Talent Planning and Assessments Director - Hybrid

The job profile for this position is Leadership Development Director, which is a Band 5 Management Career Track Role.

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We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Our people make all the difference in our success.

As a key leader on the Talent Readiness team, you will 1) have overall management of the enterprise succession and talent planning processes to identify, assess and deploy a diverse leadership pipeline required to deliver the enterprise strategy, 2) manage Cigna's enterprise assessment strategy and suite of solutions, and 3) ensure pull through into succession and development planning and other talent practices.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advance talent planning practices through greater focus on insights, technology and accountability to optimize talent decisions and accelerate leader readiness.
• Manage Cigna's enterprise assessment strategy, suite of solutions and associated vendor management; enable strategy and infrastructure to digitize assessment insights and leverage broader and deeper for talent review and decisions.
• Enable enterprise and executive talent review processes to ensure a diverse leadership pipeline.
• Champion action and drive accountability to outcomes of talent review.
• Manage processes and governance surrounding key talent segments including associated development and experience mapping.
• Oversee personalized development of enterprise talent; interact directly with HR Officers (HROs) and leadership on development plan creation, targeted actions, and measurement strategy.
• Maintain strong internal relationships with leadership pipeline talent and be seen as a resource for their development.
• Embed Talent Readiness frameworks (e.g., Success Profile, experience framework, leadership competencies) into leadership pipeline talent practices.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Masters or advanced degree preferred.
• Expertise/certification in assessments and executive coaching preferred. 
• 10 years of overall HR experience in roles of progressively increasing in scope and responsibility; assessments, talent planning, and HR Business Partner experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of talent assessment tools and methodologies.
• Proven experience in succession planning and leadership development.
• Significant and demonstrated ability to strategically align progressive talent strategies to business goals and objectives.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced and at times ambiguous environment. Exceptional work ethic.
• Experience leading teams while partnering closely with HR/business leadership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to influence at the senior leadership level.
• Proficiency in HRIS and talent management software.
• Limited travel

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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