# Talent Strategy Lead

**Company**: The Cigna Group
**Location**: Bloomfield, CT
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $133,600 - $222,600 per year
**Category**: Human Resources
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Talent Strategy Lead will report to the Head of Workforce Readiness and play a critical role in advancing The Cigna Group's enterprise talent strategy. The successful candidate will lead the design of the performance management approach, translating strategic direction and business priorities into clear, modern practices that strengthen accountability and organisational performance.

**Responsibilities**

- Lead the design and evolution of the enterprise talent and performance strategy, aligned with long-term business and workforce priorities.

- Collaborate with senior HR leadership to design and refine the enterprise talent strategy during strategy refresh cycles.

- Consult on the development of tailored talent strategies that address the unique requirements of each business.

- Translate business strategy into clear talent needs and performance solutions.

- Identify cultural shifts and ways of working needed to support enterprise strategy and stronger performance.

- Shape the performance management design, including goal setting, assessment, calibration, and measures of impact.

- Define leadership and employee expectations that connect business outcomes, culture, and Lead to One behaviours.

- Connect talent and performance strategy with enterprise approaches to talent planning, workforce planning, learning, rewards, leadership development, and business needs.

- Partner with the AI Workforce Innovation lead to test practical AI-enabled solutions for performance, talent, coaching, and employee experience.

- Ensure talent strategy is translated into a strategic multi-year roadmap with critical capabilities, milestones, and resources identified.

- Establish governance frameworks to oversee the implementation of the talent strategy.

- Monitor progress and performance metrics, providing regular updates and recommendations to senior HR leadership.

- Create executive-ready recommendations, presentations, and business cases that influence decisions and drive action.

- Use talent data, employee insights, and external research to recommend improvements to talent practices and employee experiences.

- Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices across HR disciplines.

- Maintain connectivity to the Enterprise Strategy team and broader strategy community.

- Lead or participate in special projects and initiatives as needed.

**Requirements**

- At least 7 years of experience in talent strategy, performance management, organisational effectiveness, management consulting, or a related field.

- Experience developing integrated enterprise talent and performance strategies.

- Strong consulting skills, including problem-solving, solution design, executive communication, and storytelling.

- Ability to turn complex business needs and data into simple, scalable strategies and recommendations.

- Experience partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional HR teams.

- Comfort using data, insights, and technology to challenge current practices and improve the user experience.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Bachelor's or master's degree in human resources, organisational psychology, business, or a related field.

- Experience applying AI or emerging technology to talent, performance, coaching, or employee experience solutions.

- Experience in a large, complex, or highly regulated organisation.

- Background that blends strategy consulting, talent and performance expertise, and human-centred design.

**What You'll Gain**

- Competitive salary: $133,600 - $222,600 per year, depending on experience and location.

- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, vision, dental, and well-being programs.

- Opportunities for professional growth and development in a dynamic and supportive work environment.

## Skills

### Required
- talent strategy
- performance management
- organisational effectiveness
- management consulting

### Nice to have
- AI
- emerging technology
- human-centred design

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