Executive Recruiter, Senior Advisor - Hybrid

The Senior Executive Recruiter will report to the Head of Executive Recruiting and will shape talent strategies and drive a strong consistent brand for executive recruiting across the US enterprise. In addition, this role will be responsible for turning the business strategy into an actionable executive talent strategy by building proactive recruiting plans to address critical talent gaps, helping the organization assess and select talent for both today's and tomorrow's business needs and ultimately creating competitive advantage in the business and talent marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Consult with Senior Business and HR leaders on critical senior talent gaps and drive an effective and efficient talent strategy in support of the business.
• Understand Business Strategy, consult on the overall aligned talent strategy and be able to deliver on the executive recruiting strategy.
• Drive a strong Talent Assessment process and rigor.
• Proactively share market and competitive intelligence to inform talent, business and organizational design decisions.
• Network and build a talent pipeline with senior industry leaders, assess them and ultimately attract the highest skilled and credentialed professionals to join Cigna.
• Partner with Talent Management and business-based HR professionals to understand and address critical succession gaps and lead Talent Market Surveys to address those gaps.
• Be the primary negotiator and closer with selected candidates as well as conducting thorough reference checks on all finalist candidates.
• Create a diversity sourcing strategy for the designated business groups; this includes building strong external partnerships with diverse associations.
• Screen, evaluate and qualify candidates, including conducting in-depth candidate interviews to develop a deep understanding of candidate qualifications and competencies.
• Provide written candidate profiles and search status reports and provide counsel regarding the interview process as well as the assessment and evaluation of candidates.
• Partner with other HR partners, as appropriate, to ensure that Cigna is able to attract the necessary talent including; Total Rewards, Relocation, Employment Law, Learning and Development and Talent Management.
• Select and manage external search firm vendors as needed, in partnership with the Head of Executive Recruiting, identifying the "best" vendor for highly complex and confidential assignments, fee negotiation and managing the firm throughout the entire recruiting process.
• Provide substantive and competency-based feedback to all unsuccessful candidates. Ensure an exceptional hiring manager and candidate experience.
• Develop and maintain relevant market intelligence and regularly sharing that intelligence with business leaders to inform optimal business and talent decisions.
• Maintain understanding of innovative recruitment tools, technologies and best practices.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum of 10 years direct, relevant and recent experience in recruiting executives in retained search firm and/or internal corporate organizations required.
• Experience working on searches focusing on Healthcare Executives strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit diverse individuals and ability to negotiate and consult on complex compensation packages required.
• Understanding of legal issues that impact executive recruiting activities, namely restrictive covenants required.
• Experience working with complex offers with various compensation vehicles required.
• Exceptional assessment and interviewing skills and a strong command of assessment and selection methodologies, instruments and processes required.
• Track record of flawless execution and a strong ability to multi-task in a fast paced, deadline-oriented, high-demand environment with tight deliverables.
• Superb organizational and follow-up skills; ability to prioritize and process a high volume of work for multiple team members while maintaining the highest quality.
• Successfully work in an environment with high visibility and the ability to manage complex and sensitive situations independently.
• Experience working with high-level executives and teams.
• Sound judgment and discretion.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and database systems required.
• Knowledge of web-based candidate tracking system management and reporting preferred (Workday and Phenom People are strong plus).

Location

Bloomfield, CT / St. Louis, MO

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.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. 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.

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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.