Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

Centene Corp.; Arizona; Remote; USD 207,000 - 392,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

401K and stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off + holidays

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Centene Corp. is seeking an executive thought partner to support the leadership team in shaping culture, strategy, and KPI execution. The role leads initiatives that affect how the technology team delivers value, while providing governance and cross-functional coordination.

The ideal candidate is product- and process-oriented, with a track record of turning strategy into actionable roadmaps and delivering high-impact results. Remote work is possible with travel to the St. Louis area.

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in product management, strategy, change management and project management.
• Experience supporting executive level strategy and driving interdepartmental collaboration.
• Provable experience going from strategy to execution and delivering.

Responsibilities

• Define, design and partner on technology operating model and product management maturation.
• Develop strategy around enterprise approach to technology prioritization.
• Ensure technology is metrics driven and focused across delivery and finances.
• Assist senior leadership with strategic prioritization across topics and stakeholders.
• Rank competing priorities and create decision-making frameworks.
• Coordinate follow-ups and next steps in leadership meetings.
• Align operations with strategy across business units and functions.
• Identify opportunities to streamline, automate or improve processes.
• Influence across all levels and divisions of the organization.

Skills

Product management

Strategy

Change management

Project management

Executive support

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business, communications or related field

Master's Degree preferred

Job description

Position Purpose

Act as a thought partner to the executive leadership team in support of the organizational culture and strategic priorities. Serve as a trusted confidant and advisor. Lead various initiatives that shape how the technology team executes and delivers. Provides oversight to high-level projects and initiatives, particularly focused on the execution of the leadership's key performance indicators (KPIs).

Key Details

Applicants for this role have the flexibility to work remotely anywhere in the Continental United States, but will require travel to the St. Louis area. The ideal candidate will be product and process oriented with the ability to establish strategy, roadmaps, governance, and execution across technology initiatives.

• Define, design and partner with technology and business on technology operating model, including product management maturation
• Develop strategy around enterprise approach to technology prioritization
• Ensure that technology is metrics driven and focused across delivery, finances, etc.
• Acts as an extension to senior leadership and assists with strategic prioritization across a variety of topics, stakeholders and external partners.
• Contributes to the development of, and provides leverage by ranking, competing priorities and creating decision-making frameworks.
• Takes part in technology leadership and strategy meetings and coordinate follow-ups and next steps.
• Works closely with all business units and functions to align operations with strategy.
• Identifies opportunities within the organization where processes can be streamlined, automated, or improved.
• Maneuvers through appropriate formal and informal organization channels, influencing across all levels of the organization and across divisions.
• Provides oversight to high-level projects and initiatives, particularly focused on the execution of the leadership's key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Executes high-value ad-hoc projects.
• Manages critical aspects of deliverables with a hands‑on approach, including drafting correspondence, and other tasks that facilitate the ability to effectively execute on top priorities.
• Prepares documents for internal and external audiences - including highly compelling presentations for company-wide meetings and external speaking engagements.
• Drives departmental efficiencies through increased communication across the leadership team and other stakeholders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in business, communications or related field required.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• 12+ years experience in product management, strategy, change management and project management required.
• Prior experience in large-scale industry required.
• Experience supporting executive level strategy and driving interdepartmental collaboration required.
• Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
• Provable experience going from strategy to execution and delivering

Pay Range: $207,000.00 - $392,100.00 per year

About Centene

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day.

You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act