Contract Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 109,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Cigna in Naperville, IL is seeking a Contract Manager who treats facilitation as a thoughtful question. You will influence vendor performance, protect confidentiality, and ensure quality as timelines pressure the team.

You'll bring facilitation judgment, familiarity with the Naperville market, a collaborative mindset, and mentoring skills. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and growth opportunities in a trusted, autonomy-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering results as a Contract Manager.
• Familiar with the Naperville market and local landscape.
• Ability to mentor without taking over the keyboard.
• Demonstrated facilitation judgment when textbook answers don't fit.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Pressure-test assumptions before they become mistakes.
• Hold Naperville vendors to the promised standards.
• Handle confidential information with discretion.
• Maintain quality when deadlines tempt shortcuts.
• Map handoffs between IL teams to avoid gaps.
• Read Naperville customers' needs and expectations.
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders.
• Adapt presentation pitches to different audiences.

Skills

Facilitation judgment

Naperville market

Collaborative mindset

Mentoring

Contract Manager experience

Job description

We saved the Contract Manager spot at Cigna for someone who treats Facilitation like a question worth asking again every Naperville, IL morning. The thing worth noting is how much Cigna trusts you here — $109,000 - $161,000, general ownership, and a long runway, all from 7 years in.

Key Responsibilities

• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Hold Naperville vendors to the standard we promised our users
• Handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgment
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines start whispering shortcuts
• Map the handoffs between IL teams so nothing falls in the cracks
• Read between the lines of what Naperville customers actually need
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership
• Read the room and adjust how you pitch Presentation Skills to each audience

What You'll Bring

• Proven Facilitation judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• Familiarity with the Naperville market and local general landscape
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• Proven track record delivering results as a Contract Manager

Cigna has made Naperville, IL synonymous with autonomy-driven, dependable general work that outlasts the hype cycles. We keep ego out of code review and let the Conflict Resolution argument win on its merits.

The whole offer in one line: $109,000 - $161,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexible full-time hours that respect the life you have in IL.