure the translation of business requirements into analytic specifications; identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting advanced statistical analyses and/or testing to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. * Serves as a lead advocate for continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of cutting edge industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and presenting at roadshows, conferences, training seminars, and/or speaking events as appropriate; leading the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. * Participates in vendor management as required by reviewing vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. * Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.

Overview: The Change Management Consultant serves as a strategic catalyst for transformation within Marketing, shaping and executing a holistic, multi-channel change management and engagement strategy that accelerates adoption, fosters resilience, and strengthens organizational culture. This role orchestrates experiences that inspire alignment, empower employees, and embed change as a driver of growth. By leveraging data-driven insights and innovative engagement approaches, the consultant ensures that every initiative is not only implemented but embraced, creating a seamless transition from current state to future vision. Through compelling narratives, transparent communication, and targeted interventions, this role transforms disruption into opportunity, enabling teams to thrive in dynamic environments and positioning Marketing as a model for agility and collaboration Job Summary: Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams. Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives. Leads the work of project/program team members. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Manages complex, cross-functional projects/programs, and serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks. Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives. Leads assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: + Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams. + Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others. + Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with key stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and executive management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; developing a menu of solutions for complex, competing, or ambiguous requests; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating and resolving tough issues with stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to executive level audiences. + Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives by working closely with senior executives to facilitate the development, refinement, and articulation of the business strategy; defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; leading the development of strategic roadmaps for solution development and deployment; collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing complex initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. + Leads the work of project/program team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands; delivering and promoting strategic vision and objectives to team members; and delivering performance feedback to team members supervisors and leadership as appropriate. + Develops requirements, or leads a team of consultants in the development of requirements for large-scale, complex, or specialized business, process, or system solutions across business domain(s) by partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; and leading and overseeing the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions. + Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; leveraging stakeholder partnerships to identify the operational needs and impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to executive management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions and domains; identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies; and leading the establishment of appropriate governance and workgroup infrastructures to accomplish strategic outcomes. + Manages complex, cross-functional projects and/or programs by coordinating stakeholders; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project/program plans; collaborating on the coordination of project/program scope, schedules, and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project/program/business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. + Serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks, issues, and trigger events by leading the development of mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. + Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with executive management, project/program champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. + Leads the assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives by building partnerships with data analytic teams to ensure the translation of business requirements into analytic specifications; identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting advanced statistical analyses and/or testing to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. + Serves as a lead advocate for continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of cutting edge industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and presenting at roadshows, conferences, training seminars, and/or speaking events as appropriate; leading the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. + Participates in vendor management as required by reviewing vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. + Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core) + Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management + Attention to Detail + Business Knowledge + Communication + Critical Thinking + Cross-Group Collaboration + Decision Making + Dependability + Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support + Drives Results + Facilitation Skills + Health Care Industry + Influencing Others + Integrity + Learning Agility + Organizational Savvy + Problem Solving + Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall + Teamwork + Topic-Specific Communication Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional) + Applied Data Analysis + Business Acumen + Business Process Improvement + Business Relationship Management + Change Management + Conflict Resolution + Creativity + Financial Acumen + Managing Diverse Relationships + Negotiation + Process Validation + Project Management + Requirements Elicitation & Analysis + Risk Assessment + Service Focus Minimum Qualifications: + Minimum two (2) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports. + Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and Minimum eight (8) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR Masters degree in Business Administration, Public Health, Health Services Administration, or related field and Minimum six (6) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR Minimum eleven (11) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field. Preferred Qualifications: + Four (4) years of experience working in physician HR strategic consulting. + Four (4) years of experience working with policy, regulatory, licensure, and compliance operations. COMPANY: KAISER TITLE: Managerial Consultant V, Marketing Change Management LOCATION: Pasadena, California REQNUMBER: 1399089 External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

The Lead Product Consultant is accountable for shaping and executing the sales technology strategy to achieve critical KPIs, OKRs, and enterprise strategic goals. This role serves as the product owner across assigned sales platforms, translating business objectives into a prioritized roadmap of capabilities and enhancements while leveraging and influencing OEM product roadmaps to improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and user experience. The consultant partners closely with Sales, Operations, IT, and external vendors to drive alignment, manage dependencies, and ensure solutions are delivered with measurable impact. This role owns outcome-based performance metrics, proactively identifies risks and optimization opportunities, and ensures the sales technology ecosystem continuously evolves to support growth, compliance, and operational excellence.Job Summary: Serves as a consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of successful business initiatives and projects. Provides insight and supports the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Contributes to business strategy and supports organizational alignment and prioritization of business initiatives. Manages complex projects or project components, participates in and may lead change management activities, and performs data analyses in support of business initiatives. Supports vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome. Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions. Serves as a consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of successful business initiatives and projects across one or more functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and senior management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. project change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to various senior level audiences. Develops requirements for complex business, process, or system solutions within assigned business domain(s) by interfacing stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; developing and documenting comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions; and leading team members in the development process as appropriate. Provides insight and supports the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; identifying the operational impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions or domains; and identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies. Contributes to business strategy and supports organizational alignment and prioritization of business initiatives by defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; collaborating with multiple stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives, to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing assigned initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. Serves as a advocate of continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and participating in roadshows, conferences, and speaking events; contributing to the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. Manages complex projects or project components by coordinating stakeholder contacts; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project plans; coordinating project schedules and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project or business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. Participates in and may lead change management activities associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with management, project champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. Performs data analyses to support business initiatives by identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting analyses and performing experimental tests to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. Supports vendor management as required by assisting with reviews of vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures. Click here for Important Additional Job Requirements. Share this job with a friend You may also share this job description with a friend by email or social media. All the relevant details will be included in the message. Click the button labeled that is next to Submit. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and Minimum five (5) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR Masters degree in Business, Public Health, or a directly related field and Minimum three (3) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR Minimum eight (8) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field. Additional Requirements: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)\: Business Acumen; Change Management; Negotiation; Creativity; Applied Data Analysis; Financial Acumen; Conflict Resolution; Managing Diverse Relationships; Process Validation; Project Management; Risk Assessment; Service Focus; Requirements Elicitation & Analysis

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A DURATIONAL ROLE AND PROJECTED END DATE: DURATIONAL ROLE PROJECTED END DATE 12/31/2026 SALARY RANGE WILL VARY DEPENDANT ON CANDIDATES PLACE OF RESIDENCE is fully remote, and open to applicants residing in all KP markets * The Business Consulting Services team delivers innovative business solutions and technology capabilities to national health plan operations across all KP markets. We partner with operational stakeholders and IT partners to drive transformative change, foster innovation, and enhance the KP customer, member, and patient experience. The Consultant IV will be responsible for business requirements, business process definition (process maps), solution design analysis, and operational workflow walkthroughs. The Consultant IV will work within an interdisciplinary team comprised of roles from multiple departments across Kaiser Permanente-s health plan operations, including project managers, testers, operational SMEs, IT solution design consultants, IT developers, learning & delivery consultants, and external vendors, to implement new business technologies and operational workflows. The Consultant IV will work on large/complex implementation programs that require ability to quickly learn software application fundamentals for enterprise technology (either homegrown or vendor-based), utilizing SAFe Agile product implementation and product management methodology best practices. Job Summary: Serves as a consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of successful business initiatives and projects. Provides insight and supports the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Contributes to business strategy and supports organizational alignment and prioritization of business initiatives. Manages complex projects or project components, participates in and may lead change management activities, and performs data analyses in support of business initiatives. Supports vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: * Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome. * Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions. * Serves as a consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of successful business initiatives and projects across one or more functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and senior management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. project change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to various senior level audiences. * Develops requirements for complex business, process, or system solutions within assigned business domain(s) by interfacing stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; developing and documenting comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions; and leading team members in the development process as appropriate. * Provides insight and supports the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; identifying the operational impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions or domains; and identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies. * Contributes to business strategy and supports organizational alignment and prioritization of business initiatives by defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; collaborating with multiple stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives, to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing assigned initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. * Serves as a advocate of continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and participating in roadshows, conferences, and speaking events; contributing to the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. * Manages complex projects or project components by coordinating stakeholder contacts; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project plans; coordinating project schedules and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project or business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Participates in and may lead change management activities associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with management, project champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. * Performs data analyses to support business initiatives by identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting analyses and performing experimental tests to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. * Supports vendor management as required by assisting with reviews of vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. * Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A DURATIONAL ROLE AND PROJECTED END DATE: DURATIONAL ROLE PROJECTED END DATE 12/31/2026 SALARY RANGE WILL VARY DEPENDANT ON CANDIDATES PLACE OF RESIDENCE is fully remote, and open to applicants residing in all KP markets *** The Business Consulting Services team delivers innovative business solutions and technology capabilities to national health plan operations across all KP markets. We partner with operational stakeholders and IT partners to drive transformative change, foster innovation, and enhance the KP customer, member, and patient experience. The Consultant IV will be responsible for business requirements, business process definition (process maps), solution design analysis, and operational workflow walkthroughs. The Consultant IV will work within an interdisciplinary team comprised of roles from multiple departments across Kaiser Permanente-s health plan operations, including project managers, testers, operational SMEs, IT solution design consultants, IT developers, learning & delivery consultants, and external vendors, to implement new business technologies and operational workflows. The Consultant IV will work on large/complex implementation programs that require ability to quickly learn software application fundamentals for enterprise technology (either homegrown or vendor-based), utilizing SAFe Agile product implementation and product management methodology best practices. Job Summary: Serves as a consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of successful business initiatives and projects. Provides insight and supports the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Contributes to business strategy and supports organizational alignment and prioritization of business initiatives. Manages complex projects or project components, participates in and may lead change management activities, and performs data analyses in support of business initiatives. Supports vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: + Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome. + Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions. + Serves as a consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of successful business initiatives and projects across one or more functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and senior management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. project change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to various senior level audiences. + Develops requirements for complex business, process, or system solutions within assigned business domain(s) by interfacing stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; developing and documenting comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions; and leading team members in the development process as appropriate. + Provides insight and supports the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; identifying the operational impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions or domains; and identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies. + Contributes to business strategy and supports organizational alignment and prioritization of business initiatives by defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; collaborating with multiple stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives, to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing assigned initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. + Serves as a advocate of continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and participating in roadshows, conferences, and speaking events; contributing to the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. + Manages complex projects or project components by coordinating stakeholder contacts; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project plans; coordinating project schedules and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project or business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. + Participates in and may lead change management activities associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with management, project champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. + Performs data analyses to support business initiatives by identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting analyses and performing experimental tests to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. + Supports vendor management as required by assisting with reviews of vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. + Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures. Minimum Qualifications: + Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and Minimum five (5) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR Masters degree in Business, Public Health, or a directly related field and Minimum three (3) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR Minimum eight (8) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field. Additional Requirements: + Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Business Acumen; Change Management; Negotiation; Creativity; Applied Data Analysis; Financial Acumen; Conflict Resolution; Managing Diverse Relationships; Process Validation; Project Management; Risk Assessment; Service Focus; Requirements Elicitation & Analysis Preferred Qualifications: + Three (3) years of experience consulting in a large multi-hospital system. + Three (3) years of experience working with outpatient/ambulatory service line optimization. COMPANY: KAISER TITLE: Consultant IV (DURATIONAL ROLE PROJECTED END DATE 12/31/2026) LOCATION: Oakland, California REQNUMBER: 1381458 External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Salary range in other locations will be lower. Overview: The new National Health Plan Enablement & Integration team's objective is to deliver immediate outcomes for the organization, while laying the groundwork necessary for Kaiser Permanente's long-term, sustainable performance. This team will drive enterprise health plan process improvement and the implementation of business methodologies and best practices, with the outcome of operational effectiveness and high-reliability systems. Collaboration with KP's markets and health plan teams is central to the approach towards modernization of health plan capabilities. The Managerial Consultant V will support strategy and cross-functional, multi-year operation plan, performance management, and operational model & process standardization. Job Summary: Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams. Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives. Leads the work of project/program team members. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Manages complex, cross-functional projects/programs, and serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks. Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives. Leads assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: * Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams. * Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others. * Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with key stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and executive management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; developing a menu of solutions for complex, competing, or ambiguous requests; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating and resolving tough issues with stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to executive level audiences. * Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives by working closely with senior executives to facilitate the development, refinement, and articulation of the business strategy; defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; leading the development of strategic roadmaps for solution development and deployment; collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing complex initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. * Leads the work of project/program team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands; delivering and promoting strategic vision and objectives to team members; and delivering performance feedback to team members supervisors and leadership as appropriate. * Develops requirements, or leads a team of consultants in the development of requirements for large-scale, complex, or specialized business, process, or system solutions across business domain(s) by partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; and leading and overseeing the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions. * Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; leveraging stakeholder partnerships to identify the operational needs and impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to executive management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions and domains; identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies; and leading the establishment of appropriate governance and workgroup infrastructures to accomplish strategic outcomes. * Manages complex, cross-functional projects and/or programs by coordinating stakeholders; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project/program plans; collaborating on the coordination of project/program scope, schedules, and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project/program/business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks, issues, and trigger events by leading the development of mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with executive management, project/program champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. * Leads the assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives by building partnerships with data analytic teams to ensure the translation of business requirements into analytic specifications; identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting advanced statistical analyses and/or testing to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. * Serves as a lead advocate for continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of cutting edge industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and presenting at roadshows, conferences, training seminars, and/or speaking events as appropriate; leading the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. * Participates in vendor management as required by reviewing vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. * Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Salary range in other locations will be lower. Overview: The new National Health Plan Enablement & Integration team's objective is to deliver immediate outcomes for the organization, while laying the groundwork necessary for Kaiser Permanente's long-term, sustainable performance. This team will drive enterprise health plan process improvement and the implementation of business methodologies and best practices, with the outcome of operational effectiveness and high-reliability systems. Collaboration with KP's markets and health plan teams is central to the approach towards modernization of health plan capabilities. The Managerial Consultant V will support strategy and cross-functional, multi-year operation plan, performance management, and operational model & process standardization. Job Summary: Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams. Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives. Leads the work of project/program team members. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Manages complex, cross-functional projects/programs, and serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks. Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives. Leads assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: * Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams. * Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others. * Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with key stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and executive management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; developing a menu of solutions for complex, competing, or ambiguous requests; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating and resolving tough issues with stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to executive level audiences. * Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives by working closely with senior executives to facilitate the development, refinement, and articulation of the business strategy; defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; leading the development of strategic roadmaps for solution development and deployment; collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing complex initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. * Leads the work of project/program team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands; delivering and promoting strategic vision and objectives to team members; and delivering performance feedback to team members supervisors and leadership as appropriate. * Develops requirements, or leads a team of consultants in the development of requirements for large-scale, complex, or specialized business, process, or system solutions across business domain(s) by partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; and leading and overseeing the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions. * Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; leveraging stakeholder partnerships to identify the operational needs and impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to executive management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions and domains; identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies; and leading the establishment of appropriate governance and workgroup infrastructures to accomplish strategic outcomes. * Manages complex, cross-functional projects and/or programs by coordinating stakeholders; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project/program plans; collaborating on the coordination of project/program scope, schedules, and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project/program/business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks, issues, and trigger events by leading the development of mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with executive management, project/program champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. * Leads the assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives by building partnerships with data analytic teams to ensure the translation of business requirements into analytic specifications; identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting advanced statistical analyses and/or testing to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. * Serves as a lead advocate for continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of cutting edge industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and presenting at roadshows, conferences, training seminars, and/or speaking events as appropriate; leading the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. * Participates in vendor management as required by reviewing vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. * Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Salary range in other locations will be lower. Overview: The new National Health Plan Enablement & Integration team's objective is to deliver immediate outcomes for the organization, while laying the groundwork necessary for Kaiser Permanente's long-term, sustainable performance. This team will drive enterprise health plan process improvement and the implementation of business methodologies and best practices, with the outcome of operational effectiveness and high-reliability systems. Collaboration with KP's markets and health plan teams is central to the approach towards modernization of health plan capabilities. The Managerial Consultant V will support strategy and cross-functional, multi-year operation plan, performance management, and operational model & process standardization. Job Summary: Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams. Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives. Leads the work of project/program team members. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Manages complex, cross-functional projects/programs, and serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks. Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives. Leads assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: * Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams. * Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others. * Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with key stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and executive management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; developing a menu of solutions for complex, competing, or ambiguous requests; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating and resolving tough issues with stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to executive level audiences. * Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives by working closely with senior executives to facilitate the development, refinement, and articulation of the business strategy; defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; leading the development of strategic roadmaps for solution development and deployment; collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing complex initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. * Leads the work of project/program team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands; delivering and promoting strategic vision and objectives to team members; and delivering performance feedback to team members supervisors and leadership as appropriate. * Develops requirements, or leads a team of consultants in the development of requirements for large-scale, complex, or specialized business, process, or system solutions across business domain(s) by partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; and leading and overseeing the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions. * Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; leveraging stakeholder partnerships to identify the operational needs and impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to executive management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions and domains; identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies; and leading the establishment of appropriate governance and workgroup infrastructures to accomplish strategic outcomes. * Manages complex, cross-functional projects and/or programs by coordinating stakeholders; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project/program plans; collaborating on the coordination of project/program scope, schedules, and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project/program/business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks, issues, and trigger events by leading the development of mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with executive management, project/program champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. * Leads the assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives by building partnerships with data analytic teams to ensure the translation of business requirements into analytic specifications; identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting advanced statistical analyses and/or testing to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. * Serves as a lead advocate for continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of cutting edge industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and presenting at roadshows, conferences, training seminars, and/or speaking events as appropriate; leading the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. * Participates in vendor management as required by reviewing vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. * Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Salary range in other locations will be lower . Overview: The new National Health Plan Enablement & Integration team's objective is to deliver immediate outcomes for the organization, while laying the groundwork necessary for Kaiser Permanente 's long-term, sustainable performance. This team will drive enterprise health plan process improvement and the implementation of business methodologies and best practices, with the outcome of operational effectiveness and high-reliability systems. Collaboration with KP's markets and health plan teams is central to the approach towards modernization of health plan capabilities. The Managerial Consultant V will support strategy and cross-functional, multi-year operation plan, performance management, and operational model & process standardization. Job Summary: Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams. Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives. Leads the work of project/program team members. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Manages complex, cross-functional projects/programs, and serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks. Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives. Leads assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: + Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams. + Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others. + Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with key stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and executive management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; developing a menu of solutions for complex, competing, or ambiguous requests; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating and resolving tough issues with stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to executive level audiences. + Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives by working closely with senior executives to facilitate the development, refinement, and articulation of the business strategy; defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; leading the development of strategic roadmaps for solution development and deployment; collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing complex initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. + Leads the work of project/program team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands; delivering and promoting strategic vision and objectives to team members; and delivering performance feedback to team members supervisors and leadership as appropriate. + Develops requirements, or leads a team of consultants in the development of requirements for large-scale, complex, or specialized business, process, or system solutions across business domain(s) by partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; and leading and overseeing the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions. + Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; leveraging stakeholder partnerships to identify the operational needs and impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to executive management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions and domains; identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies; and leading the establishment of appropriate governance and workgroup infrastructures to accomplish strategic outcomes. + Manages complex, cross-functional projects and/or programs by coordinating stakeholders; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project/program plans; collaborating on the coordination of project/program scope, schedules, and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project/program/business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. + Serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks, issues, and trigger events by leading the development of mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. + Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with executive management, project/program champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. + Leads the assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives by building partnerships with data analytic teams to ensure the translation of business requirements into analytic specifications; identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting advanced statistical analyses and/or testing to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. + Serves as a lead advocate for continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of cutting edge industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and presenting at roadshows, conferences, training seminars, and/or speaking events as appropriate; leading the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. + Participates in vendor management as required by reviewing vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. + Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures. Minimum Qualifications: + Minimum two (2) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports. + Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and Minimum eight (8) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR Masters degree in Business Administration, Public Health, Health Services Administration, or related field and Minimum six (6) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR Minimum eleven (11) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field. Additional Requirements: + Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Business Acumen; Change Management; Negotiation; Business Process Improvement; Creativity; Applied Data Analysis; Financial Acumen; Business Relationship Management; Conflict Resolution; Managing Diverse Relationships; Process Validation; Project Management; Risk Assessment; Service Focus; Requirements Elicitation & Analysis Preferred Qualifications: + Five (5) years experience providing consultation on UXD projects, programs, or initiatives. + Three (3) years experience working with advanced Excel functions including, formulas, pivot tables, vlookup, macros, etc. COMPANY: KAISER TITLE: Managerial Consultant V, National Health Plan Enablement & Integration LOCATION: Oakland, California REQNUMBER: 1373145 External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Salary range in other locations will be lower. Overview: The new National Health Plan Enablement & Integration team's objective is to deliver immediate outcomes for the organization, while laying the groundwork necessary for Kaiser Permanente's long-term, sustainable performance. This team will drive enterprise health plan process improvement and the implementation of business methodologies and best practices, with the outcome of operational effectiveness and high-reliability systems. Collaboration with KP's markets and health plan teams is central to the approach towards modernization of health plan capabilities. The Managerial Consultant V will support strategy and cross-functional, multi-year operation plan, performance management, and operational model & process standardization. Job Summary: Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams. Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives. Leads the work of project/program team members. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Manages complex, cross-functional projects/programs, and serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks. Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives. Leads assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Essential Responsibilities: * Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams. * Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others. * Serves as a lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of strategic business initiatives and projects/programs across multiple functional tracks or workstreams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with key stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and executive management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables; developing a menu of solutions for complex, competing, or ambiguous requests; discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the delivery of business initiatives; communicating and resolving tough issues with stakeholders while maintaining an independent perspective; and making formal presentations and providing reports to executive level audiences. * Drives business strategy, organizational alignment, and prioritization of business initiatives by working closely with senior executives to facilitate the development, refinement, and articulation of the business strategy; defining, developing, and evaluating performance metrics, standards, and methods to establish business success; leading the development of strategic roadmaps for solution development and deployment; collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders, often with competing/conflicting objectives to ensure cohesive and reachable metrics; refining strategic plans and performance metrics as appropriate; and managing complex initiatives or portfolio to ensure delivery of measurable results and alignment with strategic objectives. * Leads the work of project/program team members by requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project/program demands; delivering and promoting strategic vision and objectives to team members; and delivering performance feedback to team members supervisors and leadership as appropriate. * Develops requirements, or leads a team of consultants in the development of requirements for large-scale, complex, or specialized business, process, or system solutions across business domain(s) by partnering with stakeholders and cross-functional teams as appropriate; leveraging multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements; and leading and overseeing the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, and ROI of proposed solutions. * Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across multiple domains; mapping current state against future state processes; leveraging stakeholder partnerships to identify the operational needs and impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components; providing options and recommendations to executive management and business stakeholders on how to integrate solutions and deliverables with current systems and business processes across regions and domains; identifying and validating value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies; and leading the establishment of appropriate governance and workgroup infrastructures to accomplish strategic outcomes. * Manages complex, cross-functional projects and/or programs by coordinating stakeholders; recommending or assigning team resources based on project needs and team member strengths; consulting in the development, analysis, and management of project/program plans; collaborating on the coordination of project/program scope, schedules, and resource forecasts; proactively monitoring and identifying project/program/business initiative risks, issues, and trigger events; developing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Serves as an expert in the proactive monitoring and identification of client, project, program, and/or business risks, issues, and trigger events by leading the development of mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate. * Designs, leads, and serves as an expert for change management plans associated with business initiatives by engaging stakeholders to obtain support and buy in for changes; partnering with executive management, project/program champions, and business owners to communicate and align improvement initiatives with business objectives; identifying appropriate change management method and approach; and ensuring stakeholders embrace a change management mindset, understand intent and purpose, and foster a culture of change. * Leads the assessment of strategic performance metrics to support business initiatives by building partnerships with data analytic teams to ensure the translation of business requirements into analytic specifications; identifying appropriate data analysis tools and approach to assess business performance; determining suitable data gathering and analysis methods (e.g., process observation, hard data, etc.); defining data requirements and obtaining customer agreements, including customer requirements as appropriate; conducting advanced statistical analyses and/or testing to evaluate the effectiveness of business solutions; and identifying and alleviating risks through data-driven analysis. * Serves as a lead advocate for continuous learning and professional development by keeping abreast of cutting edge industry practices, standards, and benchmarks; attending and presenting at roadshows, conferences, training seminars, and/or speaking events as appropriate; leading the ongoing enhancement and innovation of consulting practices, standards, and methods across KP; serving as an advocate to ensure continuous learning and improvement is championed as a people strategy; providing training and guidance to stakeholders as appropriate; and providing ongoing coaching to build a continuous improvement mindset and build capabilities that drive results. * Participates in vendor management as required by reviewing vendor performance levels; ensuring service level agreements are met; managing vendor invoices; and partnering with Procurement and/or Legal to develop service level and/or scope of work agreements as appropriate. * Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.

Please note, this position is designated as Flexible, which means at least part of the time each week the selected candidate will need to report to the assigned office in CA, CO, GA, HI, MD, OR, or WA. In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for providing support for customers (users), and assigned applications and/or information systems, including software implementation, cross-functional integration, complex configuration, and testing. Additional responsibilities also include leading solution design support efforts and research initiatives for translating requirements into workable technical solutions, and supporting the evaluation of third-party vendors as directed. Essential Responsibilities: * Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promoting adherence to all procedures and policies; developing work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; determining and carrying out processes and methodologies; coordinating and delegating resources to accomplish organizational goals; partnering internally and externally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating issues or risks, as appropriate; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; evaluating recommendations made; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others. * Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; influencing team members within assigned unit; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentoring junior team members; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback. * Develops requirements, or leads a team of IT consultants in the development of requirements for complex or specialized process or system solutions which may span multiple business domains by partnering with stakeholders and appropriate IT teams (for example, Solutions Delivery, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture). * Leverages multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements (for example, SMART) across the enterprise. * Leads and oversees the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, ROI, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of complex solution proposals. * Provides insight, guidance, and recommendations throughout the evolution of applications, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining and leveraging a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across the enterprise. * Maps current state against future state processes. * Defines the impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components. * Provides insight and influence to senior management and business leaders on how to integrate requirements with current systems and business processes across the enterprise. * Reviews, evaluates, and prioritizes value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies. * Influences solution design by providing insight and consultation at design sessions with IT teams to help translate requirements into workable business solutions. * Recommends and advocates for additional data and/or services needed to address key business issues related to process or solutions design. * Participates in evaluating third-party vendors as directed. * Drives continuous process improvement by leading the development, implementation, and maintenance of standardized tools, templates, and processes across the enterprise. * Recommends and advocates for regional and national process improvements which align with sustainable best practices, and the strategic and tactical goals of the business.

Please note, this position is designated as Flexible, which means at least part of the time each week the selected candidate will need to report to the assigned office in CA, CO, GA, HI, MD, OR, or WA. In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for providing support for customers (users), and assigned applications and/or information systems, including software implementation, cross-functional integration, complex configuration, and testing. Additional responsibilities also include leading solution design support efforts and research initiatives for translating requirements into workable technical solutions, and supporting the evaluation of third-party vendors as directed. Essential Responsibilities: * Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promoting adherence to all procedures and policies; developing work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; determining and carrying out processes and methodologies; coordinating and delegating resources to accomplish organizational goals; partnering internally and externally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating issues or risks, as appropriate; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; evaluating recommendations made; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others. * Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; influencing team members within assigned unit; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentoring junior team members; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback. * Develops requirements, or leads a team of IT consultants in the development of requirements for complex or specialized process or system solutions which may span multiple business domains by partnering with stakeholders and appropriate IT teams (for example, Solutions Delivery, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture). * Leverages multiple business requirements gathering methodologies to identify business, functional, and non-functional requirements (for example, SMART) across the enterprise. * Leads and oversees the development and documentation of comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, ROI, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of complex solution proposals. * Provides insight, guidance, and recommendations throughout the evolution of applications, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by maintaining and leveraging a comprehensive understanding of how current processes impact business operations across the enterprise. * Maps current state against future state processes. * Defines the impact of requirements on upstream and downstream solution components. * Provides insight and influence to senior management and business leaders on how to integrate requirements with current systems and business processes across the enterprise. * Reviews, evaluates, and prioritizes value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies. * Influences solution design by providing insight and consultation at design sessions with IT teams to help translate requirements into workable business solutions. * Recommends and advocates for additional data and/or services needed to address key business issues related to process or solutions design. * Participates in evaluating third-party vendors as directed. * Drives continuous process improvement by leading the development, implementation, and maintenance of standardized tools, templates, and processes across the enterprise. * Recommends and advocates for regional and national process improvements which align with sustainable best practices, and the strategic and tactical goals of the business.