Strategic HR Business Partner - MD Live & Workplace Care - Hybrid

The job profile for this position is Human Resources Advisor, which is a Band 4 Senior Contributor Career Track Role.

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Cigna is seeking a Strategic Human Resources Business Partner to support the MD Live and Workplace care organizations.

The HR Business Partner is accountable for delivering HR solutions and expertise to complex client groups to implement human resource strategies that support enterprise initiatives, achieve business results and enable sustainable growth.

In partnership with business leaders and HR Centers of Excellence this role facilitates the implementation of strategic program recommendations, prioritization and deployment in talent management, employee development, compensation, performance management, organizational transformation, change management and workforce effectiveness for the assigned client group and represents the voice of the business within HR and the voice of HR for the business.

This role requires the HRBP to be a strategic partner for the business, executing on many facets of talent strategy, demonstrating the ability to solve problems, coach leaders through difficult situations and change, while tracking and monitoring changes and progress in the organization, with moderate support from leader.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide strategic and day-to-day HR consultation to business leaders.
• Partner with business leaders to identify key retention and engagement drivers and build proactive solutions to retain key talent and build an engaging work environment.
• Partner closely with business leaders in the development, management and delivery of functional strategic workforce plans and determining optimal organizational design.
• Support the development of effective leaders within the organization, focusing on leadership needs and key themes identified as part of the business strategy and organizational and talent review processes. Will play an active role in guiding leaders through ongoing talent review and succession planning activities.
• Help leaders build strategies to close talent gaps and develop a highly effective leadership team and bench strength for succession. Encourages building strength through diversity.
• Proactively utilize data to identify issues and predict outcomes. Partner with leaders to recognize trends, develop recommendations and provide support to the team.
• Act as a change agent to client groups, partners and project teams in support of organizational change through the application of a common framework, process and set of best practice tools, which prepare employees for ongoing change and transformation.

Qualifications

• 5 years relevant experience in a HRBP or COE function preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required
• A highly effective communicator with the ability to clearly and concisely articulate ideas, concepts, and proposals
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly complex/matrixed business and HR model
• Strong focus on driving results and sense of urgency in supporting business leaders
• Credibility as a trusted advisor and confidant to leadership
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand, discuss and work with leaders on Cigna's business strategy and human capital implications
• Experience supporting change management
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients, partners, and colleagues
• Knowledge of, and proven capability in, organizational development techniques and performance management
• Experience in Workday preferred

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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