The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

What Will You Do?

Strategy:

• Develop organizational strategy and long term vision. Influence and communicate strategic portfolio recommendations to senior leaders at the Enterprise level.

• Create environment for the successful execution and completion of entire strategic portfolio.

• Be a leader of change and innovation across the organization.

• In addition to leading a portfolio of assigned strategic initiatives, the position will be an advisor on many Enterprise-wide initiatives, and at times lead Enterprise initiatives.

Operational:

• Approve decisions resulting from team’s actuarial and analytic analyses.

• Empower day to day execution within department. Consistently drive broad department initiatives.

• Promote efficiency and influence appropriate resource investment across Segment, balance additional effort against incremental lift gained from work.

• Make decisions independently in accordance with Enterprise practices.

• Ask pertinent questions to ensure quality of analytical work.

• Prepare analytical foundations for future business needs.

• Provide support as necessary for initiatives across the Enterprise within the scope of influence.

Communication:

• Communicates on a regular basis with staff, peers, business partners, and senior leaders.

• Tailors communication of analysis, project results, and other business initiatives to audience.

• Skilled at communicating technical topics to non-technical audiences.

• Leads group discussions with multiple disciplines or responsibility levels, including senior leader.

• Skilled at creating formal written communication such as memos or presentations.

• Identifies actions to enhance business outcomes and influence peers and partners to take action.

Talent:

• Staff responsibilities are likely to include direct management of a team of leaders.

• Acquisition, retention, and development of talent for assigned department.

• Execute, communicate, and influence standards for talent development processes, including performance and personal development goals.

• Proactive succession planning and talent assessment recommendations.

• Performance management including workforce planning.

• Support staff engagement in cross Enterprise initiatives.

• Develop talent management strategy.

• Mentor less experienced talent across the Enterprise.

• Sponsor training and skill development initiatives across assigned Segment and the Enterprise.

• Support recruiting efforts and candidate talent assessment efforts across the Enterprise.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• College degree in STEM related field.

• Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) Credential.

• Demonstrated leadership ability.

• 15+ years of quantitative analysis experience.

• Proven track record of developing and executing strategy.

• Strong understanding of insurance products and industry.

• Demonstrated ability in actuarial and quantitative analysis and statistical concepts.

• Exceptional influencer and/or consulting skills; able to build consensus among a diverse group of stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present and translate complex information to senior leadership and non-technical teams.

• PC skills (MS Office).

Leadership:

• Promotes a culture that challenges conventional thinking.

• Exercises decision-making authority over projects/portfolios of projects and makes independent recommendations to influence business outcomes.

• Proficient in Leading Self including exhibiting decisiveness and self-awareness while also effectively managing ambiguity.

• Proficient in Leading Others including modeling the way for others, forging synergy and participative management .

• Demonstrates mastery of and mentors others on Leading the Business including actively engaging in driving business results, broad thinking, change management and promoting an Enterprise culture.

Business Acumen:

• Has an in-depth understanding and knowledge of most business drivers and disciplines as well as their interrelationships.

• Areas include, but are not limited to: underwriting, products, reinsurance, distribution, sales, operations, risk control, claim, and financial.

• Has a perspective on the industry and developing trends, including: technology, analytic methodology, products, and performance of competitors.

• Able to effectively utilize this business knowledge in developing and implementing analytic solutions and anticipate the impact of market dynamics on Travelers performance.

• May influence the insurance industry.

Relationship Management:

• Proactively build, own, and leverage business relationships across the Enterprise.

• Encourage cross-functional teams to allow for sharing of ideas across the Enterprise.

• Identify and address areas of tension across organizations with business partners and suggest any necessary changes.

• Expose accomplishments of other disciplines to their own organization.

• Alongside business partners, develop long term strategy and road maps for the Enterprise.

• Develop a culture that promotes understanding diverse perspectives.

Quantitative Analysis:

• Able to introduce innovative techniques to both new and existing problems, and influence the business by recommending solutions.

• Stays aware of advancements in analytical techniques and technology used to implement them.

• Regularly offers technical consultative feedback.

• Can assess various technical solutions to optimize analytical outcomes.

• Consistently recognizes and solves for emerging issues that require a quantitative solution within and outside functional area.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

• 10 years of comprehensive quantitative analysis experience.

• Project or people management experience.