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Humana is a publicly traded, Fortune 50 health benefits company with a long history of successful innovation and reinvention. It has transformed itself from the largest US nursing home company in the ’60s, to the largest US hospital corporation in the ’80s, to a leading health benefits company beginning in the ’90s. Today, Humana is a leader in consumer-focused health solutions and is one of the largest health benefits organizations in the country.

Role Overview: Growth Strategy Director

The Growth Strategy team is part of our Enterprise Growth function and supports growth across Humana’s businesses. The team has a strong dotted-line partnership with the Medicare and Medicaid organization, Humana’s largest, which comprises over 80% of the company’s total revenue and most of its earnings. Team members partner with executive leadership and stakeholders enterprise wide to deliver strategic projects addressing some of the businesses’ most important opportunities and challenges. These high-profile strategy projects place the team at the forefront of helping to define the future of the organization.

Humana is seeking an experienced leader to support delivery of the Growth team’s highest priority projects and initiatives, with an emphasis on Medicare Advantage strategy development and large-scale strategy program management. In this role, you will partner cross-functionally to help develop strategy, organize, and orchestrate some of our largest and high-priority cross-functional initiatives. You will partner with team members to deconstruct issues and challenges, perform targeted research and analysis, and craft sound, logical solutions and recommendations. You will also shape implementation considerations, and work with business owners to transition analysis into execution. While doing so, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with fellow team members, subject matter experts, members of Humana’s Enterprise Leadership Team, and corporate, functional, and business unit leaders.

The Growth Strategy Director will play a pivotal role in integrating strategic choices across the organization into a unified, actionable roadmap that drives sustainable growth and profitability while advancing the well-being of Humana’s members. Success in this role requires exceptional leadership, the ability to influence without direct authority, and proficiency in driving consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the prioritization, planning, and execution of high-impact, enterprise-wide growth initiatives, including comprehensive management of cross-functional programs spanning people, process, and technology domains

• Serve as the principal architect for large-scale Medicare Advantage strategy initiatives, guiding the end-to-end lifecycle from strategy development through implementation and value realization

• Engage with executive leadership to frame and address complex business challenges, leveraging advanced analytics, market intelligence, and financial modeling to inform strategic decision-making

• Lead strategic integration efforts, ensuring cohesive alignment of growth initiatives across multiple business units and corporate functions

• Develop and deliver executive-level presentations, reports, and recommendations that clearly articulate strategic priorities, operating context, and actionable insights for senior stakeholders

• Establish and own infrastructure and processes to monitor progress against enterprise strategic objectives, proactively identifying risks and implementing mitigation plans as necessary

• Champion talent development and mentorship, cultivating a high-performing, diverse team and supporting professional growth for junior staff

• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement throughout the Growth organization

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with outstanding academic credentials

• 8-10+ years of progressive experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, business unit strategy, or finance, with a proven track record of executive leadership and strategic impact

• Demonstrated expertise in program and portfolio management of complex, multi-disciplinary strategic initiatives

• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with advanced capability in quantitative and qualitative analysis

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated experience presenting to executive and board-level audiences

• Ability to build trust and credibility with senior business leaders and influence decision-making across the enterprise

• Highly collaborative, adaptable, and able to lead through ambiguity in a dynamic environment

• Experience in mentoring, developing, and managing high-performing teams

• Strong commitment to personal, professional, and organizational growth

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, MPH, PhD, or graduate degree in a management field

• Managed care and/or healthcare services work experience

• PMP Certification

Additional Information

Flexibility with work location; options include:

• Humana’s headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky

• Humana’s DC office in Arlington, VA

• Other HUM offices as determine by candidate’s location

• Remote, with majority of work conducted on Eastern time

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.

$201,600 - $277,200 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

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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Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.