Chief Information Officer- Corporate Functions

Cigna Healthcare • St. Louis, MO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We seek a dedicated and visionary leader to assume the role of CIO, Corporate Functions. This individual will be responsible for advancing growth, innovation, and organizational value. The CIO, Corporate Functions, will partner closely with Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, PBS, and Pharmacy to harness technology capabilities in support of an integrated, innovation-driven strategy and roadmap that optimizes operations and enhances enterprise value. This role will also play a key leadership role in evolving a globally integrated technology workforce and delivery model, ensuring the right mix of talent, capabilities, and locations to support scalability, resilience, and long‑term business needs. In addition, the CIO will collaborate closely with peer CIOs to develop market‑leading capabilities that benefit both Corporate Functions and the broader enterprise.

Requirements

• Expertise with AI/ML platforms, generative AI technologies, and automation frameworks; skilled in developing AI-proficient teams and promoting a culture focused on ongoing innovation and knowledge advancement.
• Comprehensive knowledge of DevSecOps practices and technologies, including Agile methodology and environment.
• Experience with evaluating emerging technologies and recommending potential partnerships that provide efficiencies and competitive advantage.
• Understanding of service-oriented and event-driven architectures, as well as modern data modeling and data architecture practices.
• Experience with reusable asset development (ie. prototypes, POCs, and MVPs), cloud engineering and cloud-native design, messaging frameworks, API development, modern UI/UX design practices, container management, and industry standard programming languages.
• Understanding of non-functional requirements and their importance to solution design.
• Bachelor’s degree required
• 15 + years of experience in technology leadership, including substantial healthcare experience.
• Background in various information technology disciplines.
• Experience in strategic and transformational leadership, with a focus on team alignment and execution.
• Proven P/L leadership and the ability to prioritize investment decisions for future strategies while managing near-term costs.
• Ability to apply knowledge of the healthcare landscape to achieve strategic goals, including capability development and recommendations for partnerships or M&A.
• Skilled at explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences, influencing stakeholders, vendors, and clients.
• Willingness and capacity to learn new and emerging business models and technologies.
• Proficient in vendor management.
• Experience in recruiting, motivating, and developing globally integrated technology teams, balancing capabilities to support scale, speed, and resilience.
• Strong relationship management skills, fostering productive partnerships with technology and business leaders as well as external partners.
• Capable of adapting to changing business environments and managing ambiguity.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• a Master’s degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of the healthcare sector, enterprise strategy, and new technologies to work with business units to enhance existing solutions and identify opportunities for value. This includes tasks related to strategic decisions, operating models, vision, prioritization, resource allocation, build-or-buy choices, trade-offs, investments, and funding.
• Lead a globally-distributed team exceeding 1,200 technologists (contractors and full-time employees), focusing on developing talent, strengthening leadership, and optimizing team structures across regions to support skill development, capability building, leadership growth, and operational processes in pursuit of strategic objectives.
• Partner with the Technology Senior Leadership Team to shape and execute a globally integrated workforce strategy, expanding access to diverse talent sources while maintaining appropriate balance across regions and preserving critical capabilities and leadership continuity.
• Guide the evolution of global delivery and operating models, determining how technology capabilities should be strategically distributed and scaled to support future-state business needs, while ensuring continuity, performance, and strong collaboration across U.S. and international teams.
• Collaborate across business and technology teams to align on architecture, data, and digital capabilities, with attention to scalability, quality, user experience, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Promote the implementation and integration of AI and machine learning technologies to enhance innovation, operational efficiency, and the development of new business models within Corporate Functions; collaborate with the AI Center of Enablement and cross-functional teams to expand enterprise AI capabilities while ensuring their use remains responsible, secure, and ethical.
• Executive accountability for enterprise rebates processing, specifically the client and pharma manufacturer lifecycle across contracting, ensuring financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and integrated data visibility that protects margin and enables scalable commercial programs.
• Coordinate with P/L leadership to adjust and prioritize ongoing and future initiatives to maintain alignment with both enterprise and technology strategies.
• Support CIO in Executive Leadership Team and Board presentations and engagements, ensuring strategic, roadmap, and delivery alignment and clarity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees