Strategy Execution & Advancement Lead

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 Come help shape the future of Humana's enterprise data landscape.
We are building a modern, trusted, and empowering Data & Analytics (D&A) ecosystem! We need a Strategy Execution & Advancement Lead who can bring strategic clarity, compelling communication, and cross enterprise alignment to this journey. You will focus on advancing enterprise data governance strategy by designing and executing programmatic communication frameworks, ensuring leaders, stakeholders, and contributors across the business understand, support, and activate Humana's vision for data governance and associated modernization. You will sit at the intersection of organizational change management, enterprise strategy, data strategy, and technology transformation. We're looking for the ideal go-getter who can simplify complexity, instill excitement, cultivate alignment, and help drive meaningful progress across a large, matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Communications Leadership

• Develop a comprehensive strategic communications framework for the enterprise Data Governance program, aligning messaging to business priorities, executive expectations, and the broader D&A modernization strategy.

• Create clear, compelling communication materials—executive presentations, strategy narratives, visual frameworks, roadmaps, and status storytelling—that translate technical initiatives into business-relevant value.

• Serve as a strategic partner to program and product leaders, ensuring communications reinforce program goals and drive transparency, alignment, and adoption.

Strategy Execution & Enterprise Alignment

• Support execution of the enterprise Data Governance strategy by orchestrating communication touchpoints, stakeholder engagement plans, and structured messaging across business and technology teams.

• Harmonize data governance, D&A modernization, and enterprise strategies—helping leaders understand how efforts fit together and what decisions or behaviors are needed for success.

• Promote strategic awareness across the organization through facilitated sessions, education assets, and communication campaigns designed to grow capability, maturity, and shared ownership.

D&A Ecosystem Modernization Support

• Help steer the strategic direction and change‑enablement efforts associated with modernizing Humana's D&A platforms, tools, policies, and practices.

• Craft narratives that articulate modernization goals, value propositions, timelines, and required enterprise participation.

• Identify communication risks or misalignments and proactively shape messaging to maintain clarity and momentum.

Collaboration & Influence

• Partner with senior leaders, executives, data governance experts, technical teams, and business stakeholders to ensure consistent understanding of strategy and progress.

• Coach peers and cross-functional contributors on communication best practices that support strategic execution.

• Foster a culture of transparency, partnership, and shared commitment to a trusted enterprise data environment.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Communication & Narrative Design: Able to translate complex data governance and D&A modernization concepts into clear, compelling, executive-ready messaging.

• Cross-Enterprise Alignment & Influence: Skilled at harmonizing perspectives across business, technology, and governance stakeholders and driving shared understanding without direct authority.

• Strategy Execution & Structured Planning: Adept at turning strategic objectives into communication frameworks, engagement plans, and repeatable mechanisms that enable execution.

• Change Enablement for Modernization: Strong capability to shape communication that accelerates readiness, adoption, and clarity throughout transformation initiatives.

• Executive Presence & Stakeholder Engagement: Demonstrates polished, credible interaction with senior leaders and consistently produces high‑quality presentations, narratives, and strategic artifacts.

Success Measures

• Enterprise-wide clarity and engagement

• High‑quality strategic communication assets

• Acceleration of Data Governance maturity and associated D&A modernization efforts

You will report to a Director, Enterprise Data Governance.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

• 5–10 years of experience in strategy, strategic communications, program management, or a similar role supporting senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience translating complex or technical concepts into compelling, audience‑appropriate communications.

• Demonstrated ability to operate in large, matrixed organizations and influence across levels.

• Skilled in executive-ready communication tools (presentations, written narratives, visual frameworks, and data-driven storytelling).

• Experience with improving organizational clarity, engagement, and outcomes through strategic communication.

• Ability to work primarily on Eastern Time Zone hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data governance, data strategy, or digital transformation.

• Background in healthcare, insurance, or regulated industries.

• Experience with strategic program design, change enablement, or enterprise transformation initiatives.

• Master's degree or other relevant advanced degree

Additional Information

Work Style: This position will have a hybrid work style with 2 days per week in office and 3 days per work remote/home.

Office Location Options:

• Louisville, KY

• Washington, DC (Arlington, VA)

• Dallas, TX

• Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Chicago, IL

• New York, NY

• Nashville, TN

Why Humana?

At Humana, we know your well-being is important to you, and it's important to us too. That's why we're committed to making resources available to you that will enable you to become happier, healthier, and more productive in all areas of your life. Just to name a few:

• Work-Life Balance

• Generous PTO package

• Health benefits effective day 1

• Annual Incentive Plan

• 401K - Excellent company match

• Well-being program

• Paid Volunteer Time Off

If you share our passion for helping people, we likely have the right place for you at Humana.

Work at Home Guidance

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested

• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership

• Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.

• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.

• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

SSN Alert Statement

Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from [email protected] with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana's secure website.

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.

 

$117,600 - $161,700 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.

About Us
 About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our 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 and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.

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