Evernorth Strategic Initiatives Principal

POSITION SUMMARY

The Evernorth Strategic Initiatives team functions as an internal consulting organization and provides broad support on senior-leader sponsored and high-impact/cross-functional programs across Evernorth. This role leads strategic planning projects, provide content/idea creation, work cross-functionally, develop strategic planning communications (verbal and written), and be responsible for directing, managing and synthesizing strategic topics.  Work may report through a senior-level functional leader and will require extensive collaboration with one or more teams within the Evernorth or the broader Cigna organization.  The role executes and enables the strategy set by senior management and integrates policy and/or programs across several departments, and identifies significant improvement opportunities, innovation opportunities, and facilitates cross-business unit initiatives including business development.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Leads large cross-functional strategic initiatives: align charters/objectives, develop program plans, metrics and timelines, manage and/or monitor progress to execution

• Provides business direction for a team of program or project resources and/or external consultants, coaches individuals on performance

• Provides executive leadership updates

• Analyzes complex situations, distillation of the issues into strategic options and driving to appropriate conclusions

• Manages tight deadlines, scope and converging opinions to solutions in timely manner

• Ensures project delivers business operational needs and requirements

• Develops detailed communications plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans

• Develops executive communications including presentation slides and analysis

• Facilitates and takes on active leadership role in meetings

• Handles high-pressure environment with multiple competing priorities

• Proactively maintains strong rapport with key leaders across the company, staying apprised of their strategic goals and program/support needs

• Actively prepares for future needs/other projects

• Accommodates for current and changing needs

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years' relevant experience with Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred, Master’s degree preferred

• Previous experience in management consulting preferred

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with the ability to motivate and lead others effectively

• Interest and ability in solving problems, bringing teams together to resolve challenges, driving process improvements, leading expense reduction or margin driving initiatives

• Extensive project management skills using various programs to prepare and execute business plans

• Ability to manage complex analysis from issue identification to proposal of potential solutions

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage specific deliverables and workload within an environment of tight deadlines for self and for their team

• Excellent verbal and written communication and cross-functional interaction skills, including presentation

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 130,100 - 216,900 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus and long term incentive plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are com