Derek Costa
Lean Portfolio Manager
- Role
- Lean Portfolio Manager at Cigna Healthcare
- Location
- Hartford, CT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Lean Portfolio Manager
May 2020 — Present · Bloomfield, CT, US
Responsible for day to day financial, governance of an 18+ million dollar portfolio, and coordination management activities to support all program/project within our partner portfolios in accordance with Agile principles Play a pivotal role in the Regulatory Portfolio and provide unique opportunities to gain exposure to financial management, project delivery, and prioritization of scope across our partner Portfolios Work closely with Enterprise Project Managers (EPM), Business Project Managers (BPM), Operational Readiness Leads, Business Analysts, and Business Process Engineers to ensure overall portfolio/program governance, portfolio management, and project delivery Enables dynamic funding allocation & oversight to drive profitability and corporate accountability via Portfolio Level Financial Change Controls Aid in financially aligning each client portfolio with business strategy to ensure world-class customer satisfaction, mandated compliance, and strong market positioning Perform predictive analysis to illustrate likelihood of future outcomes based on historical assessment and data intuition while tailoring messaging to serve various/ distinct audiences Facilitate and drive operational excellence of recurring syncs with key delivery group partners (typically intake, lean portfolio management, or area leadership) to understand current delivery trends and risks/issues Drives efficient investments, greater profitability, and informed cost avoidance via annual, quarter-over-quarter, and weekly financial, capacity, and adjustment (including variance analysis and optionality recommendation) tracking and reporting Peer mentoring team members to champion effective lean portfolio management while ensuring cross-training and continuity Ensure project adherence to Portfolio Governance measures Design, develop, and implement department wide training and team building as required
Education
Eastern Connecticut State University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration and Management, Finance
2015 — 2017
University of Hartford
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Financial Management Services
2018 — 2021
Manchester Community College
Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General
2012 — 2015
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