Strategic Consultant or Project Leader

Zurich North America is currently looking for a Strategic Consultant or Project Leader for our Strategy team in Chicago/Schaumburg. In this role, you will play a critical role in driving our strategy execution priorities, you will lead innovation initiatives and you will shape business development opportunities. You will collaborate with our Business leaders on a wide variety of projects.  
 

This role requires strong analytical skills, excellent communication and team management/interpersonal skills. The successful candidate must be highly self-motivated and able to build strong working relationships with both Internal and External Stakeholders.

 

Key accountabilities include:

 

• Supporting the development of corporate vision, strategies, and innovation for Zurich North American and designated business unit(s)
• Facilitating and supporting strategic and / or operational projects and solving high-profile, complex problems that are important to our financial, operational, and market success
• Developing market intelligence and conducting competitive landscape analyses
• Evaluating business opportunities and preparing business cases from strategic, operational, and financial perspectives
• Understanding key business challenges and developing fact-based analyses, including data models, to support succinct recommendations
• Working with cross-functional teams to synthesize insights and take solutions from idea inception to testing proof of concept.
• Challenging traditional ways of thinking, inviting leaders and teams to look at problems from a variety of perspectives and develop innovative, and forward-thinking solutions
• Facilitating the preparation of materials for key external presentations and internal business discussions
• Assisting in the co-ordination of overall strategy and innovation priorities across Zurich North America
• Training and developing more junior team members.
• Travel 5%-10%

 

The role will be filled at the Strategic Consultant or Project Leader level. The hiring manager will determine the appropriate level based upon the selected applicant’s experience and skill set relative to the qualifications listed for this position.

 

Basic Qualifications:

 

Strategic Consultant:

 

• Bachelors Degree and 4 or more years of experience in the Strategic and Operational Consulting area
  
  

OR

 

Project Leader:

 

• Bachelors Degree and 5 or more years of experience in Strategic Management Consulting
  AND
• Travel 5%-10%

 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• Ability to work in an ambiguous, dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical thinking, problem solving and advanced spreadsheet/database skills
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills with the ability to adjust messages to varying levels of audience
• MBA or Master's Degree in an analytical field
• Experience in working closely with C-suite on strategically relevant topics
• Insurance industry experience, forward thinking with the ability to identify trends within the industry
• Understanding of the Commercial Insurance Industry

 

At Zurich, compensation for roles is influenced by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. In compliance with local laws, Zurich commits to providing a fair and reasonable compensation range for each role. For more information about our Total Rewards, please click here. Additional rewards may encompass short-term incentive bonuses and merit increases. We encourage candidates with salary expectations beyond the provided range to apply as they will be considered based on their experience, skills, and education. The compensation indicated represents a nationwide market range and has not been adjusted for geographic differentials pertaining to the location where the position may be filled. The combined salary range for this position is $94,100.00 - $203,700.00. The proposed salary range for the Strategic Consultant is $94,100.00 - $154,000.00, with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 15%. The proposed salary range for the Project Leader is $124,500.00 - $