Principal Strategic Consultant

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming healthcare. As a Blue Cross associate, you are joining a culture that is built on values of succeeding together, finding a better way, and doing the right thing.

If you are ready to make a difference, join us.

As a Strategic Business Consultant, you will serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to divisional P&L leaders. Supporting two or more P&Ls and their associated departments, you will drive strategic alignment, execution, and measurable success of key business objectives. This role blends strategic consulting with disciplined execution — ensuring divisional priorities are met while enabling long‑term growth and sustainability at the departmental level.

• Strategic Partnership: consult with executives and P&L leaders to align strategy and drive outcomes. Provide strategic challenge by constructively pushing back on senior leadership, identifying blind spots, and bringing alternative perspectives to strengthen decision‑making.
• Organizational Influence & Navigation: navigate complex dynamics and influence leaders at all levels by building trust and maintaining alignment across P&Ls and departments. Serve as a stabilizing force who anticipates friction and protects strategic priorities.
• External Intelligence & Translation: monitor market forces, regulatory changes, and industry trends to anticipate strategic impacts on divisional and departmental strategies. Partner with leadership to translate external requirements into actionable guidance, ensuring compliance and competitiveness.
• Project Leadership: lead departmental initiatives aligned to divisional strategies. Support Rhythm of Business framework and oversee complex projects to ensure strategy readiness and execution.
• Decision Support &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  guide decision‑making to align systems and processes with strategic direction. Proactively identify, elevate, and mitigate risks while bringing external perspectives to assigned P&Ls.
• Operational Excellence & Communication: facilitate meeting preparation and ensure transparent communication of updates to all leadership levels. Analyze operational challenges and present data‑driven recommendations for continuous improvement.

• 7+ years of professional related experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.
• Direct exposure to P&L management and health insurance or health plan operations.
• Proven ability to act as a strategic consultant and thought partner to senior leaders.
• Ability to voice dissenting viewpoints when needed, ensuring leaders have full visibility into implications, risks, and misalignment before decisions are finalized.
• Strong organizational relationship management, facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Executive presence with exceptional leadership and communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently under tight timelines and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills and a proven ability to handle a variety of assignments in a fast‑paced, complex business environment.
• Strong critical and strategic thinking, with a proven ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, and transform findings into project‑level strategies.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and act with integrity with sensitive data and proprietary information.
• Excellent conflict resolution skills and the ability to drive results.
• High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of health plan experience.
• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Experience with Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies. PMP certification.
• Experience with Visio, SharePoint, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Apps.

$ – $ – $ Annual

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