Individual & Family Plans (IFP) Portfolio Planning & Intake Senior Manager - Remote - Cigna Healthcare

The Individual Family Plans (IFP) & Small Group Product Group (SGP) Portfolio Planning Leader is a strategic role responsible for overseeing the intake, evaluation, prioritization, and governance of portfolio initiatives across business segments. This leader ensures alignment with enterprise strategy, drives value creation, and facilitates decision-making across cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities: Lead team of Intake Managers Lead annual strategic planning cycles Stakeholder Experiences. Aggregate and prioritize initiatives vying for investment. Ensure alignment with enterprise goals and value drivers. Serve as a connector across Stakeholder Experiences to ensure initiatives are prioritized and escalated appropriately. Portfolio Prioritization & Value Optimization Own and facilitate road mapping sessions and Pitch Day Synthesize multi-year roadmaps into IFP & SGP Master Inventory Assist in determination of value optimization and strategic alignment Coordinate Stakeholder Experience Prioritization (1-n) Effort & Value Assessment EG: Impact & Feasibility Assessment, Business Case Validation Portfolio & Intake Management/ Governance & Decision Support Lead end-to-end management and coordination of all requests submitted into IFP & SGP Intake processes Own and facilitate portfolio governance, ensuring initiatives meet readiness criteria and are aligned with enterprise strategy. Guide business and partner with stakeholders to define problems and shape solutions. Identify, communicate and manage risks in an organized and detailed manner – timely escalation of barriers to success. Make initial Go/No-Go decisions, based on knowledge of aligned Stakeholder Experience Roadmap and backlogs (Strategic and Business Directed), and pipeline. Present GO recommendation to the Portfolio Leadership for disposition; if approved, include in backlog, and sequenced for delivery. Provide outcomes/status to the business submitters, including what the recommended outcomes mean. Drive trade-off and sequencing decisions across verticals, ensuring transparency and alignment. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree preferred Minimum of 15+ years of experience working in strategy and operational leadership, with a proven background successfully leading organizations through business transformation. 15+ years of relevant Portfolio Management, Program/Project Management, and/or healthcare experience required. 10+ years of experience leading people. Experience and/or working knowledge across multiple growth platforms, sub-business and/or functions preferred. Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and rapidly changing team-based, heavily matrixed environment. High degree of flexibility and agility. Works well in a fast-paced environment. Thrives on dealing with ambiguity and managing complexity. Strong relationship management and cross-functional influence, including at the most senior levels of the organization. Ability to understand complex needs of stakeholders at all levels of the organization in order to drive sustainable change. Innovative and will challenge the status quo. Strategic mindset & enterprise thinker. Strong self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Strong business acumen to support strategic alignment of initiatives. Acts authentically with honesty and integrity to create trusted relationships. Courage to reimagine current operating model and recommend ways for working differently. Demonstrated ability to drive and influence diverse stakeholders to decisions, alignment, and commitment, often requiring significant cross-functional coordination to achieve desired business results. Independently identifies and frames opportunities in a structured, data-driven way to clearly communicate options, risks, trade-offs. Ability to design, gain alignment and successfully execute key enterprise initiatives from start to finish; works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. Strong Change Management exposure to the discipline and components of Change Management (measurements, delivery, planning, execution, theories) CRITICAL COMPETENCIES: Strategic Mindset – Looks to future needs and possibilities and translates Enterprise strategic goals into executable plans Action Oriented – Takes on tough challenges with sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm Drives Results – Pushes team and cross functional partners to deliver needed results in tough circumstances and expedited timelines Decision Quality – Makes sound and timely decisions to keep work moving forward Directs Work – Provides direction to direct reports and cross functional teams and removes barriers to getting work done Manages Complexity – Makes sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems Manages Ambiguity – Operates effectively and drives work forward even when things are not certain or there is no clear way forward Balances Stakeholders – Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders across Health Services and Enterprise Collaborates – Quickly builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to ensure progress Courage – Steps up to address difficult issues and says what needs to be said Instills Trust – Quickly gains confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity Communicates Effectively – Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear message and adapts to multiple audiences Situational Adaptability – Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations 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 130,700 - 217,800 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 plan. At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll 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 and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here. About Cigna Healthcare Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. 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. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: [email protected] for support. Do not email [email protected] for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response. 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