SSP Business Strategy Manager - 011985

Summary:

The Strategy Manager has overarching responsibility for managing and coordinating special projects, liaison to all business units and subsidiaries, coordination of Annual Segment Strategy & Performance (SSP) strategy, SSP Line of Business and Functional Strategy refresh and support strategy facilitation.

The position requires a working knowledge of health plan business processes, operations, and strategy. In addition to the flexibility, knowledge, and judgment to prioritize and manage multiple activities simultaneously, works productively with management and non-management to achieve desired results, communicates effectively in person and in writing, and partners in a collaborative manner to meet objectives. The position will lead and manage cross-functional project teams and will individually execute entire projects, utilizing a broad set of skills, including problem solving, project management, facilitation, communication, effective strategizing throughout the organization.

Essential Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
• Proactively assesses strategic impacts and risk resulting from strategy changes using collaborative planning processes to identify current state gaps and estimated work effort to comply; including but not limited to facilitating meetings, analyzing data, and engaging stakeholders from other divisions.
• Leads, supports, and participates in strategic and tactical project, program, and business planning, requiring close communication and interaction with senior leaders. Prepares and delivers presentations, analyses, and discussion documents. Ensures internal and external stakeholders receive accurate, timely, and relevant updates.
• Develops and maintains relationships across the enterprise to promote strategic compliance priorities and collaborates cross-functionally to optimize strategy preparedness.
• Conducts independent research and provides summary reports and presentations to stakeholders to ensure the successful execution of deliverables.
• Maintains an understanding of organization's position related to various enterprise priorities and accurately reflects the organization's position when required.
• Fosters continuous improvement. Acts as a change leader and cultural ambassador, championing change and innovation.
• Works closely with other Departments for input and integration. Ensures all perspectives are considered and develops processes and timelines to incorporate planning and execution of strategies across departments.
• Supports the development of the business, operational strategy; completing SWOT analysis, current state gap analysis and work effort estimation as needed.
• Builds and maintains productive relationships with corporate and business unit executives, target company management teams, and Business Development engagements.
• Assists with the SSP strategic plan, monitoring, and reporting on plan execution, and making modifications to the plan with support from executive management.
• Represents the SSP team on committees and discussions and communicate updates to health plan leaders and stakeholders.
• Consistently demonstrates high standards of integrity by supporting the Lifetime Healthcare Companies' mission and values, adhering to the Corporate Code of Conduct, and leading to the Lifetime Way values and beliefs.
• Maintains high regard for member privacy in accordance with the corporate privacy policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance is expected and required.
• Performs other functions as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Six (6) or more years of health plan operations, project management, compliance, or experience in a related field, or a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, marketing, business administration or related field.
• Six (6) years health plan, health insurance, project management or relevant experience.
• Strong leadership and/or management experience preferred.
• Familiarity with project management preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to provide proactive and creative solutions to business problems. Ability to identify root causes of business and workflow problems and determine innovative sources for solutions and opportunities.
• Proven ability to craft a vision and develop robust operational action plans.
• Strong persuasive and effective communication, presentation, people, and management skills. Ability to present clear and concise information to all levels of the organization.
• Ability to establish collaborative, effective relationships with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership to execute cross-divisional initiatives.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Physical Requirements:
• Ability to work in a home office for continuous periods of time for business continuity.
• Ability to travel across the Health Plan service region for meetings and/or trainings as needed.

The Lifetime Healthcare Companies aims to attract the best talent from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and experiential backgrounds, to diversify our workforce and best reflect the communities we serve.

Our mission is to foster an environment where diversity and inclusion are explicitly recognized as fundamental parts of our organizational culture. We believe that diversity of thought and background drives innovation which enables us to provide leading-edge healthcare insurance and services. With that mission in mind, we recruit the best candidates from all communities, to diversify and strengthen our workforce.

OUR COMPANY CULTURE:

Employees are united by our Lifetime Way Values & Behaviors that include compassion, pride, excellence, innovation and having fun! We aim to be an employer of choice by valuing workforce diversity, innovative thinking, employee development, and by offering competitive compensation and benefits.

In support of the Americans with Disabilities Act, this job description lists only those responsibilities and qualifications deemed essential to the position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)