Risk Management Strategy Director Senior

Anticipated End Date:

2026-01-20

Position Title:

Risk Management Strategy Director Senior

Job Description:

Risk Management Strategy Director Senior (Strategy Consulting Dir Sr)

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Ideal candidates will be located in Indianapolis, IN.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. Alternate locations may be considered if candidate resides within a commutable distance from an office.

The Risk Management Strategy Director Senior is responsible for leading large, complex, enterprise-wide programs and strategic initiatives, with an enhanced emphasis on audit readiness, risk identification and mitigation, compliance oversight, and DPAIO (Digital Platforms and AI Office) operational rigor. This position plays a critical role in driving accurate, timely, and effective remediation planning, monitoring, and reporting, while enabling leadership visibility through robust dash boarding and metric governance. This position requires strong analytical acumen, operational discipline, and the ability to navigate ambiguous environments while ensuring alignment with enterprise risk, audit, and compliance expectations.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead cross-functional teams to identify and manage operational, regulatory, audit, and compliance risks associated with enterprise-wide initiatives..
• Partners with Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit and business stakeholders on the development and refinement of strategic plans.
• Plays a key role in incorporating structured portfolio management and strategic initiative leadership to align with enterprise risk posture and strategic outcomes.
• Develops and communicates corporate level strategies and innovation opportunities to executives leveraging data-driven insights to highlight performance trends and enable proactive decision-making.
• Leads market analyses initiatives targeted to drive growth, includes risk-adjusted scenario planning and investment modeling to inform strategic decision-making.
• Develops and refines performance measures including KPIs, outcome metrics and reporting standards tied to audit and operational commitments.
• Ensures accuracy and integrity in reporting through structured data validation processes.
• Relationship building across operational, technical, and regulatory teams to drive accountability and execution.
• Facilitates large cross-functional working sessions or meetings to align strategy and leads efforts in coaching teams in project management, risk assessment, and process optimization.
• Act as a central operational leader within DPAIO to coordinate issue remediation activities tide to enterprise audit findings, operational deficiencies, or compliance gaps.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires BA/BS in a related field and minimum of 6 years experience in management consulting, change management, large scale project management and/or process improvement leadership; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. 

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Experience in healthcare, audit, regulatory compliance, operational risk management, or data governance strongly preferred.
• Proven proficiency with dashboards, analytics tools, and executive reporting strongly preferred.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills with demonstrated success influencing senior executives strongly preferred.
• Excellent computer skills and fluency with analytical and visualization tools strongly preferred.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment strongly preferred.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Job Level:

Director Equivalent

Workshift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Job Family:

BUS > Strategy, Planning & Execution

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.