Senior Strategic Account Executive, U500

Sr. Strategic Account Executive managing large accounts and driving growth at Cigna.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSt. Louis • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tools & technologies

Swift

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a key influencer and trusted advisor, cultivating strong, personal relationships with decision-makers and other key stakeholders.
Deeply understand your clients’ businesses, their industries, and their unique challenges.
Engage at all levels with both decision-makers and those who influence the decision-making process, ensuring Cigna’s voice is heard and valued.
Keep clients informed about the latest industry trends, helping them stay ahead of the curve and leveraging Cigna’s solutions to meet their evolving needs.
Strengthen your understanding of financials and underwriting to guide clients in managing their costs.
Drive growth, earnings and retention across your client portfolio, meeting targets for both new business and renewals.
Work closely with underwriting teams to ensure alignment, build trust, and ensure clients receive tailored, strategic solutions.
Oversee client service requests, ensuring seamless execution and swift resolution by directing them to the right team for problem-solving.
Manage key partner relationships to ensure client budgets align with reality, holding internal partners accountable and leveraging resources as needed to maintain success.

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience in health benefits or client management experience managing large accounts is highly preferred.
Strong communication, sales negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
Proven ability to manage and grow client relationships, particularly with clients having 500+ employees.
Experience in sales, marketing, underwriting, or operations is preferred.
Financial acumen with the ability to identify and drive growth opportunities within the book of business.
Demonstrated success in managing large, complex client accounts with a focus on relationship-building and revenue growth.

Comp & perks

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.
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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Hard Skills & Tools

client managementsales negotiationfinancial acumenunderwritingoperationssalesmarketing

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship-buildinginfluencingproblem-solvingtrust-building

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree