Sr Director Financial Analysis - Enterprise Technology Finance

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Finance and Accounting

Compensation Overview

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.

Salary Range

$129,200.00 - $213,200.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

The Enterprise Technology Finance team collaborates and acts as trusted partners to Enterprise Technology leadership and key business stakeholders by delivering proactive data-driven insights and analytics that influence strategic decision making, accelerate business outcomes, and optimize organization effectiveness and efficiency. Travelers' financial analysis team translates raw numbers into actionable insights to tell the story of past financial results and forecast possibilities into the future. The team acts as an independent party to collaborate with business partners and enable them to make informed decisions rooted in economic reality.

As a Sr Director, Financial Analysis, you will join the executive team of a high-growth, innovation-driven organization. You will direct strategic planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis, oversee the creation and presentation of financial reports for assigned business area(s) and present clear and concise insights to senior leaders to influence business decisions. As an influential partner to the business, you will help advance team objectives and business outcomes by interpreting, communicating, and applying analyses in a way that resonates with the intended audience. You will use your financial background and experience to lead finance professionals to accomplish project deliverables, develop and oversee reporting, and analyze reports for an assigned business or function while upholding the highest quality and control standards. This position will manage finance professionals.

What Will You Do?

• Drive financial strategy, forecasting and budgeting in a timely and accurate manner for the Enterprise Digital, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Transformation Office organizations.
• Evaluate ROI and guide investment in cutting-edge technologies such as AI platforms, digital enablement, data infrastructure and data analytics capabilities to support scalable business growth
• Design and lead financial models that analyze optimization of cost structures through automation and technology adoption and shape business solutions that are powered by digital, data and AI technology.
• Identify process improvement and efficiency opportunities including areas to leverage AI tools.
• Synthesize reports generated into impactful exhibits, insightful results/observations, and actionable recommendations to influence business partners and senior management, ensuring quality control/accuracy.
• Review team members’ reports and provide guidance on accuracy and presentation.
• Design, prepare, evaluate, and validate advanced financial and operational reports to support tactical and strategic business objectives.
• Identify gaps and limitations in data sets and understand multiple layers of complexity with the ability to explain and recommend potential alternatives.
• Oversee, synthesize, and present exhibits, results, observations, and recommendations to business partners and senior management, including formal presentations, ensuring content aligns with broader business objectives.
• Engage with business partners to translate complex analyses to influence business strategy.
• Monitor industry, competitor and market trends and provide actionable insights to management.
• Provide leadership, coaching, training, planning, staffing, and performance management and development to employees, in addition to ensuring the understanding of departmental objectives, vision, and strategy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or pursuing a Mast