Project Leader

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. • Schaumburg, IL

38d • Hybrid

About The Position

Zurich North America is currently looking for a Strategic Consultant or Project Leader for our Strategy team in Chicago/Schaumburg. In this role, you will play a critical role in driving our strategy execution priorities, you will lead innovation initiatives and you will shape business development opportunities. You will collaborate with our Business leaders on a wide variety of projects. This role requires strong analytical skills, excellent communication and team management/interpersonal skills. The successful candidate must be highly self-motivated and able to build strong working relationships with both Internal and External Stakeholders. The role will be filled at the Strategic Consultant or Project Leader level. The hiring manager will determine the appropriate level based upon the selected applicant's experience and skill set relative to the qualifications listed for this position.

Requirements

• Strategic Consultant: Bachelor's Degree and 4 or more years of experience in the strategic management consulting area
• Project Leader: Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of strategic management consulting
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication and team management/interpersonal skills
• Highly self-motivated
• Able to build strong working relationships with both Internal and External Stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in the P&C insurance industry, especially in commercial insurance, is STRONGLY PREFERRED
• Previous experience developing growth strategies at a top-tier consultancy or large internal consulting/strategy team is STRONGLY PREFERRED
• MBA or Master's Degree in an analytical field
• Experience working closely with C-suite on strategically relevant topics
• Ability to work in an ambiguous, dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical thinking, problem solving and advanced spreadsheet/database skills
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills with the ability to adjust messages to varying levels of audience

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development of corporate vision, strategies, and innovation for Zurich North American and designated business unit(s)
• Facilitating and supporting strategic and / or operational projects and solving high-profile, complex problems that are important to our financial, operational, and market success
• Developing market intelligence and conducting competitive landscape analyses
• Evaluating business opportunities and preparing business cases from strategic, operational, and financial perspectives
• Understanding key business challenges and developing fact-based analyses, including data models, to support succinct recommendations
• Working with cross-functional teams to synthesize insights and take solutions from idea inception to testing proof of concept.
• Challenging traditional ways of thinking, inviting leaders and teams to look at problems from a variety of perspectives and develop innovative, and forward-thinking solutions
• Facilitating the preparation of materials for key external presentations and internal business discussions
• Assisting in the co-ordination of overall strategy and innovation priorities across Zurich North America
• Training and developing more junior team members.

Benefits

• Zurich maintains a comprehensive employee benefits package for employees as well as eligible dependents and competitive compensation.
• ongoing career development opportunities
• foster an environment where voices are diverse, behaviors are inclusive, actions drive equity, and our people feel a sense of belonging.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees