Manager, Strategy

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision plans

401(K) and Roth options

Educational expense reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Digital mental health services

Job summary

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) is seeking a Senior Analyst in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. You will support strategic planning, provide market intelligence, and oversee alignment with corporate resources. Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 3+ years of quantitative analysis experience, and strong Excel and PowerPoint skills. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including medical plans, 401(K), and flexible work hours.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with quantitative analysis.
• Strong Excel skills for data analysis, reporting, and synthesis.
• Strong PowerPoint skills for creating effective presentations.

Responsibilities

• Help create and maintain strategic initiatives and plans for GB.
• Formulate strategic communications to senior leadership.
• Provide analytical support for corporate vision and strategies.

Skills

Quantitative problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

How you'll make an impact

As a senior analyst, you will be responsible for helping the strategic function execute in its duties ranging from strategic planning process, providing actionable market intelligence and overseeing alignment of corporate resources with strategic plans.

Essential Responsibilities

• Help create and maintain strategic initiatives and plans for GB and organizing reviews against these plans
• Formulate strategic communications to senior leadership and key external stakeholders
• Support development of corporate vision and strategies
• Provide analytical support to the developing/reviewing/documenting and challenging of business and corporate strategies.
• Provide actionable market and competitive intelligence to inform the process, serving as a source of thought leadership and innovative ideas, and overseeing alignment of corporate resources with strategic plans
• Maintain up-to-date view of market conditions and competitive environment
• Prepare for strategic offsite and other events with collateral that will help advance the company’s strategic agenda
• Provide analytical capacity for key initiatives

Required

• Exceptional quantitative problem solving skills
• Superb verbal and written communication skills
• 3+ years’ experience with quantitative analysis
• Bachelor’s degree or higher with strong academic credentials
• Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint
• Less than 20% travel

About You

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in business, finance or related field; 2 years of relevant work experience in a business strategy or consulting role. Strong Excel skills (performing data analysis, reporting, and synthesis.)
• Strong PowerPoint skills (drafting and developing presentations that effectively communicate complex ideas, analyses, and recommendations).

Behaviors:

• Data-driven and analytical: passionate about diving into data and finding the 'so-what?'
• Solution oriented: motivated to solve problems and get to the root cause of an issue.
• Intellectually curious: asks questions, seeks information, and enjoys the learning process.
• Flexible and dynamic: adaptive to changing priorities and multiple working styles.
• Team player: enjoys collaboration and works effectively with others.
• Effective communicator: articulate, clear and concise in thought presentation.

Compensation and benefits

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.