Senior Director, Strategy & Business Planning - Evernorth Health Services - Hybrid

The Senior Director, Strategy & Business Planning is a leadership role focused on driving growth and operational effectiveness within the Payer & Strategic Markets organization.

Description

• Lead strategic and business planning across Payer & Strategic Markets, connecting divisional priorities, financial performance, growth opportunities, and execution plans.
• Partner with senior leaders and key stakeholders to set priorities, assess opportunities and risks, monitor progress, and drive accountability for measurable business outcomes.
• Lead and develop a team supporting business planning, growth enablement, client-facing activities, RFP support, and strategic initiatives.
• Support health plan new sales, renewals, sub-client RFP activity, client retention, and divisional growth strategies.
• Drive forecasting, business performance reviews, strategic planning routines, and executive reporting to identify opportunities, risks, resource needs, and investment priorities.
• Monitor market events, competitive intelligence, regulatory developments, client trends, and industry changes to identify emerging opportunities and risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategy, business planning, finance, operations, consulting, healthcare, client strategy, growth, or related business leadership roles.
• Proven people leadership experience, including leading and developing teams responsible for strategic, operational, growth, client-facing, or business development work.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes across senior leaders, cross-functional partners, and matrixed teams while leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including experience with forecasting, business performance management, resource planning, investment decisions, and business case development.