Senior Director, Product & Innovation, ICHRA

Centene Corporation

. Drive the vision, strategy, and execution of ICHRA-focused products that enhance market competitiveness and deliver measurable value to customers and business.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • Florida, Montana, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $148,000 - $274,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the vision, strategy, and execution of ICHRA-focused products that enhance market competitiveness and deliver measurable value to customers and business.
Lead the development and optimization of ICHRA product portfolios by identifying emerging opportunities, shaping differentiated solutions, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Advance a culture of innovation by championing new ideas, testing concepts, and accelerating the successful adoption of high impact initiatives.
Lead the development and execution of the ICHRA business strategy, with accountability for growth, scalability, and long term sustainability.
Build, strengthen, and optimize the ICHRA carrier and provider network to ensure competitive offerings, coverage adequacy, and affordability.
Identify market opportunities, employer segments, and growth levers to expand ICHRA adoption across targeted populations.
Translate enterprise strategy into actionable strategies, milestones, and performance outcomes.
Serve as a strategic thought partner to executive leadership on ICHRA positioning, competitiveness, and innovation.
Partner closely with Network, Product, and Actuarial teams to design solutions that meet employer and employee needs while maintaining compliance and financial discipline.
Provide oversight of ICHRA related contracts, including carrier agreements, vendor partnerships, and third party administrators.
Communicate ICHRA strategy, performance, and risks to leaders and stakeholders.
Provide clear, data driven insights to support decision making and investment priorities.
Remove barriers to execution and drive alignment across stakeholders with competing priorities.
Ensure operational readiness and scalability as the ICHRA business grows.
Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Procurement to mitigate risk and ensure contractual consistency and governance.
Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all policies and standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent experience required
Master's Degree preferred
6+ years of progressive experience in healthcare, health insurance, benefits strategy, or related commercial product environments, with increasing leadership responsibility required
Familiarity with ICHRA, individual market products, or alternative employer health benefit models preferred
3+ years management experience required

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive pay
health insurance
401K and stock purchase plans
tuition reimbursement
paid time off plus holidays
flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

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Hard Skills & Tools

product developmentbusiness strategydata analysiscontract managementfinancial disciplinemarket analysisperformance measurementrisk mitigationcompliance managementnetwork optimization

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic thinkingcommunicationinnovationcollaborationproblem-solvingstakeholder managementdecision makingadaptabilityexecution