Strategy Manager

Allstate Foundation; Illinois; Remote; USD 100,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate Foundation is seeking a strategy-focused professional to conduct structured analyses and synthesize data to support senior leadership with forward-looking recommendations. You will collaborate across stakeholders, benchmark financials, and craft clear narratives that drive enterprise decisions.

Preferred background includes management consulting or corporate strategy, with exposure to the insurance industry being a significant plus.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience working in a strategy function with experience supporting multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading analyses or workstreams that informed senior-level decisions.
• Management consulting or corporate strategy experience preferred, with prior exposure to the insurance industry a significant plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured analysis of defined business challenges by synthesizing internal data, stakeholder input, and market intelligence to support strategic recommendations and decision-making.
• Leverage financial benchmarking and scenario modeling to present leadership with forward-looking scenarios reflecting potential environments.
• Craft and deliver clear communications for senior audiences that distill complex insights into narratives.
• Serve as a thought partner, engaging in team problem solving and contributing to knowledge creation initiatives.
• Monitor competitor actions, market trends, and industry benchmarks to provide an outside-in perspective.
• Develop understanding of departmental and enterprise strategies to align deliverables with broader goals.
• Establish trust-based relationships with stakeholders, acting as an advisor and connector of ideas.
• Identify emerging topics that anticipate leadership needs and spark dialogue.

Skills

Decision Making

Marketing Strategies

Strategic Direction

Strategic Planning

Taking Initiative

Job description

Job Description

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct structured analysis of defined business challenges by synthesizing internal data, stakeholder input, and market intelligence to support strategic recommendations and decision-making
• Leverage financial benchmarking and scenario modeling to present leadership with a range of forward-looking scenarios that reflect potential operating environments
• Craft and deliver high-impact communications, both written and verbal, that distill complex insights into clear, compelling narratives for senior audiences
• Serve as a thought partner who can both engage in team problem solving and contribute to knowledge creation initiatives
• Monitor competitor actions, market trends, and industry benchmarks to provide an outside-in perspective that sharpens internal strategy
• Develop a deep understanding of departmental and enterprise-level strategies to ensure all deliverables align with broader organizational goals
• Establish trust-based relationships with key stakeholders across the organization, functioning as an advisor and connector of ideas
• Identify emerging topics that anticipate leadership needs and spark forward-looking dialogue

Preferred Qualifications

Experience

• 4-6 years of experience working in a strategy function with experience supporting multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience independently leading analyses or workstreams that informed senior-level decisions
• Management consulting or corporate strategy experience preferred, with prior exposure to the insurance industry a significant plus

Functional Skills

• Synthesizeclear takeaways from complex information and translate into actionable recommendations
• Communicateeffectively in both written and verbal formats, with the ability to craft a clear point of view and develop concise, well-structured narratives
• Demonstrateintellectual curiosity and agility by leveraging diverse information sources to triangulate insights and generate strategic implications

• Understand the flow of financial drivers across the business and apply this understanding to support strategic analysis and recommendations

• Challengethe status quo with a forward-thinking mindset and a drive to innovate
• Operatecomfortably in dynamic environments with multiple concurrent workstreams
• Balancebig-picture thinking with the ability to break down initiatives into manageable components
• Managetime and priorities effectively to meet deadlines
• Actas a motivated self-starter who identifies opportunities and takes initiative to drive progress
• Leverageinformal networks to gather diverse perspectives, enrich strategic thinking, and influence enterprise direction
• Committo continuous professional development
• Listenactively and empathetically to understand and integrate multiple viewpoints

Skills

Decision Making, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Direction, Strategic Planning, Taking Initiative

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 100,000.00 - 170,500.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact.

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