Organizational Readiness Program Lead, Group Benefits Underwriting

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 103,450 - 169,960; Full time

Job summary

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America in Boston, MA is seeking an Organization Readiness Program Lead to drive change management for Group Benefits Underwriting Transformation, coordinate communications, training and readiness across teams.

You will develop resources, influence adoption, build change champions, and use data insights to monitor initiatives while ensuring culture growth and accountability across partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Group Benefits.
• Self-starter with ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Execute on and support the Group Benefits Underwriting Transformation strategy.
• Guide change management for underwriting initiatives and coordinate communication.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Training development

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Position Overview

As the Organization Readiness Program Lead, you will execute on and support the Group Benefits Underwriting Transformation strategy. You will collaborate closely with the Underwriting Transformation team and cross‑functional Group Benefits partners as required. You are responsible for guiding change management for key, underwriting initiatives– including coordinating communication strategies, influencing adoption and change resiliency, enabling training and resource development, and developing change champions. This role is critical in ensuring business readiness for various initiatives, enabling the development of key resources, awareness, and adoption across impacted teams. Supporting transparent communication, program monitoring, and collaboration with stakeholders and business partners to drive accountability are key deliverables. You Will Engage colleagues and stakeholders to create detailed action plans, enabling the execution of initiatives and change adoption. Establish organization readiness for Underwriting‑wide projects across teams by driving the development of consistent messaging and communication, training and IMS documentation, influence change adoption and foster culture of resiliency and growth mindsets. Leverage data insights to create narratives on the performance of initiatives, opportunities and risks. Support the implementation and integration of values and supporting behaviors to drive desired culture transformation. Support the creation of presentations appropriate for the Underwriting organization and talking points for various partners. Proactively identify best practices and support business teams through capability development and maturity. Ability to work autonomously and organize your work so the business can achieve high quality, repeatable, consistent results. Establish and maintain long‑standing, trusted relationships with stakeholders and business partners. Effectively remove blockers and mitigate risks, maximizing team productivity and ensuring delivery. Communicate people, process, and technology innovations across Underwriting and business stakeholder. Hold teams and individuals accountable for timelines and deliverables. You Have Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

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Qualifications

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• 5+ years of experience in Group Benefits (preferred).
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Salary

• Salary Range: $103,450.00 - $169,960.00
• The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position.
• The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate.
• In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Work Arrangement

• The work arrangement for this role will be hybrid (3+ days per week in a Guardian office).
• Preferred locations include Boston, MA; Bethlehem, PA; and New York, NY.
• We will consider remote candidates if experience is aligned.

Company Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill‑building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards. Inspire Well‑Being As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well‑being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits.

Benefits

• Benefits apply to full‑time eligible employees.
• Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquiries related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Visa Sponsorship

Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment‑based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.

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