Senior Strategic HR Business Partner - Hybrid

Cigna Healthcare • St. Louis, MO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join us in shaping the future of Evernorth Health Services as a Senior Strategic Human Resources Business Partner supporting our Home Pharmacy and Virtual Care businesses. In this role, you will influence high-impact decisions, guide leaders through growth and transformation, and help teams unlock potential during rapid expansion and post-deal integration. This is a career-defining opportunity for an HR Business Partner who thrives in complexity and is energized by meaningful change. Responsibilities Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, aligning HR strategies with business goals to enable growth and transformation. Lead leadership development, workforce planning, organizational design, and long-term talent strategy initiatives. Drive HR execution for mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and organizational redesign. Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to create scalable, enterprise-ready solutions across Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Compensation, Benefits, HR Operations, and more. Coach leaders through complex people challenges, change management, and business transitions with clarity and compassion. Use data, insights, and workforce analytics to guide decisions and measure impact. Champion a culture of accountability, inclusion, agility, and continuous improvement. Identify leadership gaps, succession needs, and development opportunities to strengthen talent pipelines. Support optimization of operating models and workforce structures during periods of high growth. Required Qualifications 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including strategic HRBP leadership. Experience supporting organizations undergoing high growth, transformation, or integration. Strong business acumen with the ability to connect HR strategy to business, financial, and operational outcomes. Demonstrated strength in consulting, coaching, influencing, and relationship-building with senior leaders. Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously in fast-paced environments. Expertise in organizational development, change management, and talent strategy. Strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities. Ability to leverage HR data and analytics to inform strategy and measure impact. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; Master’s degree or HR certification preferred. Experience operating in a large, matrixed, or multinational organization. Familiarity with HRIS systems, including Workday. 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 The Cigna Group Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. 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: [email protected] for support. Do not email [email protected] 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. Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including strategic HRBP leadership.
• Experience supporting organizations undergoing high growth, transformation, or integration.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect HR strategy to business, financial, and operational outcomes.
• Demonstrated strength in consulting, coaching, influencing, and relationship-building with senior leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously in fast-paced environments.
• Expertise in organizational development, change management, and talent strategy.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to leverage HR data and analytics to inform strategy and measure impact.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; Master’s degree or HR certification preferred.
• Experience operating in a large, matrixed, or multinational organization.
• Familiarity with HRIS systems, including Workday.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, aligning HR strategies with business goals to enable growth and transformation.
• Lead leadership development, workforce planning, organizational design, and long-term talent strategy initiatives.
• Drive HR execution for mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and organizational redesign.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to create scalable, enterprise-ready solutions across Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Compensation, Benefits, HR Operations, and more.
• Coach leaders through complex people challenges, change management, and business transitions with clarity and compassion.
• Use data, insights, and workforce analytics to guide decisions and measure impact.
• Champion a culture of accountability, inclusion, agility, and continuous improvement.
• Identify leadership gaps, succession needs, and development opportunities to strengthen talent pipelines.
• Support optimization of operating models and workforce structures during periods of high growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior