Business Product Owner - EVERNORTH - Hybrid (Finance)

This is a hybrid role and will require the ability to work in-person.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Business Product Owner will be able to combine project management practices, agile development skills, and operational expertise into a pricing setup expert. This role will be responsible for the management of multiple concurrent business related projects for new and existing initiatives by leading and coordinating cross functional teams within the Express Scripts Finance Organization. This role will assist in gathering data to support business process enhancements, resolve issues and ensure that requirements are defined. This individual will handle various responsibilities such as planning, scheduling, and coordinating and manage all aspects of the project. In situations where the development team cannot provide solutions to certain issues, this individual will help remove the obstacles and support the team. The qualities you need to succeed in this job include excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work with a team, and good leadership skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Perform various functions in helping teams complete project assignments within project timelines.Coordinate cross-functionally to identify and evaluate initiatives. This includes interacting with the company clients and understanding their requirements and ensuring they are defined. Create and monitor project timelines and make sure that goals are met.
• Implement initiatives through leading and coordinating large cross-functional teams focused on delivering results. Detailed planning and execution. Ensure all communication, training, post implementation and deployment requirements are executed. Ensure the organization obtains benefits associated with the project or activity.
• Responsible for communicating overall project status and risks level. Organize and lead meetings to discuss or communicate changes in project plans. Submit weekly, monthly or annual reports to supervisors on project progress. Maintain status reports of the project and also keep a record of the previous reports.
• Develop departmental best practices, policies and procedures, and standardized documentation which can be consistently utilized by Express Scripts' internal and external staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting or related field preferred; Masters Degree preferred.
• 5+ years' relevant experience preferred.
• PMP certification desired.
• Excellent PC skills including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SQL and JIRA.
• Experience working cross-functionally to coordinate plans and execute against tight timelines.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills (i.e. presentation and written, listening, phone).
• Strong analytical, planning, problem identification and resolution skills required.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Effective communication with internal and external individuals in various functional areas and at all levels of management.
• Ability to plan for and integrate multiple tasks concurrently as well as work independently with minimal direction.
• Understanding of innovative project management methods.

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.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

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.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.