Senior Manager II, Corporate Strategy & Research

Description

This role will be based in our Boston, MA headquarters office working a hybrid schedule.

 

Advance Your Career at Liberty Mutual Insurance - A Fortune 100 Company

 

About the TeamThe Corporate Strategy & Research (CS&R) group is an award-winning ~40-person enterprise strategy and internal strategy consulting team within Liberty Mutual Insurance, a Fortune 100 company with 45,000 employees in 900 offices worldwide. The group serves as trusted strategic advisers to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team and drives transformational change by taking an enterprise-wide, customer-centric perspective.

Established in 1972, CS&R has an outstanding track record of developing future leaders and serving as a top talent feeder to the organization by creating an environment that fosters intellectual curiosity, professional development, and personal fulfillment. Alumni of the group include our current President & CEO, Chief Insights & Solutions Officer, EVP & General Manager of Sales and Service, SVP & Head of BU Strategy, VP & Managing Director of Corporate Development, and Vice President of Product Strategy. This is a great opportunity for an energetic individual to join a vibrant, high performance and tight-knit team environment that will be front and center in driving change across the enterprise.

 

The Details

We’re in search of intellectually curious, creative, driven individuals with proven experience to apply the management consulting toolkit as part of an energetic and high-impact team. 

 

As a Senior Manager II, you’ll operate in an engagement manager capacity supporting an experienced Managing Director to lead a tight-knit consulting team that will collectively advise Liberty Mutual’s senior executives in making key strategic decisions. Projects are typically in the areas of strategy development, growth strategy, organizational design & operating model, innovation, or business transformation, and typically run for 2-5 months.

 

You’ll develop key relationships with leaders and executives across the organization and communicate with senior leadership to influence and galvanize the organization into action.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Deciphering strategic issues faced by the client and the role of your team in addressing those issues
• Drafting project proposals, designing work plans, and overseeing key pieces of analysis to lead the team towards high-quality strategic output
• Crafting compelling storylines that clearly articulate findings, insights, and recommendations
• Building and owning relationships with key client stakeholders
• Directing team and client stakeholders towards consensus points and gaining buy-in
• Communicating with senior leadership to influence and drive the organization to action
• Supporting the development and coaching of Associate Consultants, Senior Associate Consultants, and recent MBA graduates
• Utilizing adept mentoring, coaching, and influencing skills to inspire others and resolve challenging relationship management situations, collaborating on approaches with the Managing Director
• Contributing to CS&R initiatives such as recruiting, talent development, culture building and engagement, or alumni engagement

Your compensation will include:

• Base salary plus an annual short term incentive bonus target: 20%

Qualifications

Candidates should, at a minimum, possess the following:

• Bachelor’s degree and MBA degree, as well as demonstrated record of success; equivalent advanced degree may be considered
• 5+ years of experience, including 3+ years of post-MBA experience; minimum of 3 years of strategy consulting or relevant work experience
• 1-2 years of experience managing project teams is highly preferred
• Strong critical thinking skills and inquisitive mindset, with ability to elevate thinking and apply judgment to how components fit into the broader picture
• Ability to leverage experience and analysis to gain support and influence others
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work independently and as a member of a team, and coach and inspire junior team members
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, including project work and department responsibilities
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• The role is located in Boston, MA ; working in a hybrid model (weekly blend of 3-4 days in-office and 1-2 days working from home).

Additional qualifications include:

• Motiv