Business Strategy and Analysis

About the role

The Strategy & Business Operations group is a Center of Excellence within the Insurance Solutions & New Markets (IS&NM) organization. Its mandate includes:

• Defining and articulating IS&NM's strategic vision, narrative, and priorities
• Identifying market opportunities and developing go-to-market strategies
• Overseeing strategic inforce product management
• Driving and governing business operating plans to meet growth and performance objectives
• Facilitating strategic planning and business governance processes
• Providing business management and enablement support across IS&NM
• Partnering with enterprise Risk & Compliance to identify, monitor, and mitigate operational risks
• Providing administrative support to IS&NM's leadership and their teams

Responsibilities

• Support the strategy development process, including framing the current state of the business, structuring analysis and sizing of external and internal opportunities, and developing solution recommendations to meet growth and performance objectives
• Develop strategies to pursue new product and/or market opportunities, including external trends, competitive benchmarks, go-to-market approaches, operating model options, and partnership options
• Identify changes in market conditions, industry trends, regulatory environment, and macro-economic factors that may require adjustments to IS&NM’s strategy and business plan
• Structure and build quantitative and qualitative analyses to support strategy and business plan development
• Leverage scenario planning, case studies, and modeling capabilities to strengthen strategy and business plan
• Support the creation of senior management materials (including Board and Executive Committee presentations)
• Act as an internal consultant to IS&NM leaders and their teams on business topics such as new products/markets, go-to-market strategies, partnerships, and operating models
• Support the development of IS&NM’s business plan, comprising in-year efforts and long-term initiatives, to operationalize IS&NM’s strategy and priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of required work experience (7+ years preferred)
• Sedentary work as physical requirement

Skills

Required

• 5+ years of experience in Business Strategy and Analysis
• Exceptional problem structuring and hypothesis-driven thinking
• Ability to lead and deliver high-quality workstreams independently under tight deadlines
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, with a consistent track record of producing client-ready materials
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex findings into clear, executive-level insights

Preferred

• 7+ years in Business Strategy and Analysis, with past experience in a corporate strategy or product strategy role
• Prior exposure to the retirement and insurance industry
• Proven ability to manage up, across, and down in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
• Demonstrated capacity to handle ambiguity and operate with a high degree of autonomy
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills

Related skills: Adaptability, Business Acumen, Collaboration, Communication, Consultative Communication, Detail-Oriented, Executive Presence, Financial Acumen, Messaging Effectiveness, Prioritizes Effectively, Problem Solving, Project Management, Relationship Management, Strategic Thinking

Pay

Base Pay Range: $117,000/yr - $175,000/yr. Actual base salary may vary based on relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. The competitive compensation package may also include participation in an incentive program linked to performance.

Benefits

The organization offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support associates' physical, emotional, and financial well-being, including:

• A superior retirement program
• Highly competitive health, wellness, and work-life offerings