Support management to ensure strategic business priorities are identified, prioritized, executed, and results measured.

Responsibilities:

  • Update strategic planning templates and communications.

  • Work with management to update strategic initiatives and assigned strategic dashboards/tracking mechanisms.

  • Support strategic planning processes, priorities, capabilities, measures of success, etc. Includes cadence and timing of various inputs/outputs.

  • Identify integrations and establish contacts across the organization to align efforts and plan implementation.

  • Assist with escalated issues on priorities, goals, strategies, resources and key initiatives.

  • Prepare presentations for delivery to specific audiences.

  • Coordinate input from leaders across assigned business area to document holistic business cases including impacts and end to end needs with a focus on organizational readiness to drive successful outcomes.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a business field or equivalent experience

  • Two years of strategic planning experience in a similar environment or in a planning/consultant role

  • Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization to influence others towards strategic goals

  • Analytical and problem solving skills to plan strategy, tactics, and perform root-cause analysis

  • Familiarity with project management tools, lifecycles, etc.

  • Proficiency using MS Office tools


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Insurance/financial services experience

  • Knowledge of LEAN Six Sigma methodology

  • Knowledge of Life Portal applications

  • Understanding of ServiceNow and/or other ticketing systems

Working Conditions:

  • Hybrid office environment: 3 days in office (Cedar Rapids, IA or Denver, CO)

  • Occasional travel to attend strategic planning sessions (less than 10%)

Compensation:

  • The Salary for this position generally ranges between $64,000 - $72,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

  • Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.

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