Become a part of our caring community and help us put health firstThe Health Quality & Stars, Medical Cost Management, and Clinical Analytics organization is looking for a seasoned leader to lead strategic planning and business operations. The primary objective of this leader is to ensure that the team delivers strong business results and does so efficiently and effectively.Location: remoteThe Director, Strategy Advancement provides data-based strategic direction to identify and address business issues and opportunities. The role provides business intelligence and strategic planning support for the organization, segment, and the company at large. The Director, Strategy Advancement requires an in-depth understanding of how organization capabilities interrelate across the enterprise.Responsibilities:
Strategic planning support - Collaborate with senior team members to determine and prioritize business strategies. Coordinate with leadership to complete vision / mission development and articulate strategic priorities. Maintain the team's vision, annual and long-term plans, OKRs, and other far-reaching strategy documents. Coordinate dependencies and other inter-related efforts across teams (especially when priorities conflict) and facilitate work by ensuring teams have the resources they need.
Portfolio management - Ensure strategic alignment across the portfolio. Create structure to properly prioritize initiatives/projects that align with strategic objectives. Develop and lead the prioritization process, identify tradeoffs and make recommendations to leadership on selection to ensure the business is working on the right things.
Managing operating cadence and business rhythm - Establish, document, and mature repeatable processes for critical business functions that occur on a regular cadence like team meetings, budget planning, strategic planning, headcount planning, along with the overall planning and execution tempo of the organization. Partner with human resources, finance, procurement, and legal among other teams to ensure the organization's smooth operation.
Internal communications - Compile regular updates on business activities to generate cross-team awareness. Partner to plan leadership team meetings, all-hands meetings, and other cross-team events. Assist in shaping organizational culture, values, and expectations. Partner with culture, associate experience, communications, and other teams to leverage their expertise as appropriate.
Executive communications - Maximize internal voice with key stakeholders (Medicare & Medicaid leadership, Management Team, Board of Directors, etc.). Includes preparation and after-action reviews with significant meeting forums. Responsible for setting agendas, establishing deadlines, working with presenters to develop materials, ensuring materials are high quality, owning end-to-end content review prior to the meeting, and capturing and making any necessary edits.
External communications and influence - Develop conference strategy, identify public speaking engagements, social media approach, and partner with communication teams to enhance Humana's reputation as a thought leader in Medicare Advantage and health care broadly. Draft materials as appropriate.
Leadership effectiveness - Serve as a formal and informal adviser to improve the effectiveness of the SVP and direct reports, as well as leaders throughout the organization. Help leaders carry out the organization's vision and strategic intent at all levels. Serve a team representative where needed, identifying opportunities and drive follow-up as needed. Act as a first point of contact keeping the senior leaders aware of unanticipated problems or opportunities with identified initiatives, and a proxy for the leadership team in resolving issues.
Monitoring and evaluating organizational progress - Define, align, and track success metrics. Identify gaps and make recommendations for improvement. Establish, operate, and improve the systems that capture, track, and regularly report on work in flight, especially strategic or other cross-functional initiatives, to ensure situational awareness at all levels. Present recommendations to mitigate risks and resolve conflicts.
Use your skills to make an impactRole Essentials
Bachelors Degree
8 or more years of strategy, portfolio management and/or program optimization OR 4 years of experience at a top consulting firm in combination with additional 4 years or more of professional experience
3 or more years leading teams or cross functional leadership experience
Executive communications experience both written and verbal
Ability to quickly build and maintain trust with business leaders
Demonstrated ability working within a matrixed environment and managing senior stakeholders
Ability to work with cross functional teams, including aligned resources and operational partners
Ability to present to executive level leadership
Strong business and financial acumen
Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Power Point, Word, and Excel
Proven skills influencing others and a track record of success working through ambiguity
Role Desirables
MBA or other advanced degree
Stars, Medical Cost Management, and/or Clinical Analytics experience
Internal or external consulting experience
Additional InformationHumana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from Humana@myworkday.com with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana's secure website.Scheduled Weekly Hours40Pay RangeThe compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.$164,700 - $226,600 per yearThis job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.Description of BenefitsHumana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, 'Humana') offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.About usHumana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first - for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.Equal Opportunity EmployerIt is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.Humana complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We also provide free language interpreter services. See our https://www.humana.com/legal/accessibility-resources?source=HumanaWebsite.
