Business Strategy and Analysis

TIAA•Charlotte, NC

2d•$117,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Strategy & Business Operations group is a Center of Excellence function within the Insurance Solutions & New Markets (IS&NM) organization. This group is responsible for defining IS&NM's strategic vision, identifying market opportunities and developing go-to-market strategies, overseeing strategic inforce product management, driving business operating plans, facilitating strategic planning and business governance, providing business management and enablement support, partnering with enterprise Risk & Compliance to mitigate operational risks, and providing administrative support to IS&NM leadership and their teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience Required
5+ Years Required
5+ years experience in Business Strategy and Analysis
Exceptional problem structuring and hypothesis-driven thinking
Ability to lead and deliver high-quality workstreams independently under tight deadlines
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel with a consistent track record of producing client-ready materials
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex findings into clear, executive-level insights

Nice To Haves

7+ Years Preferred
7+ years in Business Strategy and Analysis, past experience in a corporate strategy or product strategy role
Prior exposure to the retirement and insurance industry
Proven ability to manage up, across, and down in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
Demonstrated capacity to handle ambiguity and operate with a high degree of autonomy
Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

Support the strategy development process including framing current state of the business, structuring analysis & sizing of external and internal opportunities, and developing solution recommendations to meet growth and performance objectives.
Develop strategies to pursue new product and/or market opportunities including external trends, competitive benchmarks, go-to-market approaches, operating model options, partnership options.
Identify changes in market conditions, industry trends, regulatory environment, and macro-economic factors which may require changes to IS&NM’s strategy and business plan.
Structure and build quantitative and qualitative analyses to support strategy and business plan development.
Leverage scenario planning, case studies, and modeling capabilities to strengthen strategy and business plan.
Support the creation of senior management materials (inclusive of Board, EC presentations).
Support IS&NM leaders and their teams in an Internal Consulting capacity on a range of business topics not limited to new products/markets, go-to-market, partnerships, and operating model topics.
Support development of IS&NM’s business plan, comprising in-year efforts and long-term initiatives, to operationalize IS&NM’s strategy and priorities.