AVP, Business Change (Corporate Domain)

RenaissanceRe is a leading writer of Property & Casualty Reinsurance. For over 25 years, we have helped customers and communities recover and build resilience through our industry-leading ability to understand risk, source efficient capital and rapidly pay claims.

Our global team shares a passion for solving our customers’ biggest problems through a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture that empowers employees and rewards creative thinking.

POSITION SUMMARY 

The AVP, Business Change supports change initiatives in Finance & Treasury within the Corporate Domain. Working closely with Domain Leadership and the Business Transformation team, they deliver measurable change in line with the Operational Plan to achieve strategic objectives. 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

• Stakeholder Management 
• Build trusted relationship to gain additional insight.  
• Collaborates on projects to assess processes and systems improvement needs. 
• Lead communications and change management for their projects. 

Domain Knowledge & Strategic Input: 

• Utilise business and systems knowledge within an area of the domain, to facilitate effective stakeholder support for problem analysis and solution delivery  
• May provide business specialist expertise in an area of the domain or large programs of work 
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the strategic goals and operational challenges 
• Act as Business Design Lead / Product Owner to guide business design decisions. 
• Defines goals for the initiative/area and prioritises the backlog to support. Identify and monitor KPIs and metrics to assess the health and performance of the initiative 

People Leadership:  

• Sets high standards and motivates others to achieve results without direct authority. 
• Shares expertise to build organizational capabilities. 
• Leverages team strengths effectively. 

Organisational Skills: 

• Owns project scoping, definition and mobilisation. 
• Plans and executes change management with support from DDL  
• Measures effectiveness of change by identifying, capturing and reviewing metrics 
• Coordinates project planning, tracking and risk management. 
• May manage vendor relationships to ensure success. 
• Facilitating discovery workshops, planning sessions, roadmap development. 
• Ensure sufficient resourcing for prioritised initiatives. 
• Coordinate teams, including external consultants, to achieve goals. 

Analysis, Business Solution Design & Delivery:  

• Conducts analysis to support key decisions and clearly articulates the problem space for their area of the domain.  
• Shapes solution with Domain Leadership support.   
• Lead process mapping, analysis and issue root cause diagnosis for business processes.  
• Balances functional and non-functional requirements. 
• Ensures common understanding of problem space and proposed solution.  

Innovation: 

• Identifies valuable innovations by staying abreast of industry trends. 
• Contributes to the improvement of business change practices.  
• Individual contributor but may lead a team 

Problem Solving: 

• Shows initiative in addressing problems and making decisions.  
• Understanding of tools and techniques for identifying and resolving organizational, operational, or process issues.  
• Applies problem-solving skills to different situations with guidance. 

Process Improvement:  

• Familiar with strategic change and basic business transformation technical skills. Experience with operational improvement tools.  
• Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative analysis and financial modelling. 

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES: 

• Degree in relevant discipline or at least 7+ years relevant work experience e.g. business change role 
• Insurance / reinsurance experience essential  
• Strong understanding of Finance & Treasury operations, including core functions such as accounts payable, reinsurance accounting, consolidation, FP&A, general ledger, cash and liquidity management, and financial reporting.
• Proven experience delivering change across Finance & Treasury systems and processes, including general ledger, financial planning tools, treasury management systems, and source-to-pay platforms - ensuring alignment with strategic goals and operational efficiency.
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented collaborative environment is essential.