Strategy Realization Manager - Hybrid

State Farm•Dunwoody, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you'll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most.

Requirements

Ability to influence and collaborate well with business partners in Claims and supporting departments is an important skill
Strong Claims, Program/Project Management or Organizational Change/Communication skills
Ability to use data to inform recommendations and present professionally in both written and oral formats to various audiences, including executive leadership
At least 6 years of experience in process/project management
At least 2 years of experience leading cross-functional teams within an organization
Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Project Management certification(s)
Think Customer First
Live our Mission Out Loud
Be a Force of Good
Care, Connect & Coach
Foster an Environment of Trust & Safety
Build Inclusive Teams with Complementary Strengths
Be Bold & Grow Your Mind
Create Clarity to Empower Action

Nice To Haves

advanced degree (MBA) preferred

Responsibilities

Leading a team to provide integrated governance, portfolio reporting, and decision-support capabilities that improve leadership visibility, strategic alignment, and execution across the portfolio
Establishing and overseeing governance for complex, cross-functional strategic programs and portfolio activities, including decision forums, escalation paths, and operating routines needed to support execution and strategic oversight
Leading the development and integration of roadmaps, milestone plans, stage gates, and planning processes to sequence major initiatives, align dependencies, and maintain progress against strategic objectives
Partnering with senior leaders, enterprise partners, and initiative teams to identify, evaluate, and prioritize future-state work, balancing strategic value, capacity, dependencies, and business-area priorities
Providing leadership and ensuring the team prepares executive-ready materials, dashboards, and strategic analyses to drive alignment on priorities, sequencing, risks, capacity constraints, investment tradeoffs, and critical decisions
Helping define objectives, scope, expected outcomes, KPIs, and decision criteria for strategic initiatives and using those measures to support portfolio direction and measurable business outcomes
Identifying strategic risks, issues, barriers, and key decisions; developing mitigation and escalation strategies; and facilitating the routing, documentation, and communication of business-critical decisions
Keeping abreast of macro and micro trends, competitive environment, business strategies, and external management practices to incorporate insights into strategic direction and plans
Leading overall change adoption and development of comprehensive communications for a broad audience ranging from senior executives to front line employees