Strategy Advancement Advisor - Chief of Staff

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Description

The Strategy Advancement Advisor provides data-based strategic direction to identify and address business issues and opportunities. Provides business intelligence and strategic planning support for business segments or the company at large. The Strategy Advancement Advisor works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial.

Responsibilities

The role works closely with the Specialty Senior Vice President to help orchestrate the operation of the Specialty organization and provide support that allows the Segment Senior Vice President to focus on the most important aspects of leading the Specialty strategy for Humana. This role is a strategic position focused on ensuring that the organization is being run smoothly and effectively, reporting to the Senior Vice President, Specialty. This role serves on the Specialty Leadership Team and acts as the liaison between the organization and other internal and external businesses. This person anticipates needs and works to provide logical, innovative, and creative solutions without explicit instruction. S/he will be expected to communicate changes in prioritization and decision-making efficiently, and be capable of carrying out multiple projects while effectively prioritizing tasks according to the needs of the Segment Senior Vice President and the organization. Being effective in this role requires a natural aptitude for building strong, trusting partnerships across the organization. This position requires a hands-on, self-motivated, smart and emotionally intelligent individual who thrives in a fast-moving, dynamic environment within a complex and fast-changing industry.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Segment Senior Vice President to ensure that goals and objective are being achieved and that priorities are being communicated effectively.

Lead, manage and coordinate the execution of strategic and operational initiatives. These initiatives are strategic in nature, highly complex, and involve creation and oversight of multifaceted teams.

Drive alignment around setting strategic initiatives, executing and monitoring progress

Serve as a liaison to cross-functional groups across the entire company with a focus on working with teams, strong analytics, and information synthesis while applying critical thinking to these initiatives

Help breakthrough any roadblocks, resolve issues and escalate where needed

Identify and take on ad hoc strategic projects - everything from defining new opportunities to executing key initiatives, and closing the gaps in business and operation

Ensure that long-term projects are executed in an efficient, cost-effective and diligent manner

Create and maintain several long-term relationships on behalf of the Segment Senior Vice President

Create executive summaries and brief the Segment Senior Vice President daily on specific issues and projects or subject matter that is highly sensitive and confidential

Serve as primary liaison for internal and external communications, leadership materials, and team communications.

Facilitate leadership team meetings and business reviews to ensure effective utilization of time, quality decision making and focus on the most important topics. In addition to ensuring follow-up actions are documented and people are held accountable for those action items.

This role is responsible for reconciling the projections by the operations team with the financial team.

This role will participate in merger / acquisition efforts including integration activities across the segment as needed.

Skills and Knowledge

Strong analytic, organization and problem solving skills which support and enable sound decision making

Strong financial and business acumen

Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders

Strong working knowledge of the Specialty and/or Employer Group business and operations

Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to compose correspondence and content materials with a nuanced understanding of industry-specific subject matter, company standards, and procedural guidelines.

Exceptional listening skills

High self-initiative, commitment and follow through

Ability to multi-task and effectively manage competing priorities

Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels

Strong team player, able to build and leverage relationships across the organization

Fosters and builds a collaborative working relationship with various stakeholders within Employer Group Military and Specialty Business, across and outside of Humana

Experience with organizational change management

Proven track record of successful team leadership and development

Required Qualifications

Greater than 8 years of experience in management, line of business management, Finance and/or corporate strategy roles

More than five years of people management experience, including leading people leaders

Experience with leading major initiatives essential

Bachelor's degree in business or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree

Experience and proficiency with Powerpoint

Additional Information

This position is Work at Home. Requires High Speed Internet Connection.

Once COVID travel restrictions are lifted, travel may be requirement for this role based on business needs.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Company info

Humana Inc.
Website : http://www.humana.com