Anticipated End Date:

2024-10-31

Position Title:

Business Strategy Planning Director

Job Description:

Business Strategy Planning Director

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). Ideal candidates must live within 50 miles of a PulsePoint location.

The Business Strategy Planning Director will be responsible for the business unit's strategic planning and customer insight work.

How you will make an impact:

•    Understands all aspects of the business and partners with executive leadership to define strategy and successful criteria for the future. 
•    Evaluates Vendor Management's capabilities and identifies improvement opportunities. 
•    Establishes program governance, develops budgets, and ensures objectives are met. 
•    Creates documentation to support presentations and track program success. 
•    Provides strategic consultation to senior business leaders and leads transformation of spend categories. 
•    Leverages relationships and expertise to formulate strategy and road map. 
•    Collaborates with senior management and identifies new solutions. 
•    Forecasts future needs and develops cost-effective strategies.
•    Executes vendor management strategies and maintains vendor assurance programs. 
•    Develops effective business relationships with vendors and stakeholders. 
•    Provides subject matter expertise and remains aware of industry trends. 
•    Directs lifecycle activities for contracts and facilitates planning and implementation of new work items. 
•    Conducts risk and compliance assessments of vendor engagements. 
•    Proposes opportunities to improve results based on continuous needs assessment. 
•    Responsible for the development implementation and monitoring of line of business planning and project activities.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of related experience including prior leadership experience and 3 to 5 years of strategic planning; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

•    Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
•    Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary.
 

Job Level:

Director Equivalent

Workshift:

Job Family:

BUS > Strategy, Planning & Execution

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.