Business Strategy Analyst II

American Public Life Insurance Company; Oklahoma City (OK); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Fidelity, based in the OKC metro area, is seeking a strategy analytics professional to independently lead problem framing and opportunity assessment for moderately complex initiatives. This hybrid role focuses on turning data-driven insights into decision-ready business cases for executive leaders.

You will develop CBA/ROI models, articulate value drivers, and collaborate across SME and mid-level leaders to inform prioritization and investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Business Management, Organization Leadership, Communication, or other technical area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently support enterprise strategy by leading problem framing, analysis, and opportunity assessment for moderately complex initiatives.
• Produce complete, decision ready business cases, value analyses, and recommendations to inform prioritization and investment decisions.
• Apply standard strategy, financial, and analytical frameworks to bridge business, technology, and data/AI considerations into clear choices for leaders.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem framing

Financial modeling

CBA/ROI modeling

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Documentation management

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Lean concepts

Job description

Must currently reside in the OKC metro area. This is a hybrid position.

Responsibilities

• Independently support enterprise strategy by leading problem framing, analysis, and opportunity assessment for moderately complex initiatives.
• Produce complete, decision ready business cases, value analyses, and recommendations to inform prioritization and investment decisions.
• Apply standard strategy, financial, and analytical frameworks to bridge business, technology, and data/AI considerations into clear choices for leaders.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Business Management, Organization Leadership, Communication, or other technical area preferred. Previous experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Technical Skills and Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem‑framing skills, with the ability to independently structure moderately complex business problems, apply appropriate frameworks, and translate ambiguity into clear scopes and decision questions.
• Proficient data analysis and financial modeling skills, including independent development of cost‑benefit analysis (CBA) and ROI models, with the ability to validate assumptions, assess sensitivity, and articulate value drivers using established tools and templates.
• Effective written, visual, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce complete, decision‑ready documentation, executive summaries, and presentations that clearly communicate analysis, trade‑offs, and recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence across cross‑functional teams, including Subject Matter Experts and mid‑level leaders, to gather inputs, align perspectives, and synthesize information into cohesive analysis and recommendations.
• Experience independently applying business, strategy, and process improvement tools (e.g., Lean concepts, problem definition frameworks, process analysis) to inform opportunity framing, feasibility assessment, and business case development.
• Strong discipline in analysis and documentation management, including maintaining clear assumptions, risks, dependencies, scope boundaries, and version control to ensure defensible and traceable outputs.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently within a defined scope, adapting to moderate ambiguity while actively incorporating feedback to improve analysis quality and decision impact.

About American Fidelity

American Fidelity is a certified Great Place to Work for All! No matter where you work in the organization, you have a chance to make a difference. Our culture focuses on helping Colleagues to be their best! We work hard to make a difference to our Customers and community, focus on teamwork and collaboration and always offer a different perspective - a different opinion. American Fidelity specializes in the education, public sector, automotive and healthcare industries with products like group and individual life, health and annuity services as well as other financial security products and services. We’re focused on offering a different opinion to our Customers – making things easier for them by providing benefits administration and education. For our policyholders, we help provide financial security through our benefit offerings, which provide coverage for some of life’s worst events – cancer, accidents, critical illnesses, death and more – and for some of life’s best – childbirth, retirement and more.

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