Manager Strategic Initiatives - Claim

My Next Stage; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 96,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the property casualty insurance sector is seeking a Manager for Strategic Initiatives to drive critical projects and improve organizational effectiveness. This role involves collaborating with senior executives and requires strong analytic skills, effective communication, and a foundational understanding of the insurance industry. The ideal candidate will have significant business experience and a passion for strategic development.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Retirement plan with 401(k) match

Minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually

Wellness program

Volunteer opportunities and matching gift program

Qualifications

• 5 years business experience.
• Knowledge of property casualty insurance.
• Experience in developing partnerships with senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Perform research and current state analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate on creating meaningful messages that amplify the company's value proposition.
• Assist in developing metrics and KPIs for tracking success.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Project management skills

Creative thinking skills

Education

Bachelors degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Advanced PowerPoint

Excel

Salesforce

Job description

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Technology

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$96,400.00 - $159,100.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

The Manager, Strategic Initiatives primary responsibility is to provide consulting, communications and analytic support to business leaders in developing and executing major projects and initiatives to enable achievement of the business plan. Organizational Effectiveness partners to develop strategic resources and consistent messaging to ensure organizational awareness, alignment; and understanding of key priorities and progress toward Claim’s goals and strategic objectives.

What Will You Do?

• Perform research and current state analysis: define challenges and pain points to identify improvement opportunities.
• Assists in building the story lines and presentations to communicate current & future state, gap analysis and recommendations.
• Collaborates on creating meaningful messages and content that amplifies our value proposition and culture.
• Develop and maintain strong, trusted, partnerships with senior executives and constituent partners in a highly collaborative and matrixed organization to drive critical work.
• In conjunction with others across Business Delivery, Analytics and Technology, helps to transform business strategy into tactical plans for execution.
• Create and maintain communication templates within Salesforce.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and eliminate inefficiencies.
• Assist in developing metrics and KPIs to measure and track success of improvement initiatives.
• Perform moderately complex strategic analysis, business analysis and cost/benefit analysis.
• Provides facts and analysis to assist the leadership team in solving complex problems.
• Supports market level planning and execution.
• May facilitate business meetings with the leadership team, and/or assist in preparing agendas and content for meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• MBA preferred.
• Knowledge of property casualty insurance.
• Strong understanding of insurance industry and market dynamics.
• Strong communication skills; verbal, written, storytelling, and platform skills to craft clear and engaging content.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills. Access skills a plus. Knowledge of financial analysis.
• Experience in developing strong, trusted, partnerships with senior executives and constituent partners in a highly collaborative and matrixed organization to drive critical work.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizing skills: version control and folder organization.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to ensure content accuracy and consistency.
• Creative thinking skills.
• Familiarity with Salesforce’s interface and features, particularly those related to email and document templates.
• Ability to design visually appealing and effective templates.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelors degree.
• 5 years business experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance:Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement:Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off:Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program:The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement:We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.