Strategy Execution & Advancement Lead
Humana, Louisville, KY, United States
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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
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
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
Benefits
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
Pay Range $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.
Scheduled Weekly Hours 40
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.
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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
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
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
Benefits
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
Pay Range $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.
Scheduled Weekly Hours 40
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.
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