We are currently seeking an entrepreneurial and collaborative Head of Strategic Growth Initiatives leader for Guardian’s Strategy and Corporate Development Team. The role reports to Guardian’s Head of Enterprise Strategy and Corporate Development and will lead a team of colleagues responsible for overall strategy development and planning as well as prioritizing and leading cross-cutting strategic transformation initiatives, and helping drive key enterprise strategic relationships.
Guardian has set out an ambitious growth strategy over the next 5 years, referred to as our Journey To ’30. This strategy focuses on continuing the growth of both our Group and Individual Markets business lines to diversify our product portfolio, increase our distribution footprint, grow our customer base, and leverage technology, data and AI as a strategic enabler. This growth strategy requires ongoing transformation across the enterprise, including both the business lines and corporate functions.
In the highly visible role of Head of Strategic Growth Initiatives, you will help develop the long-range plans for Guardian and partner with senior leaders to identify, develop, evaluate, prioritize and deliver strategic initiatives across the organization. You will play a key role in ensuring our strategic initiative portfolio is aligned to our near-term and longer-term strategy, driving ideation and process excellence across the firm with the express purpose of delighting our customers (both internal and external).
This role will collaborate closely with leaders in business areas, technology, data and AI, and finance to drive transformation, and will regularly update the executive leadership team on the progress of delivery efforts as well as the results of past initiatives to ensure the company is realizing value from transformation efforts. You will lead initiatives to solve complex problems and implementation issues critical to Guardian’s success.
Your work will span across:
$285,000 - $315,000
The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.
At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.
As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits . Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.
Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact applicant_accommodation@glic.com .
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