**Work at home oppotunity

POSITION SUMMARY

The Strategic Planning Director must own a Product, or set of Products, to drive measurable improvement against established Key Performance Indicators in line with Department Goals. To achieve these goals, they must partner with Business Product Owners, Technical Product Owners, Operational Leaders, Subject Matter Experts, and Key Stakeholders across the enterprise to evolve Accredo’s Product Strategy to improve customer experience (patients, caregivers, prescribers, and clients), deliver internal mechanisms to drive smarter business decisions, and improve value.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Serves as the customer proxy by understanding key business objectives and strategy of the product Assesses business value and prioritize all work to maximize value in line with product strategy Analysis of complex business situations, including distillation of the issues, developing insights and potential solutions, and driving appropriate conclusions.

Manage complex cross-functional strategic product development initiatives using appropriate project management skills. Develop and communicate concise presentations and executive briefings. Streamline processes to improve throughput, quality and service level agreements Create strategies to leverage Technology to drive value.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with Operations to ensure that they are engaged and supportive of direction.

• Work with Product Management and Stakeholders to define and prioritize the Product Backlog (refinement).

• Create User Stories and Acceptance Criteria, ensuring stories clearly communicate customer/Stakeholder needs to the development team; work with team to clarify stories as necessary. Responsible for final decisions on product functionality.

• Participate in and prepare for Program Increment Planning Involved in Program Backlog Refinement. Provide clarification on User Stories and Product Backlog to the team.

• Accept User Stories, or delegate to appropriate Business Product Owner. Participate in team demo, retro, and Inspect and Adapt.

• Understand and support inter-team dependencies, and escalate issues when necessary.

• Work with the delivery team to set and communicate release date and scope.

• Work with Team Members to ensure products are working in production (potentially – depends on DevOps model).

• Ability to monitor potential risks and develop mitigation plans Identifies improvements and codifies them for broader consumption.

• Collaborate with all team members to promote an environment of empowerment and creativity.

• Communicate the product roadmap clearly and inspires the team by painting target product vision.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 15+ years of experience, or 10+ years relevant experience with Bachelor’s Degree, or 5+ years relevant experience with Master’s degree.

• Microsoft Office software experience.

• Atlassian software experience (or similar agile management software – i.e. Rally).

• Advanced problem-solving skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Willingness to share opinions and take risk.

• Takes initiative, independent thinker and worker.

• Strong business analysis skills and familiarity with financial models.

• Ability to develop and model hypotheses and conclusions while identifying assumptions.

• Experience with Client facing business units preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage work load and meet project deadlines.

• Experience leading teams to define, scope, analyze and resolve strategic issues.

This role requires less than 10% of travel. You will need to be fully vaccinated in order to travel & meet the requirements for this position.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of $140,600 - $234,300, 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.

Helping our customers achieve healthier, more secure lives is at the heart of what we do. While you take care of our customers, we’ll take care of you through a comprehensive benefits program that helps you be at your best. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and best in class 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 dozens of corporate discounts on essentials you use every day. For more details on our employee benefits programs, please visit the “Life at Cigna” tab on our careersite: www.cigna.com/careers

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation exists to improve lives. We are a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Together, with colleagues around the world, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. When you work with us, or one of our subsidiaries, you’ll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people’s lives. What difference will you make?

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.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.