Strategic Planning & Execution Manager

Transamerica Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Benefits Package

401k Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Transamerica is seeking a Project Manager within Corporate Development, Strategy and Sustainability to align senior leadership with strategic priorities and drive execution across Insurance/Retirement/Investments domains. You will manage multi‑area projects, maintain dashboards, and coordinate with PMO while guiding teams through prioritization and timelines.

The role emphasizes strong organization, communication, and relationship-building skills, with hybrid office expectations and 10–25%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.
• Eight years of strategic planning experience in a similar environment or in a planning/consultant role.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization to guide strategic planning fundamentals and plan execution.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to plan strategy, tactics and perform root cause analysis.
• Presentation skills to create and deliver information to a wide audience.
• Familiarity with project management tools and lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Define and establish strategic planning processes, plans, priorities, capabilities, measures of success.
• Develop and/or maintain strategic roadmap and assigned strategic dashboards/tracking mechanisms.
• Manage the timing of inputs/outputs that drive strategic project prioritization.
• Identify integrations across the organization that impact the group.
• Coordinate with strategic planning contacts across the organization (including the PMO) to develop and execute a holistic strategic planning process.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with supported groups and project teams.
• Serve as the escalation point to resolve conflicts on priorities, goals, strategies, resources and key initiatives.
• Create and deliver strategic presentations, story boards, etc. tailored for specific audiences.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Leadership

MS Office

LEAN Six Sigma

Insurance/Financial Services Exposure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business-related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Transamerica is seeking a Project Manager within Corporate Development, Strategy and Sustainability to align senior leadership with strategic priorities and drive execution across Insurance/Retirement/Investments domains. You will manage multi‑area projects, maintain dashboards, and coordinate with PMO while guiding teams through prioritization and timelines.

The role emphasizes strong organization, communication, and relationship-building skills, with hybrid office expectations and 10–25%