The Strategy & Internal Consulting team, reporting into the President of New York Life, works closely with the CEO and the Executive Leadership Team on key initiatives supporting the company’s overall vision and strategy. The team also partners with Senior Leaders in our various business and functional areas supporting development and execution of strategic initiatives within those areas.
The team’s role typically includes framing and analyzing complex business problems, developing recommendations, partnering with line managers to drive implementation, facilitating governance and communication processes, and playing a key role in informing and influencing decision making.
The Strategy & Internal Consulting team comprises high performing individuals with strong academic credentials and professional experiences with backgrounds in management consulting & industry.
Thought Leadership & Advisory
Frame and analyze complex problems
Assess areas of opportunity, in line with overall vision and strategy
Develop pragmatic solutions to key strategic and operational issues
Develop & present recommendations to senior leadership
Play a key role in informing and influencing senior management decision making
Strategic Planning Office / Executive Communication
Support strategic planning and related activities
Facilitate structured reviews of the enterprise portfolio of strategic initiatives & implications (e.g., budget considerations, resource allocation, etc.)
Support agenda and materials development for senior executive audiences & meetings e.g., Board Meetings, Executive Offsite, etc.
Project Leadership
Own and drive end-to-end delivery of solutions
Lead implementation of key enterprise initiatives by forming collaborative partnerships with colleagues across businesses and functional areas
Manage enterprise governance and communication processes
Desired Qualifications
We are looking for outstanding individuals with excellent intellectual & analytical capabilities, pragmatic problem solving skills, strong communications & influencing capabilities, a robust strategy & change management toolkit and a passion to effect change across the organization at the most senior levels
- Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred
- 7-8+ years overall experience, 3-5 years in top-tier management consulting firm
- Experience in financial services preferred, insurance expertise a plus
- Experience in delivering technology strategy projects and a broad understanding of current technology practices (Agile, Cloud Computing/SaaS, Enterprise Data Management, etc.) & emerging trends (Robotics/AI, InsurTech, etc.) is desired
- Outstanding analytical and quantitative abilities
- Strong communication skills including experience in developing C-suite presentations
- Collaborative work style / leadership presence with ability to effectively interact with & earn trust of peers and senior management across the organization
- Project and process management skills, including proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Executive presence; self-starter with a passion to deliver results
Location: New York, NY
Supervisor: Vice President (Managing Director), Head of Strategy & Internal Consulting
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