Job Description

**The candidate can sit anywhere in the United States, however there is a strong preference for Eastern Standard Time Zone**

Role Summary:

The Americas Sales Leader will be responsible for setting and executing a sales strategy for our Global Individual Health (GIH) Business and leading a team to deliver on an aggressive growth and performance plan. We are a direct-to-consumer business working within a broader Cigna portfolio. At GIH, we are driving a retail culture: being customer-focused, agile and fast moving, innovative, and data driven.

Responsibilities:

Full accountability for sales organizational - from setting a strategy through to delivery of sales growth and performance targets including sales/membership growth and persistency goals, and earnings plan.

Develops and maintains strong intelligence capability through customer/broker contact and formal competitive analysis

Achieves sales/membership growth and persistency goals

Achieve/exceed earnings plan

Ensures account specific development plans promote profitable growth and a truly integrated Cigna Global product portfolio

Works with Client Managers to manage the renewal and presentation process for assigned customers

Team management including recruitment, performance management, development planning, etc.

Completes all reporting requirements on time.

Monitor critical metrics/dashboards to identify operational strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.

Key member of the GIH Commercial Management Team

Qualifications:

Bachelor\'s Degree or equivalent work experience.

The role will require 50% travel, mostly within the United States and once a quarter international to (Dubai and United Kingdom).

8+ years of industry related experience; minimum of 5 years of sales experience required.

Demonstrated experience building innovative strategies in both broker and alternative distribution channels.

Lives and breathes data and demonstrated use of digital tools to drive effectiveness and efficiencies in work.

Demonstrated abilities leading a sale function from strategy through to execution \xe2\x80\x93 and proven accountability for delivering strong sales growth.

Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, including public speaking and presentation skills.

Enjoys working hard and looks for challenges; able to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available; not afraid to take charge of a situation; can overcome resistance to leadership and take unpopular stands when necessary.

Comfortable dealing with and managing an ever-changing, highly competitive industry/ environment; communicates optimism and confidence in the future.

Proven experience building a competitive sales force and leading a multidisciplinary team of professionals.

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.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That\xe2\x80\x99s why you\xe2\x80\x99ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit .

About Cigna Healthcare

Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. 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: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com 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.

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