Insights Strategic Consultant

MassMutual•Springfield, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Insights Strategic Consultant is a critical role in the Strategic Planning & Delivery team (SP&D) as they are responsible for data management and analysis of SP&D’s portfolio of initiatives that support MassMutual’s short- and long-term goals. Each Insights Strategic Consultant is responsible for the data integrity, reporting and analysis at the portfolio level as well as providing Workstream Leads and Initiative Owners direct support at the Workstream level. The data, analysis support executive level decision making and ensure our teams on our track to deliver on our goals. The SP&D Office oversees the planning, governance, and execution of strategic initiatives enterprise-wide that drive transformation and growth. It ensures strategic alignment, prioritization, and value realization across MassMutual’s portfolio, partnering closely with divisional leadership. SP&D is known for its disciplined approach to financial oversight, cross-functional collaboration, and transparent governance processes. The team includes roles such as Portfolio Leads, Insight Leads, Finance Leads, and Program Managers, each accountable for driving execution, managing budgets, and enabling decision-making through data and reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
5+ years of experience with management reporting and analysis using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
2+ of years experience creating dashboards and using other data visualization tools

Nice To Haves

MBA
3+ years of work experience of data analytics, statistics, financial modeling and/or complex problem solving
A strong collaborator who demonstrates complex problem solving skills with a focus on the ability to work as a team to best operationalize governance and stakeholder reporting
Familiarity with insurance products and distribution
Experience managing stakeholder-facing platforms and/or data management tools
Strong financial acumen

Responsibilities

Provide data analysis, reporting, and visuals to support the Head of SP&D, SteerCo, and the SLT in decision making
Provide thought leadership on how to best operationalize and implement operational efficiency throughout the evolution of the program
Partner with Wave team and stakeholders to ensure optimized user experience and processes
Act as consultant to Business Owners to resolve data integrity issues or complete missing data elements
Review and analyze execution risk of Functional Areas by reporting on project milestone progress and changes to forecast
Provide analysis to Portfolio Leads outlining projects that are ahead and/or behind schedule
Gather, analyze, and package data to prepare the Portfolio Leads with facilitating huddles, Functional Area meetings, and/or prioritization and sequencing problem-solving sessions
Escalate issues, concerns, roadblocks to Portfolio Lead as appropriate