Strategic Growth Leader — Group Insurance

Securian Financial; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Leave programs

Holidays

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Volunteer time

Associate Resource Groups

Job summary

Securian Financial's Employee Benefit Solutions team seeks a Strategy Sr. Consultant – Group Insurance to translate market insights into strategic initiatives and lead cross‑functional programs that support growth and differentiation.

The role blends strategic thinking with market awareness, guiding analyses, developing business cases, and partnering across Product, Distribution, Finance, Operations, Technology and Marketing to drive execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic projects involving ambiguity and multiple stakeholders
• Experience conducting market, competitive, customer, and financial analysis
• Strong written and verbal communication skills tailored to all levels
• Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries

Responsibilities

• Monitor market, customer, competitive, technology, regulatory and industry trends and assess implications for the business
• Identify and explore new growth opportunities, partnerships, capabilities and differentiation
• Lead strategic analysis and develop recommendations, business cases, scenarios, and executive decision materials
• Lead high-priority cross-functional strategic initiatives from exploration through execution planning
• Evaluate competitive activity including investments, acquisitions, partnerships, products, technology, and distribution strategies
• Develop and test strategic hypotheses and challenge existing business assumptions
• Translate complex information into clear insights, choices, implications, and recommendations for senior leaders
• Partner across Product, Distribution, Finance, Operations, Technology, Marketing and others to advance priorities
• Maintain a pipeline of emerging opportunities and strategic questions needing exploration
• Measure progress against priorities and adapt as needed

Skills

Strategic leadership

Market analysis

Competitive analysis

Financial analysis

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Advanced degree

5+ years in strategy / BD / PM within group insurance

Job description

Securian Financial's Employee Benefit Solutions team seeks a Strategy Sr. Consultant – Group Insurance to translate market insights into strategic initiatives and lead cross‑functional programs that support growth and differentiation.

The role blends strategic thinking with market awareness, guiding analyses, developing business cases, and partnering across Product, Distribution, Finance, Operations, Technology and Marketing to drive execution.