Communications Strategy & Operations Lead Consultant

Allstate Foundation; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate is seeking a Communications Strategy & Operations Lead Consultant to own projects, develop strategic plans, and act as a trusted advisor across the enterprise. The role emphasizes building relationships, shaping program strategies, and delivering results for the Agency Distribution channel.

The ideal candidate will bring senior-level communications strategy, strong writing skills, and proven cross-functional collaboration experience to drive growth and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in communications strategy or consulting.
• Strong consulting or strategic planning experience.
• Experience writing and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with cross-functional leadership to drive results.
• Develop change management and communication strategies and materials.
• Analyze program data and propose actionable improvements.
• Create business cases and influence stakeholders' actions.
• Lead strategy development for distribution programs.
• Support enterprise alignment and growth objectives.
• Remove barriers and enable cooperative cross-team efforts.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Business Communications

Business Writing

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Planning Ability

Process Improvements

Relationship Building

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Collaborations

Strategic Communication Planning

Strategy Development

Education

4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)

Job description

Communications Strategy & Operations Lead Consultant

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Job Description

Allstate's Agency Distribution channel is seeking a communications strategic Lead Consultant who has demonstrated success with writing, consultation and project management. Project ownership, strategy development, and serving as a consultant to the business are key factors in the opportunity. This role helps develop the strategic design, planning, and implementation of strategy for key Distribution programs and will include processes to support individual business function objectives with alignment to the enterprise strategy. The ability to build relationships across the enterprise as the subject matter expert and advocate for the agency channel will be another factor of this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives results through the development of effective relationships with cross functional leadership
• Develops change management and communication strategies and materials to support new plans, programs, or processes
• Analyzes statistical data as it relates to programs, projects and processes and provides action alternatives for improvement as appropriate
• Develops business cases and influences others to take recommended actions
• Demonstrates solid business knowledge, leadership, and strategic vision
• Enables leadership efforts for continuous improvements with processes & programs
• Takes an integrated approach to ensure initiatives align to the Company determined growth and profit goals
• Leads development of strategies to achieve plan objectives
• Leads the development/design of new plans, programs and processes
• Provides support in removing barriers to cooperative efforts with teams across functions.

Education

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)

Experience

• 5 or more years of experience (Preferred)
• 3 or more years of consultation or strategic planning experience (Preferred)
• Writing experience (Preferred)
• Ability to work cross functionally (Preferred)

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job does not have supervisory duties.

Education & Experience (in lieu)

• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Business Communications, Business Writing, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Planning Ability, Process Improvements, Relationship Building, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Collaborations, Strategic Communication Planning, Strategy Development

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 85,000.00 - 145,075.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact.

Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

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