Zurich North America · 7 hours ago
Project Leader
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$94K/yr - $204K/yr
4+ years expZurich North America is a leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions, and they are seeking a Strategic Consultant or Project Leader for their Strategy team. In this role, you will drive strategy execution priorities, lead innovation initiatives, and collaborate with business leaders on various projects.
CommercialFinancial ServicesInsurance
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Greg Rayser
Responsibilities
Supporting the development of corporate vision, strategies, and innovation for Zurich North American and designated business unit(s)
Facilitating and supporting strategic and / or operational projects and solving high-profile, complex problems that are important to our financial, operational, and market success
Developing market intelligence and conducting competitive landscape analyses
Evaluating business opportunities and preparing business cases from strategic, operational, and financial perspectives
Understanding key business challenges and developing fact-based analyses, including data models, to support succinct recommendations
Working with cross-functional teams to synthesize insights and take solutions from idea inception to testing proof of concept
Challenging traditional ways of thinking, inviting leaders and teams to look at problems from a variety of perspectives and develop innovative, and forward-thinking solutions
Facilitating the preparation of materials for key external presentations and internal business discussions
Assisting in the co-ordination of overall strategy and innovation priorities across Zurich North America
Training and developing more junior team members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and 4 or more years of experience in the strategic management consulting area for Strategic Consultant
Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of strategic management consulting for Project Leader
Strong analytical skills
Excellent communication and team management/interpersonal skills
Highly self-motivated
Ability to build strong working relationships with both Internal and External Stakeholders
Preferred
Previous experience in the P&C insurance industry, especially in commercial insurance, is STRONGLY PREFERRED
Previous experience developing growth strategies at a top-tier consultancy or large internal consulting/strategy team is STRONGLY PREFERRED
MBA or Master's Degree in an analytical field
Experience working closely with C-suite on strategically relevant topics
Ability to work in an ambiguous, dynamic, fast-paced environment
Strong analytical thinking, problem solving and advanced spreadsheet/database skills
Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills with the ability to adjust messages to varying levels of audience
Benefits
Short-term incentive bonuses
Merit increases
Comprehensive employee benefits package
Company
Zurich North America
Zurich American Insurance is an international commercial property-casualty insurance provider. It is a sub-organization of Zurich Insurance Group.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
James Bracken
Chief Financial Officer
Ann Chai
Chief Risk Officer
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