Senior Director, Integrated Finance Data & Product Lead
Bloomfield, CT - USA
Job Summary
The Finance Data Office is building an integrated Data & Product capability to improve how Finance accesses data uses analytics and makes decisions.
Reporting to the Head of Finance Data Office the Senior Director Integrated Data & Product Lead has overall responsibility for the Data & Product pillar across three workstreams: Data Foundation Finance 360 Product and Data Operations. The role sets direction across the pillar aligns priorities and dependencies manages execution and ensures the product and underlying data foundation evolve together.
Finance 360 is the flagship AI-enabled Finance workbench bringing together data reporting analytics KPIs workflow insights and decision support into a single experience for Finance teams. This role will work closely with Finance leadership Technology AI & Analytics Process Re-engineering Governance and GCC teams to deliver the broader Finance Forward strategy.
- Lead execution of the Data & Product pillar strategy in line with overall Finance Data Office and Finance Forward priorities.
- Provide overall leadership across Data Foundation Finance 360 Product and Data Operations.
- Maintain an integrated view of priorities dependencies resources risks and outcomes across the pillar.
- Make prioritization and resource tradeoffs within the Data & Product pillar and escalate broader FDO decisions to the Head of Finance Data Office.
- Manage pillar spend within the approved plan and recommend funding and investment changes as part of the overall FDO portfolio.
- Measure success through delivery productivity operational efficiency decision quality and business outcomes.
- Provide strategic oversight of the Finance data foundation and ensure it supports Finance 360 and broader Finance priorities.
- Guide data sourcing transformation normalization business data architecture semantic models reconciliations business definitions and foundational data products.
- Ensure trusted and standardized Finance data is available to support reporting analytics AI and decision-making.
- Partner with upstream data owners and Technology teams while maintaining Finance ownership of business data requirements and definitions.
- Provide overall pillar oversight of Finance 360 while the Finance 360 Product & Platform Director owns the product end to end.
- Ensure Finance 360 product priorities and the underlying data foundation remain aligned from design through delivery.
- Guide integration of reporting analytics KPIs drill-downs workflow self-service reference data data health and AI-enabled capabilities.
- Ensure validated capabilities from AI & Analytics and Process Re-engineering are integrated into the Finance 360 experience where appropriate.
- Partner with Finance Forward Change Management leadership to support rollout and enablement.
- Provide oversight of the Data Operations workstream led through the Data Foundation Director.
- Establish a sustainable operating model for data quality controls reconciliations monitoring issue management stewardship and governance.
- Define measures for data and product health and ensure issues are identified owned and resolved.
- Scale operational capabilities across the U.S. and GCC.
- Lead the U.S.-based Data & Product leadership team including the Finance 360 Product & Platform Director and Data Foundation Director.
- Work with the FDO GCC Lead who owns local GCC leadership while GCC resources align functionally to their respective pillar leads.
- Serve as the primary Data & Product representative with the CFO and senior Finance leadership.
- Partner with leaders across Accounting Controllership FP&A Business Finance Internal Audit Procurement and other Finance functions.
- Work closely with Technology Engineering Enterprise Architecture Data Platforms Infrastructure AI Enablement Technology Governance Enterprise Governance and GCC leadership.
- Partner with AI & Analytics and Process Re-engineering leaders to ensure their capabilities connect effectively with the Data & Product pillar.
- 12 years of experience across data strategy data and analytics product leadership Finance transformation or related leadership roles.
- Strong product leadership experience including building and scaling enterprise data analytics AI or digital products with measurable business outcomes.
- Experience leading enterprise data and analytics transformation in a large complex organization.
- Experience supporting Finance functions such as Accounting Controllership FP&A Business Finance or Finance Operations.
- Strong understanding of modern data architecture semantic models analytics platforms data governance and AI-enabled capabilities.
- Deep techno-functional experience with the ability to shape solution direction and challenge product data architecture and engineering teams.
- Experience leading global teams and large cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution.
- Strong executive communication skills and experience working with senior Finance and Technology leaders.
- Healthcare or payer industry experience.
- Experience working with or leading Global Capability Center teams.
- Consulting background.
We are looking for a leader who can connect Finance product data and technology. The ideal candidate can set direction with senior leaders go deep enough to challenge product and technical decisions and drive execution across multiple teams. This person should have prior experience building and scaling data or digital products and understand how the underlying data foundation operations analytics and AI capabilities come together to deliver business value.
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 184400 - 307400 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 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) company paid life insurance tuition reimbursement a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year paid holidays and leaves of absence. 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 were dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.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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About Company
Cigna Healthcare offers health insurance plans such as medical and dental to individuals and employers, international health insurance, and Medicare coverage.