[Hiring] Value Management & Financial Operations Lead @Humana

Role Description

Become a part of our caring community. At Humana, we are focused on maximizing the value of our investments and ensuring disciplined financial management across our portfolio of initiatives. In this role, you will lead financial operations, budget planning, forecasting, value management, and investment evaluation activities that support executive decision-making and strategic portfolio governance. You will partner across business, technology, finance, and operational teams to identify opportunities, quantify value, evaluate investment decisions, and monitor realization of expected outcomes.

The core work hours will be based on EASTERN time, with flexibility based on exact location.

The Delivery Lead oversees financial operations and value management activities that enable effective portfolio governance and investment decision-making. This role is responsible for operational budget management, forecasting, invoicing oversight, financial reporting, and performance tracking across a complex portfolio of initiatives.

The Delivery Lead develops business cases, identifies and quantifies expected value, supports investment evaluations, and establishes processes to monitor benefits realization. This role partners with leaders across the organization to evaluate new opportunities, assess strategic investments, and ensure alignment between financial commitments and expected business outcomes.

The selected candidate will establish portfolio-level reporting and scorecards, monitor expected versus realized value, identify risks and opportunities impacting financial performance, and provide recommendations to senior leadership to support strategic decision-making.

The Delivery Lead exercises independent judgment and decision-making on complex issues, works under minimal supervision, and requires strong analytical, financial, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Use your skills to make an impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead operational budget management, forecasting, invoicing, and financial planning activities.
• Develop and maintain portfolio-level financial reporting and performance scorecards.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to develop business cases and investment recommendations.
• Identify, quantify, and track expected value associated with strategic initiatives.
• Establish and maintain processes for value realization measurement and reporting.
• Support portfolio governance processes, including investment prioritization and funding reviews.
• Analyze financial and operational performance trends and make recommendations to improve outcomes.
• Communicate portfolio performance, investment recommendations, and realized value to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Maintain visibility into portfolio spend, forecast accuracy, and investment performance.
• Drive continuous improvement of value management and financial operations capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 7+ years of healthcare, finance, operations, strategy, or portfolio management experience.
• 5+ years of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, or business operations experience.
• Experience developing business cases and evaluating investment opportunities.
• Experience analyzing and communicating financial and operational performance metrics.
• Experience leading highly complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and financial modeling.

Requirements

• Experience supporting large-scale healthcare, technology, or transformation portfolios.
• Experience with benefits realization, value management, or portfolio management disciplines.
• Experience preparing materials and recommendations for executive leadership review.
• Knowledge of healthcare payer operations, Stars, Risk Adjustment, Clinical Data Exchange, or Technology portfolios.
• MBA, CPA, PMP, or similar advanced certification.

Benefits

• Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave).
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and many other opportunities.

Company Description

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.