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The Hartford

Director, Personal Insurance Strategic Initiatives

Hartford, CT · Director

Sponsorship not specified$143k-$215kDetected 72 days ago
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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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Level IV · 4×
Level I$74,1311 entry
Level II$90,4592 entries
Level III$106,8083 entries
Level IV$123,1364 entries

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About the role

  • Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals - and to help others accomplish theirs, too.
  • Join our team as we help shape the future.
  • This role may be filled at either the Director or Assistant Vice President (AVP) level, depending on the selected candidate's experience, leadership capabilities, and demonstrated track record.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the strategic analytical engine for the Senior Leadership team, taking external market, emerging threats and opportunities, and customer, distribution, and competitor trends to create and maintain an evergreen point of view of key strategic hypotheses.
  • Develop long-term strategic plays through an external and future-focused lens, partnering with the PI Innovation Value Stream and enterprise partners (e.g., Y-Risk, other strategy/innovation teams) to craft promising innovation ideas for incubation and testing.
  • Support the communication of the PI strategy to the Executive Leadership team and the Board of Directors
  • Support PI Senior Leadership offsites with updates and advancements on our long-term strategic perspectives on market and competitive position
  • The Director will analyze market and competitive research, external listening posts, and emerging trends to develop a clear point of view on potential business and strategic implications.
  • In partnership with the Head of PI Strategy and SLT, the Director will translate these insights into strategic plays that position PI to win in the future marketplace, drive outsized growth, and increased market share.
  • The Director, Strategic Initiatives will bring innovative thinking and have the curiosity to solve business problems and continuously improve and drive enhanced outcomes with business partners.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in strategy/market research/innovation roles at a P&C carrier or financial institution
  • Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights, backed by fluency in operational and financial performance analysis
  • Experience with hypothesis-driven market and competitive trends research that drives to specific strategic insights and recommendations
  • Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role.
  • This will require a strong understanding of core business value drivers and fluency in customer, operational, and financial performance analysis.
  • Deep intellectual curiosity and unconstrained mindset
  • Proven ability to build relationships and influence across a matrixed organization, becoming a trusted thought partner to senior leadership
  • Skilled storyteller able to synthesize a large volume of information and articulate complex ideas in a clear, concise, and compelling deliverables tailored to a variety of audiences, including the Senior Leadership team and Board of Directors
  • Self-starter comfortable working in a small, agile, and highly matrixed team
  • Expert in PowerPoint and Excel; experienced with MS Co-Pilot or similar GenAI tools

Compensation

  • The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market.
  • Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role.
  • The base pay is just one component of The Hartford's total compensation package for employees.
  • Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition.
  • $143,200 - $214,800

Benefits

  • The Director, Personal Insurance Strategic Initiatives will report to the Head of PI Strategy and partner with the Senior Leadership Team to shape, evolve, and communicate PI's long-term strategic vision and execution.

Company info

  • We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies.

Equal opportunity

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