Senior Business Projects Lead—Operations & Transformation

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company is seeking a Business Project Senior Advisor to lead complex cross-functional initiatives across operations, technology, and vendor teams. You will translate strategic priorities into structured plans, drive governance, manage risks, and ensure successful implementation from planning through stabilization.

Ideal candidates have advanced project-management experience, strong facilitation, and the ability to deliver executive-level updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Advanced experience leading complex business projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience coordinating stakeholders through implementation and stabilization.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional business projects from planning through stabilization.
• Translate objectives into defined scope, milestones, responsibilities, and dependencies.
• Coordinate governance, meetings, status reports, and readiness discussions.
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies; escalate as needed.
• Provide executive-ready updates and decision materials.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Facilitation

Planning & execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Healthcare Administration, Operations, or related

PM certification (PMP/Prosci) preferred

Job description

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company is seeking a Business Project Senior Advisor to lead complex cross-functional initiatives across operations, technology, and vendor teams. You will translate strategic priorities into structured plans, drive governance, manage risks, and ensure successful implementation from planning through stabilization.

Ideal candidates have advanced project-management experience, strong facilitation, and the ability to deliver executive-level updates.