AVP, Chief of Staff & Finance Strategy

Job Posting End Date: March 12

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: 

• Award-winning culture 

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority 

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability 

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) 

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution 

• Mental health support 

• Career advancement opportunities 

• Student loan repayment options 

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments 

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And that’s just the beginning…  

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! 

General Summary:

This critical leadership role is a member of the Finance senior leadership team, actively shaping and driving Finance strategy and operational plans. The AVP, Chief of Staff & Finance Strategy leads holistic business planning and plays a pivotal role in the execution of finance transformation initiatives. The position ensures alignment with corporate strategy, operationalizes change, and serves as Chief of Staff to the EVP, CFO.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Chief of Staff

• Hold overall responsibility for supporting the Finance Senior Leadership Team and providing executive-level guidance and operational leadership to the EVP, CFO.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the CFO, ensuring effective management and coordination of all Finance business operations, initiatives, and priorities.
• Oversee and coordinate targeted projects and initiatives, driving execution of the Finance agenda and ensuring alignment with both long-term strategy and day-to-day operations.
• Conduct research and prepare background materials to inform executive decision-making.
• Facilitate communication and alignment among various workstreams, teams, and stakeholders across the Finance function and the broader organization.
• Establish and manage strong working partnerships with key business leaders and stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure objectives are met and priorities are advanced.
• Develop meeting agendas and manage meetings on behalf of the EVP, CFO, including preparation of materials and monitoring follow-up on action items.
• Oversee the development of executive communications, including presentations, speeches, blogs, and other materials for a variety of audiences and forums (e.g., Offsite Meetings, Quarterly Meetings, SLT presentations).
• Act as a steward of Finance culture, values, and employee engagement, helping to foster a high-performing, collaborative environment.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
   

Change Management & Transformation

• Lead end-to-end change management for all finance transformation and strategic initiatives, ensuring the workforce and stakeholders are engaged, informed, and supported through transitions.
• Develop and implement comprehensive change management strategies and frameworks that drive adoption, minimize resistance, and maximize business results.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to anticipate impacts, identify risks, and proactively address obstacles to transformation.
• Define and manage governance processes to ensure achievement of both short- and long-term transformation goals.
   

Finance Strategy

• Facilitate the design, execution, and continuous advancement of Finance’s strategy and transformation initiatives aligned with long-term company priorities.
• Leverage internal and external data/best practices to develop actionable strategic recommendations.
• Regularly refresh long-term Finance strategy to reflect business needs and transformation progress.
• Drive business case development for strategic investments supporting transformation.
• Deliver an