Business Strategy Planning and Execution Director

Business Strategy Plan and Execution Director

Location: This role requires associates to be in‑office 3 days per week with hybrid flexibility. We are willing to consider other locations.

Hybrid work policy applies; candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location will not be considered unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

Business Strategy Plan and Execution Director is responsible for strategic planning and customer insight work in partnership with business units. The director will work across Carelon businesses to accelerate Carelon's most critical priorities through strategic problem solving, capability building, and execution. Prior engagements include business unit strategy development, new capability development, and operating model design.

• Manages strategic projects, reports and analysis. Leads the development and direction of selected issues and projects.
• Supports complex, high‑profile initiatives (at times multiple initiatives concurrently) at the direction of the VP of Growth & Strategy.
• Understands all aspects of the business and partners with executive leadership to define strategy and successful criteria for the future.
• Translates strategy into defined tactics, programs/projects priorities, and timelines and ensures alignment and attainment of enterprise strategic plans to turn strategy into reality.
• Documents strategic priorities such as external environment and reports on customer insight research initiatives.
• Builds and leverages relationships to provide innovative solutions to complex business problems.
• Identifies and proposes opportunities to improve results based on continuous needs assessment.
• Propagates execution methods, techniques, or approaches that improve execution confidence and reduce risk.
• Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of line of business planning and project activities.
• Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary.

BA/BS degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of related experience including prior leadership experience and 3 years of strategic planning; or any combination of education and experience that provides an equivalent background.

• Strong program management skills and a track record of working through ambiguity in a complex, multi‑stakeholder corporate environment.
• Prior strategy or management consulting experience.
• Experience translating complex, technical information into presentation‑friendly formats, including graphical displays, to a wide variety of internal and external executive audiences.
• Healthcare domain experience on the payor or provider side.
• Prior experience supporting complex, high‑profile initiatives.
• Program/project set‑up, advisory, governance, and management experience.
• Developing and delivering Executive‑level communications; all internal clients are SVP+ Leaders.
• Master’s degree preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below locations, the salary range for this specific position is $137,920 to $227,568.

Location(s):
Illinois, Virginia

Benefits include a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401(k) contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non‑discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

• The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.
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