You will operate in a highly matrixed environment, partnering across GWP, Human Resources, Finance, Enterprise Technology, Procurement, Security, Legal, and business leadership, as well as external service partners. You must be able to build credibility and trust at all levels, influence without direct authority, navigate complex stakeholder environments, and convert business requirements into clear, actionable workplace and real estate solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and drive long-range workplace and space planning strategies for highly complex, cross-regional business portfolios, aligning physical environment decisions with organizational growth and workforce planning signals
Serve as the primary strategic interface between Global Workplace Services and business leaders, translating business objectives into workplace requirements and portfolio recommendations
Identify and resolve ambiguous, cross-functional workplace challenges by synthesizing data from space utilization systems, headcount forecasts, and business unit roadmaps
Influence capital investment decisions and workplace program prioritization by building compelling, data-driven business cases for senior and executive stakeholders
Establish and evolve processes that enable cross-functional teams to rapidly assess and respond to changes in business conditions, workforce distribution, or portfolio constraints
Build and maintain strategic partnerships with Real Estate, Facilities, HR, Finance, and business unit leaders to ensure workplace solutions are integrated with broader organizational planning cycles
Anticipate disruptions to the global workplace portfolio — including organizational restructuring, hybrid work shifts, or regional expansion — and develop contingency plans that maintain operational continuity
Contribute to the development of Global Workplace Services organization strategy by identifying emerging trends in workplace design, space utilization, and employee experience
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business, real estate, architecture, planning, operations management, analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Experience in workplace strategy, space planning, corporate real estate, or a related field within a large-scale, global organization
Experience developing and executing multi-year workplace and space planning strategies across complex, geographically distributed portfolios
Experience influencing senior and executive stakeholders through data-driven workplace recommendations, scenario analyses, and written strategic communications
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives that span real estate, facilities, HR, and finance functions (or similar functions) with measurable business outcomes
Experience contributing to organizational strategy development and translating enterprise-level workforce trends into actionable workplace program recommendations
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Experience applying occupancy analytics, space utilization data, and headcount forecasting to inform portfolio planning decisions
Experience operating as a strategic business partner in a technology company environment with rapidly evolving hybrid and distributed workforce models
Track record of building scalable planning processes and tools that improve cross-functional alignment and accelerate decision-making across global workplace teams
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 100,000 - 166,600 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 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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