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About The Cigna Group

The Cigna Group is dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those it serves. Through its divisions, Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, the company is committed to enhancing the lives of clients, customers, and patients. This role contributes to the company's mission by ensuring effective project delivery.

Role Overview

The Cigna Group is seeking a Project Manager/Epic Delivery Owner to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time position responsible for the comprehensive management and delivery of strategic Epics. The role involves overseeing the entire Epic lifecycle from ideation and definition through to implementation, release, and benefits realization, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Epic Ownership and Planning

• Own the delivery of Epics from ideation, definition, and refinement through implementation, release, and benefits realization.
• Partner with Product Managers and SME groups to define scope, outcomes, dependencies, and success measures.
• Maintain a holistic view of delivery, providing strategic guidance, business judgment, and recommendations for optimized execution.
• Develop and maintain Epic delivery plans, including timelines, resource needs, budget considerations, and milestone tracking.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and constraints early; develop mitigation plans and escalate when required.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise strategy, regulatory standards, and cross-program priorities.

Cross-Functional Leadership and Communication

• Lead collaboration across Agile Teams, ARTs, and business functions to ensure unified delivery.
• Facilitate cross-team synchronization and ensure dependencies across technology, business, operations, and external partners are effectively managed.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all Epic-related updates, decisions, and escalations.
• Provide clear, concise, and transparent communication to executives, business sponsors, SMEs, and delivery teams.
• Facilitate regular stakeholder reviews, steering committees, and status presentations.

Execution, Quality, and Strategic Contribution

• Monitor delivery performance against agreed scope, schedule, quality, and budget.
• Remove impediments in collaboration with RTEs, Product Owners, and functional leads.
• Ensure teams have clarity on deliverables, priorities, and success measures.
• Oversee and maintain accurate project documentation, including delivery plans, RAID logs, action trackers, and reporting packages.
• Conduct quality checks on deliverables to ensure alignment with acceptance criteria and business expectations.
• Lead post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the development or review of Lean Business Cases, cost-benefit assessments, and strategic proposals for new Epics or enhancements.
• Ensure business outcomes, KPIs, OKRs, and value realization metrics are clearly defined and measured.

Required Experience

Candidates for this full-time Project Manager/Epic Delivery Owner position should possess 5 to 10 years of relevant experience. The salary for this role is not disclosed.