Evernorth
SeniorAdvisor,ControlsOptimization&Automation
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“Senior Advisor, Controls Optimization & Automation at Evernorth. Skills: Controls optimization, Automation, Risk reduction, Process modernization. Optimize and modernize operational controls. Embed control design into business modernization initiatives”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce operational risk; Reduce control failures; Enable scalable, sustainable control solutions; Reduce reliance on manual controls; Enable automated controls and monitoring capabilities; Shift away from manual sampling; Risk reduction impact
Industry & Context.
Issue escalation; Issue resolution
Reside within 50 miles of Bloomfield, Chattanooga, Denver, St. Louis, or Scottsdale, AZ, Onsite 3 days per week if within 50 miles of specified locations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years relevant risk and controls experience, Proven ability to embed control requirements into system and process design, Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, Demonstrated ability to drive issue escalation and resolution across complex programs
Nice to Have
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Risk Management, Information Systems, or related field, CISA certification, 5+ years of Big 4 audit experience, Experience in healthcare operations or payer-provider environments, Experience managing SOX/SOC audit coordination and external auditor relationships
What You'll Do.
Optimize and modernize operational controls
Embed control design into business modernization initiatives
Advance use of automated and data-enabled controls
Reduce operational risk and control failures
Act as controls subject-matter expert
Partner with operations
Identify key risk points
Assess current-state manual control processes
Define future-state control requirements
Identify and drive opportunities to transition manual controls
sustainable control solutions
Embed as controls SME within key initiatives
Identify key risk points and control objectives within
Define and document future-state control requirements
Influence design decisions to reduce reliance on manual
Partner with cross functional teams and suppliers to
Facilitate control testing to confirm controls are implemented
Ensure control design aligns with expectations
Develop and maintain prioritized backlog of control automation
Translate control failures into actionable automation use cases
and technology teams to
Support shift away from manual sampling
Track and report on control optimization outcomes
Serve as trusted advisor to leaders on control
Act as bridge between risk/control requirements and technical
Support audit readiness through control design
Promote proactive approach to operational risk management
Contribute to evolution of control framework
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering with operations; Partnering with technology; Partnering with risk teams; Cross functional teams; Suppliers
Communication Scope
Stakeholder management
Process & Methodology
Backlog management
Full Job Description
## POSITION SUMMARY This role will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for optimizing and modernizing operational controls within the Provider Experience and Operations (PX&O) function. The role focuses on embedding strong control design into business modernization initiatives and advancing the use of automated and data-enabled controls to reduce operational risk and control failures. The individual will act as a controls subject‑matter expert (SME), partnering closely with operations, technology, and risk teams to identify key risk points, assess current‑state manual control processes, and define future‑state control requirements. The role is responsible for identifying and driving opportunities to transition manual controls into automated or data‑enabled control capabilities, enabling scalable, sustainable control solutions aligned with SOX and SOC expectations. **Candidates who reside within 50 miles of the following locations will be required to perform onsite 3 days per week: Bloomfield, CT; Chattanooga, TN; Denver, CO; St. Louis, MO; and Scottsdale, AZ.** ## Role Objectives The Controls Optimization & Automation Lead will execute responsibilities across two primary lenses: __Controls by Design in Business Modernization__ * Embed as a controls SME within key initiatives modernizing key PX&O operational processes * Identify key risk points and control objectives within future-state process and system designs * Define and document future-state control requirements, with an emphasis on preventive and automated controls * Influence design decisions to reduce reliance on manual or detective controls * Partner with cross functional teams and suppliers to validate that controls are appropriately designed * Facilitate control testing to confirm controls are implemented as intended * Ensure control design aligns with SOX, SOC, and internal risk management expectations __Current State Control Automation & Monitoring Enablement__ * Develop and maintain a
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