Director, Corporate Strategy

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 Humana's Corporate Strategy team is a high-performing group that works closely with Humana's senior leadership to chart the course for the company's future. In Strategy, you will identify and analyze exciting new growth opportunities and work with business leaders to prioritize strategic investments and execute strategic transformation. Corporate Strategy Directors have regular interactions with Humana's leadership and regularly manage deliverables for Humana's broader Management Team and Board of Directors.

As Director, Corporate Strategy, you will provide strategic guidance and thought leadership to our most senior leaders through the development of enterprise-wide strategic plans and objectives. In addition, you will lead a wide variety of cross-functional strategy projects related to Enterprise growth priorities, provide strategic support for M&A processes and external partnership opportunities, and present progress and recommendations to Humana's senior leadership and Board. Day-to-day activities will include overseeing a team of associates to prepare industry analysis, high level financial modeling, and qualitative analysis and synthesis of strategic options to create executive-level deliverables and recommendations for Humana's senior leaders and Board.

Key responsibilities include:

• Operate in true consulting-like model, aligned to specific businesses or functional organizations (e.g., CenterWell, Insurance, Technology / IT, Finance). Engage as long-term strategic planning business partners, applying industry expertise and a consulting approach to drive organizational strategy and innovation.

• Lead teams of 3-5 associates to execute analysis, market research, competitive intelligence and benchmarking, and stakeholder engagement inside and outside the organization

• Convert strategy into business cases and projects while prioritizing timelines and ensuring consensus and execution

• Support corporate development team on, as needed, on diligence and sector scans

• Managing external relationships with key business partners

• Developing and refining key team operating systems and individual team members

The successful candidate will be a dynamic leader who has experience in the healthcare industry, whether at a a top tier strategy consulting firm, in a large company, or a start-up / emerging company. He/she will have a demonstrated ability to influence peers and business leaders. This person must be comfortable with ambiguity and able to work collaboratively with key leaders to shape the priorities and agenda for the Corporate Strategy group.

• He/she also will be effective at multi-tasking and possess keen change management skills. Additional skills and competencies include:

• Leads Positively: Leads by example to cultivate a climate of motivation, positive energy and meaning in work. Empowers and guides associates take personal responsibility, encouraging them to productively learn, flourish, and strengthen team capacity. Assesses, selects, recognizes, and develops diverse talent to capitalize on competencies, ideas and passions.

• Acts Strategically: Sees how decisions can impact the whole of the organization and makes decisions using a broad knowledge of the long-term vision, values, risk acceptance and strategy of the organization. Uses an enterprise-wide perspective to translate strategies into actions, creating a clear view of the future state. Inspires others to embrace and advance the strategy as it evolves and is realized.

• Customer Focus: Connects meaningfully with internal and external customers to build emotional engagement and customer advocacy. Develops and applies deep customer knowledge to deliver work that provides value beyond expectations. Simplifies complexity and integrates internal efforts to deliver an optimal customer experience.

• Accountability: Meets established expectations and takes responsibility for achieving results; encourages others to do the same. Employs focus, attention to detail, reliability, and appropriate prioritization to drive outcomes. Sees opportunities to contribute and takes the initiative to create solutions.

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Required Qualifications

• BA/BS, MBA or other relevant degrees

• 5+ years consulting or corporate strategy experience

• Proven experience setting priorities and defining the future direction of a company (i.e. competitive analysis, strategy road map, strategic investment prioritization)

• Strong business acumen with proven ability to apply foundational strategy principles to a variety of business problems

• Solid understanding of advanced analytics and ability to structure and manipulate complex data sets

• Proven experience working directly with and interacting with executive leaders internally and externally

• Passion for people development and demonstrated leadership success, including direct or indirect team leadership

• Ability to identify, structure and solve business problems

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and oral communication and presentation skills.

• Experience with executive reporting, including senior leadership, management teams, and/or Boards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience at top-tier strategy consulting firm or Fortune 500 corporate strategy team

• Experience working in healthcare industry, preferably payer or provider space

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$184,800 - $254,100 per year

 

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 03-19-2026
About us
 Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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