Strategic Initiatives Manager

Overview of Position

The Strategic Initiatives Manager plays a critical role in driving and executing special projects within the Reinsurance team.  The purpose of this role is to enhance communication, prioritization of strategic initiatives, and provide a mechanism for escalations and resolutions.  This role will work across all reinsurance products and will partner closely with the reinsurance leadership team and finance transformation team.  This is a highly visible role to the business and finance senior leadership.

Project Management

• Act as the primary liaison between the reinsurance and the business, IT, and reinsurance leaders on strategic initiatives, work to create roadmaps to future state.

• Work closely with the business on key client initiatives to ensure seamless client experience and ensuring timely delivery and effective execution.

• Collaborate with business units to understand their needs and challenges, and analyze existing processes to identify areas for improvement and optimization.

• Work on high priority client escalations that require immediate attention/triage.

• Prepare presentations to communicate status of open projects and initiatives to management, triggering escalations as necessary.

• Responsible for managing project deliverables and timelines

Process improvement & Change Management

• Develop and recommend process enhancements, automation solutions, and best practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

• Develop and implement change management strategies to ensure smooth adoption of new processes and systems.

• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the impact of process improvements and identify opportunities for further enhancement.

• Provide training and support to employees on new processes and systems to ensure successful implementation and utilization

• Develop and maintain documentation related to process changes and operational procedures

• Act as a utility player on the team, stepping in wherever there is an urgent need

Up to 5% Travel

What are the requirements needed for this position?

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance or related field

Experience:

• 4+ years of experience in project management, strategic planning or related role within the insurance or reinsurance industry.

Skills:

• Transformation Mindset, challenging the status quo

• Extensive experience with Alteryx or other data analytics tools

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop innovative solutions

• Strong leadership, effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels

What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?

• Strong understanding of process improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma

• Understanding of insurance/reinsurance accounting

• Able to thrive in a fast pace environment

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills required

• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines

• Accuracy and attention to detail

• Strong organizational skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables, V-look ups, Power BI

• Able to work independently

• Able to adapt to a flexible work environment

Pay Range:

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

Expected application deadline is

If date is blank then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.

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