Strategic Planning and Performance, Consultant - Commercial Growth and Strategy

Blue Shield of CA; Springfield Meadows (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Strategic Planning and Performance Consultant to collaborate across Commercial Markets and execute go-to-market strategies, vendor partnerships, and customer solutions. You will support strategy development, design actionable business recommendations, and drive cross-functional alignment to implement key priorities.

The role emphasizes leadership, critical thinking, and the ability to translate data into executive-ready insights, presentations, and performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or GED and 4+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• 7 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in the health insurance industry.
• Experience developing PowerPoint presentations and executive communications to support decision-making.
• Experience using Excel for analytics and dashboards.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functionally to drive change.
• Exposure to strategy development and execution (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support development of strategies and action plans for Commercial market opportunities.
• Design actionable business solutions and recommendations.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and execute key department priorities.

Skills

Executive communications

PowerPoint

Excel analytics

Cross-functional coordination

Health insurance knowledge

Strategy development

Education

Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Your Role

The Commercial Growth and Strategy department partners across Commercial Markets' lines of businesses to execute go-to-market strategies, manage strategic vendor partnerships and customer solutions, strengthen sales enablement through RFPs, quotes, and internal training, and ensures implementation of new Commercial groups. The Strategic Planning and Performance Consultant reports to the Director of Commercial Markets Strategy. In this role, you will support the development of strategies and action plans for critical Commercial market opportunities, design actionable business solutions and recommendations, drive cross-functional collaboration, and execute key departmental priorities.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Requires 7 years of prior relevant experience
• Requires prior experience and understanding of the health insurance industry
• Requires experience developing PowerPoint presentations and executive communications that support decision-making
• Requires experience using excel for analytics with the ability to develop and analyze performance reports and dashboards
• Requires demonstrated experience working with multiple stakeholders and ability to coordinate cross-functionally to drive change
• Prefer exposure to strategy development and execution