Internal Consulting Strategic Initiatives - Evernorth Health Services (Hybrid)

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 would lead 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

• Engage with executive stakeholders proactively build relationships with senior leaders across business units to understand strategic needs help identify opportunities and if warranted scope new engagements.

• Facilitate decision making and alignment design and lead executive-level steering committees workshops and/ or working sessions to align cross-functional teams to drive strategy into action

• Lead high-impact programs work with business stakeholders to manage the end-to-end execution of some of the companys most complex and strategically significantly initiatives ensuring alignment with business goals timely delivery and measurable outcomes.

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

• Serve as a thought partner act as a trusted advisor to executives by providing strategic counsel surfacing emerging issues and offering perspective on business challenges and opportunities.

• Manage stakeholder communications develop and deliver high-quality presentations reports and updates tailored to a variety of audiences including senior executives

• Support internal team development contribute to the evolution of the SPO team by refining methodologies tools and knowledge sharing practices

• Promote continuous improvement identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement internal capacity building and scaling best practice across the SPO team

• Mentor and guide team members provide day-to-day guidance coaching and quality assurance for team members on team projects.

• 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.

• Develops executive communications including presentation slides and analysis

• 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

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10 to 14 years relevant experience with bachelors degree required MBA or comparable masters degree highly preferred

• Previous experience in management consulting preferred but not required

• 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

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

We want you to be healthy balanced and feel secure. Thats why youll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment youll be offered several health-related benefits including medical vision dental and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match 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 visit Life at Cigna Group.

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