The Director of Business Strategy works closely with senior leaders to lead the development of recommendations and initiatives that will drive major strategic decisions and growth for Global Housing, ensuring alignment with overall strategic direction and profitability of the Enterprise. This is a remote role.

What will my duties and responsibilities be in this job?

• Acts as an advisor and partner to key business executives and cross-functional leaders, providing ongoing support on business issues and opportunities aligned with profitable growth opportunities.

• Leads or assists in projects to determine strategic direction for Assurant and Global Connected Living

• Leads growth strategy projects for Assurant; leveraging market, client, and consumer needs, assessing capability strengths and gaps, and developing business cases to justify and prioritize areas for growth.

• Assists in the identification and evaluation of M&A targets and broader Build/Partner/Buy strategy.

• Opportunistically supports critical client discussions.

• Supports senior leaders in developing clear communication of the strategy and future, for use in internal and external discussions.

• May project manage virtual team efforts spanning Strategy and non-strategy team members towards a business objective.

• Act as a leader and change agent to ensure alignment with the overall strategy and path to get there.

• Guide, advise, and assist in tough decisions around profitability and future potential in alignment with Enterprise strategic directions and metrics.

What are the requirements needed for this position?

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (business, economics, STEM, or similar)

• A minimum of 5 years of experience solving business strategy problems in a management consulting firm or a corporate Strategy Function

What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?

• Intellectual curiosity and thought leadership.

• Strong problem-solving skills including the ability to analyze data, draw conclusions, and develop working hypotheses.

• Ability to lead through persuasion and influence leveraging collaboration and interpersonal skills.

• Strong informal and formal communication skills - verbal, written, and presentation abilities.

• Ability to develop credibility with senior leadership and C-Suite executives.

• Bachelor’s degree in a qualitative field i.e., math, economics, STEM, business

• MBA is strongly preferred.

• Resilient, agile thinker

• Ability to invite differing perspectives when addressing challenges.

Travel-20% (when needed)

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Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.

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