Strategic Transformation Program Lead

Trusted Fraternal Life; Arden Hills (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Trusted Fraternal Life is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional transformation initiatives within the life insurance domain. You will translate strategy into actionable plans, manage complex programs, and align multiple workstreams with enterprise goals.

This hands-on leadership role requires building governance, communicating with senior leaders, and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project, program, transformation or related leadership experience.
• Experience within life insurance, annuities, financial services or a related industry.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with significant business impact.
• Experience supporting large-scale business transformation, system implementation, integration, conversion, product launch, modernization or policy administration platform initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution and delivery of complex, cross-functional strategic and transformation initiatives.
• Develop and maintain integrated program and project plans, including scope, timelines, milestones, budgets, resources, dependencies and success measures.
• Establish governance and decision-making processes that create transparency, accountability and forward momentum.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams while ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and strategic priorities.
• Translate strategic priorities into executable plans that achieve measurable business outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships across the organization and facilitate executive steering committees, governance meetings and decision-making forums.
• Provide senior leaders with clear visibility into progress, key decisions, risks, dependencies and recommendations.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions and constraints, developing practical mitigation and escalation plans.
• Partner with vendors, consultants, implementation partners and system providers to ensure successful delivery of program objectives.
• Partner with leaders to support organizational readiness, communication, training and change efforts associated with transformation initiatives.
• Monitor progress against milestones, budgets and success measures and ensure initiatives deliver intended business value and measurable results.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Relationship-building

Problem-solving

Influence decisions

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Trusted Fraternal Life is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional transformation initiatives within the life insurance domain. You will translate strategy into actionable plans, manage complex programs, and align multiple workstreams with enterprise goals.

This hands-on leadership role requires building governance, communicating with senior leaders, and delivering measurable business outcomes.