GEICO-posted 2 days ago
$195,000 - $315,000/Yr
Full-time • Director
Hybrid • Chicago, IL

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is a private American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway and is the third largest auto insurer in the United States. In 2024, GEICO earned premiums worth over $43 billion U.S. dollars. At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. GEICO is in the midst of an exciting transformation as a product and tech powered company. We are recruiting a Product Leader to champion and execute the strategic vision, development, and execution of innovative digital products and platforms that drive financial transformation within a large, complex financial organization. This leader will work closely with internal stakeholders and end-users to help design the future of financial systems, embrace emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, and cloud-based platforms to create efficiencies, enhance data-driven decision-making, and deliver exceptional experiences. Reporting directly to the Head of Financial Systems, this leader will work closely with partners in finance, business, engineering, product, and design to realize the vision for the CFO organization. Location: This is a hybrid role, requiring a minimum, on-site presence of 3 days per week at our Chicago, IL; New York, NY or Chevy Chase office.

  • Lead Finance Transformation Initiatives: Drive strategic changes in financial processes, systems, and report to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and business value within the organization.
  • Product Delivery: Develop and execute a holistic finance transformation roadmap aligned with the overall strategy, business objectives and financial targets, including assessing current operations, identifying pain points, and defining target operating models.
  • Financial System Implementation & Adoption: Oversee the selection, implementation, and integration of finance systems (ERP, Oracle, Workday) and drive the adoption of new technologies like AI, and machine learning to improve financial capabilities.
  • Process Optimization: Redesign and optimize finance processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, leveraging automation and industry best practices.
  • Data Analytics & Reporting: Drive the use of data analytics to improve financial insights and reporting capabilities, including implementing advanced analytics and predictive modeling.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration & Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance, HR, Technology, Sales) to align product strategy with enterprise goals and manage expectations.
  • Lead & Mentor Teams: Oversee and mentor a professional team of 60 members in the delivery of innovative FinTech solutions.
  • Ensure Compliance & Risk Management: Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GAAP, SEC) and mitigate risks through robust controls.
  • Drive Innovation: Champion a culture of creative problem-solving and innovation within the finance function, exploring and implementing new solutions.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Technology, Engineering, or related majors is preferred.
  • 12 to 15 years of finance and program/product management experience in a complex and large-scale financial organization
  • Demonstrated experience with agile product planning, issue resolution, and negotiation.
  • Possess project management skills, including ability to develop project plans, roadmaps, and status reports with proficiency in project management software (Jira and Confluence, a plus).
  • This role requires deep product ownership expertise, excellent leadership and influencing skills and strong business judgement.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong business acumen and proven track record of demonstrating the ability to deeply understand the needs of the business stakeholders and crafting the data and product strategy.
  • Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
  • Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
  • Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
  • In office and remote opportunities, as well as our signature GEICO Flex program, offering the ability to work remotely for up to four weeks per year.
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