Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Transformation

Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Transformation

Company: Vanna HealthEmployment: Full-Time, PermanentReports To: Vice President, Enterprise Strategy & Partnerships

About Vanna Health

At Vanna Health, we believe that a sense of belonging and engagement in the community is the foundation for improving overall health and wellbeing for individuals with serious mental illness. We help people living with serious mental illness thrive by strengthening the community ecosystem around them. Through innovative payment models and technology, Vanna Health promotes collaboration across existing behavioral health and primary care providers, hospitals, payers, clubhouses and other community based organizations. Additionally, Vanna Health can deploy our own top quality providers and case managers, as needed, in areas where there may be a shortage of resources.

Vanna Health was founded in 2021 by a team of mission-driven entrepreneurs, working in close partnership with payers, providers, and community based organizations to promote collaboration and improve outcomes while driving down costs. We are committed to the goal of supporting all individuals with culturally competent care regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity. With modern technology, extensive development opportunities, diverse careers paths, and a culture that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, we are redefining what it means to work in community health.

Position Summary

Vanna Health is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead the day-to-day execution of complex, cross-functional enterprise transformation initiatives. Initially focused on Vanna Health 2.0, this individual will translate strategic priorities into actionable execution plans, drive accountability across interconnected workstreams, and proactively manage milestones, dependencies, risks, and executive escalations.

This is a hands-on execution leadership role requiring strong judgment, operational discipline, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct reporting authority.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Program Execution

• Develop and manage integrated execution plans across six interconnected workstreams.

• Drive milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and accountability against established timelines.

• Identify execution gaps, challenge delays, and coordinate corrective action plans.

• Establish scalable program management practices to support future enterprise initiatives.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner with Clinical, Program & Experience, Product Solutions & Technology, Data & Analytics, Business Development, and Vanna Medical Services.

• Facilitate alignment across workstream leaders and resolve operational interdependencies.

• Coordinate readiness activities involving clinical workflows, technology integration, analytics, contracting, credentialing, claims, and reimbursement.

• Maintain continuity between current operations and new business model development.

Governance, Risk & Escalation

• Maintain integrated milestone, dependency, risk, and decision trackers.

• Proactively identify barriers and escalate critical issues with recommended resolution paths.

• Facilitate execution-focused working sessions and ensure timely closure of action items.

• Prepare concise executive status reports highlighting progress, risks, decisions, and next steps.

Operational Readiness & Transformation

• Coordinate implementation readiness assessments and milestone validation.

• Track dependencies between internal deliverables and external payer or regulatory approvals.

• Support market activation, implementation planning, and subsequent scaling.

• Ensure approved strategic decisions are incorporated into operational execution plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 7–10+ years of progressive program or project management experience, including complex enterprise initiatives.

• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional transformation programs in healthcare or similarly complex environments.

• Strong understanding of healthcare operations, payer/provider relationships, and implementation dependencies.

• Experience with executive reporting, risk management, change management, and operational readiness.

• PMP, PgMP, or comparable program management certification preferred.

Measures of Success

• Timely completion and validation of agreed program milestones.

• Clear accountability and visibility across workstreams.

• Early identification and resolution of execution risks.

• Effective coordination of critical dependencies and leadership decisions.

• Demonstrated operational readiness against established criteria.

• Sustainable execution processes supporting future enterprise initiatives.