Unum Group

Manager, Strategic Program Management

Unum Group$75K — $142K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; finance or consulting experience preferred.
  • 6-8 years in strategy, program management, transformation, or finance; strong business acumen required.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights.
  • Ability to collaborate across multiple business functions to build credibility and influence decisions.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; experience working with stakeholders is essential.
  • Self-starter with a bias for action and the ability to navigate ambiguity effectively.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel for presentation and analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Support strategic program management processes to align Value Stream programs with overall strategies.
  • Collaborate with Value Stream leadership and stakeholders to develop and manage value delivery frameworks.
  • Analyze value stream portfolios and provide recommendations aligned with business goals through governance forums.
  • Synthesize data and develop insights to inform leadership and guide decision-making processes.
  • Prepare and coordinate deliverables for governance forums and other strategic discussions as needed.
  • Support the definition and measurement of performance metrics from both business and IT perspectives.
  • Build strong partnerships with key collaborators to address issues and enable smooth progress.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits including health, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Insurance benefits including short & long-term disability.
  • Performance-based incentive plans to reward contributions to company success.
  • Paid time off to promote work-life balance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution.
Full Job Description
Job Posting End Date: September 03

General Summary:
This role serves as a value steward within the Transformation Office, responsible for ensuring enterprise strategy is translated into measurable, outcome-based value delivery through assigned Value Streams (VS). This position has a primary focus on helping manage the strategic transformation and investment portfolio of Value Stream change initiatives. This position will act as an embedded partner to Value Stream leadership, finance, and other stakeholders, to provide consultative support as Value Streams translate business outcome targets into actionable value levers and associated initiatives, ensure measurement along the way, and enable data-based funding decisions.

There is flexibility in the opening, and we are evaluating individuals with different experience levels.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
  • Ensure Strategic Program Management processes are supported by VS teams, maintaining alignment of overall Value Stream program to strategic priorities, and facilitating effective decision making
  • For assigned value stream, partner with VS and other relevant stakeholders to enable the development and ongoing stewardship, including consultative support on the development baselining data, sizing opportunity, developing balanced scorecards, including leading and lagging indicators, to facilitate progress insights and prioritization
  • For assigned value streams, analyze portfolios on an ongoing basis and provide recommendations to ensure work aligns with strategic goals of business, through support and facilitation of established governance forums
  • Gather inputs, analyze data, and synthesize recommendations that support TAO leadership in the development value stewardship frameworks and processes
  • Coordinate inputs and support the development of deliverables to prepare for TAO owner governance forums as needed
  • May play a supporting role in defining and synthesizing metrics regarding the performance of the portfolio from both a business and IT delivery perspective
  • Foster close partnerships with key partners to identify issues requiring collaboration/resolution/escalation
  • Support strategic insights and other business analysis to support effective decision making across TAO as needed
  • Perform other duties as needed


Job Specifications
  • Bachelor's degree required, finance and/or strategic consulting firm experience a plus
  • 6-8 years' experience in strategy, program management, transformation, or finance; strong business acumen critical to success
  • Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills with ability to synthesize data and research into strategic insights and practical recommendations
  • Ability to collaborate and build credibility across multiple lines of business functions regardless of reporting relationship
  • Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, with experience in partnering with business stakeholders
  • Bias for action, ability to deal with ambiguity, and natural perseverance to overcome obstacles and deliver outcomes when leading change
  • Effective time management skills with the ability to work well under pressure and multi-task efficiently to meet deadlines
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team as well as to effectively partner and influence others without formal authority
  • Ability to navigate complex and sensitive situations and maintain confidentiality of information
  • Demonstrated presentation skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel


The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.
$75,500.00-$142,700.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company:
Unum

About Unum Group

Since their founding in 1848, Unum has been known for breaking new ground in the business of benefits. Integrity, determination, innovation and leadership were at the core of their company 165 years ago, and they are just as relevant to their business today. Just as long-lasting has been their commitment to being there when people need us most, a simple but compelling philosophy that began before the Civil War during a time when investing in insurance to protect yourself from the financial effects of illness and injury was a radical idea. They persevered during the fledgling insurance landscape then, and we're equally committed today to educating consumers about the value of financial protection benefits. Take a look below at Unum and its predecessor companies throughout the years.

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Market Cap
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Net Income
$793 million
Founded
1848
5 Year Trend
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