Vice President, Corporate and CEO Communications

Vice President Corporate and CEO Communications

Position is based in Bloomfield CT with full relocation support or New York NY with frequent travel to Bloomfield

The Cigna Group has an exciting opportunity for a senior communications leader to serve as Head of Corporate Communications. This role will be the enterprise owner of CEO communications including strategy and all written materials for internal and external audiences (investors clients employees etc). This position will also be a central architect of the companys enterprise communications strategy ensuring clarity alignment and impact across internal and external audiences.

Operating as a highly trusted advisor to the CEO and the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer this role leads the planning development and execution of CEO communications while also driving disciplined enterprisewide communications planning and messaging. This position sits at the intersection of strategy communications and leadership translating enterprise priorities into compelling narratives highstakes communications and disciplined engagement across employees customers partners policymakers and other key stakeholders.

The right candidate will have a proven track record writing and examples of materials for senior leaders to various stakeholder groups. The role involves crafting executive communications for the CEO developing speeches and collaborating with stakeholders. This position is full-time with competitive pay offering a dynamic work environment where storytelling and strategic insight are vital.

Key Responsibilities

CEO Communications Strategic Planning and Execution

• Serve as the enterprise owner of CEO communications strategy voice and positioning across internal and external audiences and channels.
• Develop content for internal and external communications including scripts newsletters speeches and other communications materials.
• Create engaging content with a strong understanding of how to craft impactful messaging.
• Define and oversee the CEO communications strategy including speeches enterprise announcements internal messages and external engagements including media.
• final editorial authority for CEO communications ensuring clarity consistency strategic alignment and authenticity to the CEOs leadership style.
• Partner closely with Communications Marketing Public Affairs Legal Investor Relations and business leaders to align CEO messaging with enterprise priorities and stakeholder needs.

• Operate as a strategic integrator across the CEOs office connecting communications enterprise strategy stakeholder engagement and execution.
• Anticipate issues opportunities and reputational risks; prepare decisionready materials; and enable the CEO to operate at the highest level of effectiveness.
• Lead preparation and execution for CEOled programs engagements and enterprise moments requiring precision discretion and sound judgment.
• Accountable for briefings for sales and client-specific meetings and materials.

Leadership Judgment & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a highly trusted advisor to the CEO and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer exercising exceptional judgment discretion and emotional intelligence in sensitive highstakes situations.
• Influence and collaborate with senior leaders functional partners and external stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Lead mentor and develop a highperforming team fostering excellence accountability and growth.

Qualifications & Experience

• 15 years of experience in executive communications or corporate communications with significant experience partnering with a CEO or Csuite executive.
• Demonstrated expertise in CEOlevel communications planning and highstakes enterprisewide communications.
• Health care or highly regulated industry experience is required.
• Exceptional writing skills with the ability to adapt tone voice and style seamlessly across stakeholders including investors employees client and consumers
• Executive presence sound judgment and the ability to operate with discretion in highly sensitive situations.

About The Cigna Group

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color age disability sex childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status religion national origin ancestry marital or familial status genetic information status with regard to public assistance citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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