Director, Business Strategy
Full Time
Director of Strategy Role
Role Value Proposition:
Take part in defining the future of National Life Group. As part of leadership, drive strategic analyses in support of decision making. Interact with top leaders in the organization. Create opportunities for National Life and your own career.
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the VP Strategy and Business Transformation, the National Life Director of Strategy Role will be part of an internal team responsible for supporting the creation, communication, and continuous development of National Life Group’s business strategy, market development and business transformation.
SCOPE
- Influence business unit as well as company’s direction, policy and strategy, contributing to the development of strategies and action plans to drive NLG along a transformational path
- Lead cross-functional strategic projects or initiatives, bringing together teams to deliver meaningful business impact, and managing day-to-day aspects of the effort
- Exhibit a high degree of independence, assisting upper management in generating ideas for future strategy
- Identify, analyze and prioritize potential new business opportunities for the company including potential new markets, distribution, business models and acquisitions. Develop analyses and formal business cases
- Track developments in the industry as well as other industries that may intersect with us, connect these insights to business activities, decisions, and relevant partners
SKILLS
- Recognized as a strategic thinker who models this behavior for the organization, bringing both long-term visionary thinking as well as near-term strategic decision-making capabilities
- Self-taught, curious, and iterative learner with the ability to quickly synthesize and teach complex topics to diverse audiences
- Anticipate, analyze and solve complex problems facing our business, developing thoughtful and creative solutions that transition smoothly into effective execution
- Facilitation of workshops and discussions to bring alignment among key stakeholders, including Executive Management Team, on topics of critical importance
- Polished and effective communication skills, adaptable to diverse audiences including senior executives
- Comfortable with ambiguity, bringing order and clarity to complexity for projects and teams
- Influence up, down, and sideways in the organization without formal authority
- Build and maintain relationships across all areas of the company, staying connected with key stakeholders and business developments
DELIVERABLES
- Strategies and action plans for the enterprise and business units
- Design or adapt methodologies, frameworks and processes to address complex problems, teaching them to key stakeholders
- Coaching and guidance for our enterprise partners (including Executive Management Team and Strategy and Business Transformation peers) on strategic thinking and execution
Essential Business Experience and Education:
- The successful candidate will have an MBA plus 3-5 years relevant experience, ideally with exposure to L&A or financial services. Additional relevant experience may substitute for an MBA.
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