Contract Manager: Lead, Align, and Accelerate Growth

Cigna; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

The Princeton-based team at Cigna seeks a Contract Manager who can bridge leadership concepts for non-technical colleagues while driving timely delivery. You will collaborate with a collaborative team in Princeton, ensuring clarity and ownership on projects, and mentoring others toward senior general roles.

With a strong emphasis on quality and communication, you will translate vague stakeholder asks into actionable plans, push back on shortcuts when needed, and grow within a mentorship-driven,

Qualifications

• Translate leadership complexity for a non-technical audience.
• Proven track record of delivering under deadline pressure.
• Ability to take ownership and run with new responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support to colleagues and Cigna clients as needed.
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality.
• Pair leadership fluency with the patience to explain it plainly.
• Refuse to let attention to detail debt accumulate on your watch.
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines push for shortcuts.
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp attention-to-detail plan.
• Push back respectfully when an adaptability shortcut costs us later.
• Document the why, not just the what, behind every innovation decision.

Skills

Leadership translation

Deadline-driven delivery

Ownership mentality

Attention to detail

Job description

The Princeton-based team at Cigna seeks a Contract Manager who can bridge leadership concepts for non-technical colleagues while driving timely delivery. You will collaborate with a collaborative team in Princeton, ensuring clarity and ownership on projects, and mentoring others toward senior general roles.

With a strong emphasis on quality and communication, you will translate vague stakeholder asks into actionable plans, push back on shortcuts when needed, and grow within a mentorship-driven,