Manager, Big Room Planning and Support

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

Big Room Planning & Support Manager overseeing large-scale collaborative planning sessions for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. Ensuring seamless execution, stakeholder engagement, and logistics management.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeTopeka • Kansas, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $125,600 - $157,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee the coordination and facilitation of large-scale collaborative planning sessions (Big Room Planning)
Ensure seamless execution of planning events by providing comprehensive support, driving stakeholder engagement, and managing logistics
Lead, mentor, and develop a team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
Responsible for performance monitoring, policy enforcement, hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, compliance, and team development
Lead the planning and execution of Big Room Planning events including logistics, budget, materials and technology
Develop tools, training, and documentation to enable stakeholders to quickly embrace an agile mindset
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and relevant stakeholders to ensure alignment
Develop and implement strategies to improve Big Room Planning efficiency and effectiveness
Provide regular updates to executive leadership and stakeholders on Big Room Planning progress and outcomes

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma or equivalent required
Bachelor's degree in technology or a business-related field preferred
In lieu of degree, an additional 3 years' progressive, relevant work experience required
Minimum of 6 years' experience in enterprise execution processes, including project life cycle (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Close, and Monitor/Control), with at least 5 years' experience focused on agile or scrum methodologies in a leadership capacity
Experience with similar enterprise collaborative planning preferred (e.g. Scaled Agile Framework - SAFe)
Minimum of 1 year of experience leading teams preferred
Agile Scrum Master or SAFe RTE certification preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Incentive pay program (EPIP)
Health/Vision/Dental insurance
6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
Fertility/Adoption assistance
2 weeks paid caregiver leave
401(k) plan matching up to 5%
Tuition reimbursement
Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources

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Hard Skills & Tools

Big Room Planningagile methodologiesscrum methodologiesproject life cycleperformance monitoringpolicy enforcementteam developmentlogistics managementbudget managementstakeholder engagement

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementcommunicationstrategic planningteam alignmentproblem-solvingfacilitation

Certifications

Agile Scrum MasterSAFe RTE