Director in Strategy & Transformation Office enabling strategic priorities and aligning business leaders. Partnering with functions to assess, inform, and drive measurable business impact in the insurance industry.
Responsibilities
Partner with business and functional teams to align strategic intent, assess current landscape, and design future models.
Conduct relevant industry analysis, complemented by best practices and benchmarks, to inform strategic recommendations.
Create high-quality deliverables related to strategic assessments to enable collaboration and decision-making with leaders and stakeholders.
Support enterprise program management through creation and communication of progress to ensure consistent alignment.
Develop, gather, and share comprehensive industry research with targeted stakeholder groups.
Manage and escalate issues or risks with suggested mitigation tactics to the Strategy & Transformation Office VP.
May perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required
Master’s degree or relevant professional qualifications preferred
Typically, a minimum of ten years’ related work experience in a combination of advisory, consulting, and/or industry roles
Experience in Commercial Property and Casualty Insurance strongly preferred
Solid working knowledge of the Commercial Property & Casualty insurance industry and value chain (i.e., Distribution, Underwriting, Claims, etc.)
Ability to plan, prioritize, and execute multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities seamlessly
Familiarity with relevant insurance industry research, financials, and related analytics – including sources such as S&P, Conning, A.M. Best, carrier / broker earnings results, etc.
Advanced communication and facilitation skills, both written and verbal, including high degree of proficiency in PowerPoint.
Ability to clearly articulate complicated analysis and recommendations through clear storylines.
Experience developing and presenting a wide range of content and analyses for various leaders and stakeholders.
Proven ability to influence and maintain collaborative relationships (externally and internally) in a matrixed environment.
Ability to bring a disciplined thought process and dynamic problem-solving ability to business challenges.
High degree of curiosity and motivation to continuously stay abreast of critical trends and issues impacting the industry.
Strong professional acumen, agility, and accountability.
Benefits
comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals
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