Strategic Sales Enablement Advisor

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company; Bloomington, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company in Bloomington, IL, seeks a Strategic Sales Support Advisor to accelerate high-priority national accounts and bridge opportunity management, contracting, and implementation. You will work alongside Sales Directors to drive win probability for strategic pursuits.

The role emphasizes coordinating cross-functional teams, crafting customized solution content, and supporting RFPs and contract activities to ensure smooth handoff to implementation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years supporting strategic sales, consulting, proposal management, contracting, account management, project management, or business development.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Healthcare, PBM, managed care, consulting, or benefits industry experience.
• Experience managing RFP and contracting processes.
• Salesforce proficiency.
• PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, or project management certification.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Pursuit Leadership: Serve as the primary support partner for assigned sellers and manage opportunities from RFP through contracting and implementation intake.
• Proposal & Content Strategy: Ensure pitch materials have executive-level detail and tailor messaging for target accounts.
• Contracting & Deal Execution: Partner with contract teams, manage deliverables, and support signature control and barriers.
• Opportunity & Project Management: Coordinate SME engagement and lead finalist preparation activities.
• Process Improvement & Innovation: Identify automation opportunities and support AI-enabled content development.

Skills

Strategic sales support

Proposal management

Contracting

Account management

Cross-functional coordination

Salesforce

Project management

PMP

Lean Six Sigma

Executive communication

Education

PMP certification

Lean Six Sigma certification

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company in Bloomington, IL, seeks a Strategic Sales Support Advisor to accelerate high-priority national accounts and bridge opportunity management, contracting, and implementation. You will work alongside Sales Directors to drive win probability for strategic pursuits.

The role emphasizes coordinating cross-functional teams, crafting customized solution content, and supporting RFPs and contract activities to ensure smooth handoff to implementation.