Strategic Planning and Performance, Principal - IFP

Job Description

Your Role

The Strategic Planning and Performance team develops long-term strategies, annual plans, and performance reporting for the Individual and Family Plan line of business. The Strategic Planning and Performance, Principal - IFP will report to the Director, Strategic Planning and Performance Management. In this role you will play a critical role in supporting strategies with participating cross-functionally in business planning to support IFP affordability, access to care and quality goals and assist in the planning and direction of budgets. Additionally, you will lead activities that optimize the performance of IFP, including managing the monthly and quarterly business review meetings, and be responsible for monitoring the work of team members and providing guidance and leadership.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for planning and implementation of complex programs spanning across business areas which include encompass multiple projects, initiatives, and where analysis requires evaluation of intangible variance factors
• Ensure strategic direction of program is in line and designs strategies for alignment with goals and objectives
• Be responsible for facilitating annual strategic planning process and management
• Work in conjunction with financial partners to complete business planning and forecasting including management of budget planning as part of the annual budget cycle
• Ability to interact with all levels including senior management and influence decision-making with proven ability to determine key business issues, develop effective action plans, and implement to a successful conclusion
• Create, manage and maintain executive dashboard reporting, implementation roadmaps, portfolio processes and operating models to support IFP strategic goals
• Lead end-to-end preparations for Monthly, Quarterly Business Reviews and IFP performance management forums, including aggregating performance data and preparing information and meeting materials
• Manage logistics, execution and development of materials for - presentations, reports and data analysis - for internal events such as All-Hands, Townhalls and executive briefings, employee engagement activities and external meetings
• Manage large sets of data and track to deadlines to support a variety of executive-level forums in support of IFP strategic planning and performance reporting
• Collaborate with functional partners to create insightful key performance metrics for the IFP line of business that drives transparency and action to meet required performance and desired outcomes

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Requires Health Plan experience
• Requires experience with strategic planning and portfolio, project and program management to develop and maintain business strategies and roadmaps
• Requires experience with data analytics and ability to provide insights to leadership
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication, including ability to provide quality reporting at a level appropriate for executive leadership and Board of Directors, capable of self-management and exhibits a self-starter attitude with proven ability to collaborate with and influence team members of all-levels functioning in a matrix environment
• Prefers demonstrated experience as a chief of staff

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About the Team

Blue Shield of California's mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, Military Friendly Employer, People Companies that Care, a Leading Disability Employer, and one of California's top companies in volunteering and giving. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities - join us!

Our Values:

• Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
• Human. We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
• Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

Our Workplace Model:

At Blue Shield of California, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose - whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach - by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.

Two Ways of Working:

• Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above).Exceptions:
  
  • Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
  • Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
  • For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
• On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.