Director Strategic Initiatives

Elevance Health•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director Strategic Initiatives will serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership within the Health Benefits Operations organization. This role will help drive enterprise-level planning, executive communications, performance management, and operational coordination across a broad and highly visible portfolio. Will bring strong executive presence, sound business judgment, and the ability to synthesize data, operational priorities, and strategic messaging into clear, polished deliverables for senior audiences. Will also be responsible for identifying internal and external opportunities and partnering strategies for a Strategic Business Unit.

Requirements

Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience including 5 years of project management experience and 5 years of related experience as a health analyst or health staffer in the legislative community; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives or operating in a highly visible strategy, business planning, operations, or Chief of Staff-style capacity is strongly preferred.
Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders and influence across functions without direct authority is preferred.
Proven ability to synthesize complex data, operational performance insights, and strategic priorities into clear, compelling narratives and deliverables is preferred.
Experience managing business planning cycles, performance routines, governance forums is preferred.
Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities, stakeholders, and timelines is preferred.
Comfort working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with ambiguity, visibility, and evolving leadership priorities is preferred.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution and attention to detail is preferred.
Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate planning cycles, including capital readiness activities, business planning deliverables, and cross-functional inputs needed to support senior leadership decision-making.
Conduct in-depth strategic research.
Support executive-level planning and coordination, including leadership engagements, travel agendas, operating rhythms, meeting preparation, and follow-up actions.
Serve as a central partner to the Office of the COO, ensuring alignment across leadership priorities, governance routines, communications, and operational execution.
Work closely with a companion director role focused on culture, communications, and talent strategy to ensure cohesive execution across strategy, people, planning, and engagement priorities.
Participates in optimizing strategic initiatives and planning through challenges to cost/benefit investments that involve significant monetary investments and that support key strategic direction to the SBU.
Analyzes, researches and develops complex materials and documents relating to health issues.
Prepares white papers on select healthcare topics including presentation support materials such as graphic presentations and talk points for executive officers.
Serves as project manager for special projects as directed by executive management.
Works with Corporate Strategic Planning to ensure that the SBU is appropriately coordinated with the corporate strategies.
Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluate performance of direct reports.