Strategy & Operations Manager

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

Job Description

Allstate Insurance Company has an exciting opportunity called Strategy and Operations Manager supporting our Agency Distribution organization. This role develops the strategic design, planning, and implementation of programs and processes to support individual business function objectives and considers alignment with the broader corporate strategy. As a people leader, you would manage a small team, and this is a highly visibility role. The selected individual will also provide consulting, project management and support within the organization and across the enterprise for focused initiatives. They would be responsible for the partnership, development, and implementation of education and training programs and activities based on feedback and necessity to support enterprise initiatives. 

Your experience in working or supporting an agency distribution force will be needed to partner, collaborate, and strategize to execute projects for the organization. Critical thinking and using a future focus mind set will support your success in this opportunity.

You will manage a team virtually.  

Key Responsibilities  

• Takes an integrated approach to ensure initiatives align to the Company determined growth and profit goals  

• Demonstrates strong business knowledge, leadership, and general management skills  

• Evaluates statistical analysis to provide guidance and direction on development programs, processes, and initiatives  

• Drives results through the development of effective relationships  

• Develops strategic and operational parameters for collaborative efforts/teams with and across functional boundaries  

• Formulates strategies to achieve plan objectives  

• Enables leadership efforts for continuous improvements and phase out programs no longer effective, strengthen existing offerings and identify new and creative ways to drive key initiatives 

• Helps interpret Allstate’s strategic vision into team priorities and activities  

• Develops communication strategies and materials to support new plans, programs, or processes  

 • Stays informed about emerging technologies that can enhance and expand our training and education offerings, ensuring we remain at the forefront of innovation and deliver cutting edge solutions. 

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Education  

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)  

Experience  

• 7 or more years of experience (Preferred)  

·       People management  

·       Industry experience (Preferred) 

Skills

Compensation

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.  

You’ll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we’ve proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. 

Good Hands. Greater Together.

Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

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