Finance Product & Platform Lead

Finance 360 is being built as the primary workbench for Finance, bringing together reporting, analytics, workflow, AI-enabled insights, and decision support into a single experience for Finance teams.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Deputy Head of Finance Data Office, this role will lead the product strategy, roadmap, and execution of Finance 360. The Director will work closely with Finance leaders and technology partners to identify opportunities, shape solutions, validate concepts, and deliver capabilities that improve decision-making, productivity, and user experience across Finance.

This role leads the end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery through production deployment. Working with a team of product, data, and operations professionals, the Director will partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities, develop and test solutions, gather feedback, and work with technology teams to scale successful capabilities into production.

Finance 360 Product Strategy

• Define and maintain the Finance 360 product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Partner with Finance leadership to identify opportunities and shape future capabilities.
• Translate business needs into product requirements and capability roadmaps.
• Prioritize investments and enhancements based on business value and user needs.
• Define product success measures and monitor outcomes.

Finance 360 Delivery & Execution

• Lead discovery efforts, experimentation, prototypes, proof of concepts, and pilot solutions.
• Own product requirements, backlog prioritization, and release planning.
• Partner with Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Data Platform, AI Enablement, and Infrastructure teams.
• Coordinate testing, stakeholder reviews, and release readiness activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of the Finance 360 experience.

Product Operations & Governance

• Establish product governance and operating processes.
• Oversee KPI definitions, semantic models, business rules, and reporting requirements.
• Monitor product health, usage, and operational performance.
• Partner with the India Operations Lead to support product operations and governance.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong partnerships across Finance and Technology organizations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Finance 360 roadmap and priorities.
• Facilitate alignment across Finance, Technology, Data, AI, and Finance Forward teams.

People Leadership

• Lead a global team across the U.S. and India.
• Build and develop a high-performing team focused on execution and innovation.
• Coach and develop team members while fostering strong product and business acumen.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product management, data and analytics, digital platforms, or technology leadership.
• Experience supporting FP&A, Accounting, Controllership, Finance Operations, or Finance Transformation.
• Strong understanding of product strategy, roadmap development, prioritization, and stakeholder management.
• Experience leading enterprise data, analytics, workflow, or digital platform products.
• Experience working closely with Engineering, Architecture, Data Platform, and Technology teams.
• Locations: Hybrid work arrangement in Bloomfield, CT, Philadelphia, PA, Morris Plains, NJ, St Louis, MO. Open to remote if not aligned to office location with a strong preference for East Coast.

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.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 157,700 - 262,800 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus and long term incentive plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

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.

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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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