Managing Principal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Provide high-level strategic guidance across key Medicaid policy, implementation, technical assistance, and strategic communications initiatives.

• Offer counsel to sophisticated clients and translate evolving federal and state policies into actionable strategies and solutions.

• Manage significant client relationships and intricate portfolios.

• Collaborate directly with senior government officials, clients, funders, partners, and project leaders.

• Identify risks and opportunities while making informed decisions even when information is limited.

• Ensure the delivery of high-quality client outputs and strategically significant work.

• Oversee portfolio scope, staffing, budgets, quality, and priorities.

• Establish clear roles and accountability for senior team members.

• Strengthen and enhance existing client relationships.

• Recognize renewal opportunities, follow-on work, expansion possibilities, and new projects based on emerging policy needs.

• Shape proposals, partnerships, and positioning strategies effectively.

• Cultivate relationships with complementary organizations and senior stakeholders.

• Lead strategic communications efforts, encompassing audience analysis, messaging, stakeholder engagement, education and outreach strategies, rollout planning, and collaboration with communication professionals and subject matter experts.

• Manage and mentor Directors and other senior personnel.

• Delegate meaningful authority, set performance expectations, provide constructive feedback, and nurture future leaders.

• Engage in broader organizational decisions regarding clients, staffing, growth, risk management, and priorities.

• Collaborate across teams and functions to further Aurrera Health’s objectives.

• Organize client meetings across various time zones as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in health policy.

• Extensive and recent experience in Medicaid policy and program implementation within CMS, at a state Medicaid agency leadership level, or as a senior consultant at a firm or association.

• Profound and current expertise in Medicaid policy, programs, operations, and implementation.

• Proven experience in advising senior clients and leading major policy initiatives, consulting projects, or executive-level assignments.

• Experience managing multiple significant clients, projects, contracts, or workstreams.

• A proven track record of establishing and maintaining senior client relationships.

• Significant business development experience, including expanding client relationships, developing new work, supporting successful proposals, and/or contributing to revenue growth.

• Experience in managing and developing senior staff through delegation, coaching, feedback, and accountability.

• Strong independent judgment with the ability to make critical decisions in uncertain or high-stakes situations.

• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.

• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style that fosters psychological safety, healthy disagreement, accountability, and professional growth.

• Ability to adapt responsibilities and priorities as client and organizational needs change.

• Established relationships within CMS, state Medicaid agencies, foundations, health plans, consulting firms, or other relevant organizations.

• Resume must detail month and year along with employment status for relevant positions; part-time roles should specify hours per week.

• Preferred/additional expertise may encompass strategic communications, federal Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, CHIP, rural health, health information technology, CMS Innovation Center models, value-based care, alternative payment and delivery system reform, Medicaid managed care, Medicaid waivers, and significant program implementation.

• Complete application with a current resume and cover letter is required.

• Applicants should refrain from using generative AI for writing or developing application materials.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive leave program, including company holidays, vacation, sick, parental, and volunteer leave.

• Employer-matching 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Health, vision, and dental insurance with substantial employer premium contributions.

• Flexible Spending Account plans offered.

• Short and long-term disability insurance plans available.

• Stipends for home office and cell phone expenses.

• Charitable donation matching program.

• Annual performance bonus opportunity.

• Annual profit-sharing bonus offered.