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Job Description
About Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare is a global health service company dedicated to transforming healthcare. With roots in the U.S. and operations in over 30 countries, we serve more than 180 million customers and patients worldwide. Ranked 14th on the Fortune 500 in 2026, Cigna is recognized as one of the most trusted and influential names in the industry.
Our mission is to improve the health, well-being, and peace of mind of those we serve.
You’ll join a globally recognized organization where trust, clear communication, and a positive culture shape how we work. Our leaders are consistent, approachable, and supportive, helping you maintain balance while doing meaningful work.
We look for people who thrive in collaborative environments, care about meaningful change, and want to grow in a company that puts people first. At Cigna Healthcare, your work contributes to better care experiences and supports customers through important moments in their lives.
About the Role
You will manage an assigned portfolio of Cigna Africa Corporate and SME clients, ensuring policies perform against agreed service levels and clients receive a high standard of service. You will strengthen client and broker relationships while supporting retention, profitability, continuous improvement, and opportunities to grow existing business.
What You’ll Do
Build strong relationships with existing clients and intermediaries, ensuring client needs are addressed and Cigna is represented professionally.
Develop and deliver strategic client plans, reports, renewal proposals, and product recommendations that support retention and profitability.
Partner with Underwriting and other functions to develop attractive renewal terms and product proposals while protecting business profitability.
Identify cross-selling opportunities within the existing client portfolio and present relevant proposals to clients and intermediaries.
Collaborate with Customer Services, Healthcare Services, Legal Services, and Marketing to address service issues and deliver high-quality client materials.
Manage contractual commitments, invoicing, deliverable quality, forecasts, references, testimonials, internal policies, and timely management information.
Support product development and renewal implementation by sharing client and market insights and ensuring schemes are appropriately reinstalled at renewal.
What You’ll Bring
A minimum of five years of client management experience within health insurance, preferably gained within an international company.
Experience working with insurers or insurance policies in African markets.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely.
Ability to independently manage a portfolio of clients and multiple simultaneous priorities.
Ability to define and resolve complex claims-related and client issues and recommend appropriate resolutions.
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Marketing or Business.
Ability to travel when required.
Skills
Soft Skills
Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, influencing, listening, and conflict-resolution skills.
Confident presentation and public-speaking skills.
Strong organization and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and navigate ambiguity.
Ability to build effective relationships across diverse clients, brokers, colleagues, and cultures.
Customer-focused, flexible, and results-oriented approach.
Technical / Functional Skills
Corporate client and intermediary relationship management.
Health insurance and African insurance market knowledge.
Client retention, renewals, cross-selling, forecasting, and profitability management.
Proposal development, client reporting, invoicing, and contract-delivery oversight.
Ability to work across multiple systems and tools.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
Nice to Have
Working knowledge of Agile project management; certification is preferred.
French or Portuguese language skills.
Why Join Us
Competitive salary.
Multicultural and hybrid working environment.
Private Medical Insurance.
Employee Wellbeing Benefits.
Educational Development Program.
About Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
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.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourselfEMEA@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourselfEMEA@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.
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About Company
Cigna traces our roots back more than 200 years, but we became the company you know today in 1982 with the merger of INA Corporation and Connecticut General Corporation. Ever since, weâve continued to innovate and expand around the world. We have sales capability in 30 countries and jurisdictions, and more than 86 million customer relationships throughout the world. Our more than 37,000 employees serve customers just about everywhere. Every day, our team works together with our customers in ways they find proactive, personal and empathetic. That spirit of true partnership goes deeper than paying claims, and is often life-changing â helping customers stay well, prevent sickness, obtain access to health care, recover from illness or injury, return to work and provide for their families. We work together with customers to provide customers with personally relevant products and services, and we help customers choose affordable health care and achieve optimal health outcomes.
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