Strategy and Business Development Principal

Cigna; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 400,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Hybrid work environment

Educational development opportunities

Job summary

The Cigna Group in Dubai is seeking a senior strategist for International Health's Global Strategy team to shape portfolio strategy and drive value across a global healthcare platform.

You will partner with senior leaders across the portfolio, conduct market analysis, develop business cases, and lead high-impact strategic initiatives with clear executive alignment.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or corporate development.
• Strong financial analysis skills with ability to build robust business cases.
• Experience assessing markets, competitors, customers, and growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority strategic projects supporting International Health's growth and objectives.
• Conduct market, competitor, customer, and industry analysis to identify opportunities and risks.
• Develop insights, recommendations, and executive presentations for strategic decisions.
• Support portfolio strategy development and key planning processes including annual strategy planning.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to evaluate opportunities and refine priorities.
• Evaluate growth opportunities including partnerships, organic, and inorganic initiatives.
• Influence senior leaders through clear, compelling communication.

Skills

Strategic planning

Financial analysis

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Market analysis

Project leadership

AI-enabled tools

Tools

AI-enabled tools

Job description

The role sits within International Health s Global Strategy team and reports to the Global Head of Strategy The team oversees portfolio strategy leads the strategic planning process supports inorganic growth activities including mergers and acquisitions and partners with businesses across International Health on their most important strategic priorities This is a highly visible role offering the opportunity to help shape the strategic direction of a global healthcare business The successful candidate will work closely with the International Health Senior Leadership Team executives across our portfolio businesses The Cigna Group s Enterprise Strategy team and selected external partners and advisers The role will contribute across the team s full remit with a particular focus on strategic planning strategy development business partnership and high-impact strategic initiatives

You ll Be Responsible For

• Leading high-priority strategic projects that support International Health s growth performance and long-term objectives
• Conducting market competitor customer and industry analysis to identify opportunities risks and emerging trends
• Developing insights recommendations and executive-level presentations that support strategic decision-making
• Supporting portfolio strategy development and key planning processes including annual strategy and business planning
• Partnering with senior stakeholders across the International Health portfolio to evaluate opportunities refine strategic priorities and support execution
• Evaluating growth opportunities including strategic partnerships market expansion organic initiatives and inorganic activity

What You ll Bring to the Role

• Experience in strategy consulting corporate strategy corporate development business transformation or a related strategic discipline
• Strong financial analysis skills combined with commercial acumen and the ability to develop robust business cases and evaluate performance
• Experience assessing markets competitors customers and growth opportunities
• A track record of leading strategic projects from initial analysis through recommendation and implementation
• Ability to influence senior leaders and executive stakeholders through clear compelling communication
• Strong problem-solving capabilities including the ability to structure ambiguous business challenges synthesize complex information and translate analysis into actionable recommendations
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to operate effectively across a global matrixed organization
• Ability to leverage technology and AI-enabled tools to improve the speed quality and effectiveness of work output

Why You ll Love Working Here

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid and flexible working environment
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Wellbeing Benefits
• Educational Development Opportunities
• Opportunity to work directly with senior leaders on some of the most important strategic priorities across a global healthcare organization

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

Experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, business transformation, or a related strategic discipline. Strong financial analysis skills combined with commercial acumen and the ability to develop robust business cases and evaluate performance. Experience assessing markets, competitors, customers, and growth opportunities. A track record of leading strategic projects from initial analysis through recommendation and implementation. Ability to influence senior leaders and executive stakeholders through clear, compelling communication. Strong problem-solving capabilities, including the ability to structure ambiguous business challenges, synthesize complex information, and translate analysis into actionable recommendations. Strong collaboration skills and the ability to operate effectively across a global, matrixed organization. Ability to leverage technology and AI-enabled tools to improve the speed, quality, and effectiveness of work output