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# Technical Program Manager, Principal

- **Company:** Blue Shield of CA
- **Location:** Oakland, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Functional Dependencies, Data Analytics
- **Published:** July 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17477425?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17477425%2FTechnical-Program-Manager-Principal-California-Oakland

## About the Role

* Requires a Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Healthcare Administration, or related field
 * Requires a minimum of 10 years of technical program management or related experience
 * Proven track record of working on complex enterprise programs across multiple teams and multi-year timelines
 * Strong expertise in end-to-end technical program delivery, including planning, execution, governance, and closure
 * Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional dependencies, critical paths, and multiple interdependent workstreams
 * Experience working in matrixed organizations with distributed ownership and aligning diverse stakeholders
 * Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence and drive alignment among senior stakeholders
 * Excellent communication skills, including executive-level reporting and translating technical concepts into business language
 * Proven experience in driving organizational change management, user adoption, and enterprise readiness for major transformations
 * Strong analytical, risk management, and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and make data-driven decisions
 * Ability to develop business cases & perform cost-benefit analysis and ROI

## Description

The Technical Program Manager, Principal within the IT Payer Applications team is a responsible for end-to-end oversight, governance, and successful delivery of a portfolio of related projects aligned to strategic business objectives. Reporting to the Director or VP, the Principal Program Manager operates at the intersection of business strategy, technical execution, and cross-functional stakeholder management. This role translates Stellarus's goals into actionable program roadmaps, defines operating models, and establishes scalable governance frameworks to drive consistency, transparency, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

The Technical Program Manager partners with Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Security, and executive leadership to manage scope, timelines, risks, dependencies, resources, budgets, and key performance indicators. This role leads strategic planning, program execution, change management, process optimization, communications, executive reporting, and continuous improvement across complex, high-impact initiatives. Success requires strong leadership, technical acumen, data-driven decision-making, Agile delivery experience, and the ability to influence teams without direct authority in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.


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