Director, Strategic Initiatives-PI

Travelers • Hartford, AR

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About The Position

The Director, Strategic Initiatives leads planning & execution functions with accountability to drive effective execution of departmental projects and initiatives, specifically Project FaST (Filing Solution Transformation), enabling successful achievement of business plans. This leader will be responsible for driving various strategic initiatives, financial planning, and operational execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5 years business experience.
• 5 years of project management experience.
• Strong understanding of insurance industry and market dynamics.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Experience working with project-management methodologies and Agile principles.
• Experience in developing strong, trusted partnerships with senior executives and constituent partners.
• Ability to lead and inspire team members to achieve optimal results in a highly collaborative and matrixed organization.
• Systemic thinker with strategic planning expertise, readily sees patterns and connections in a complicated environment.
• Demonstrated ability to put strategic plans into action.
• Strong facilitation and conflict resolution skillset.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding and appreciation for business, business intelligence/analytics, and technology components of program/portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships within the business leadership team.
• Partners with other organizations, inclusive of other Strategic Planning & Execution organizations (SP&E), to ensure alignment on purpose, progress, and resource requirements needed to achieve business objectives.
• Partners closely with Business Unit leadership to drive the alignment to strategy/planning for execution of strategic priorities including multi-year planning, resource planning, initiative prioritization and strategic roadmap development.
• Drive effective management and execution of ongoing investment portfolio, close gaps between strategy development and execution and ensure strategy and budget alignment across.
• Design and implement strategic planning infrastructure and ensuring clear processes, documentation and operating model to drive effective direction and ensure alignment of organization to overall goals and vision.
• Establish and implement departmental reporting framework including reporting packages and regular analysis & report out of results, ensuring stakeholders are informed and support leadership in making key decisions.
• Provides strong strategic leadership, direction, and execution focus to Strategy, Planning and Portfolio team, leading with a diverse and inclusive mindset and proactively engaging team members so they reach their full potential.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees