Strategic Business Planning Analyst - Life & Employee Benefit Claims Production Support (Hybrid)

Aegon is seeking a Strategic Business Planning Analyst to support management in identifying, prioritizing, executing, and measuring strategic business priorities. The role maintains strategic roadmaps and project portfolios, coordinates planning processes across the organization, supports escalated strategic issues, and prepares audience-specific presentations.


Responsibilities

  • Develop and update strategic planning templates and communications
  • Update strategic roadmap & assigned strategic dashboards/tracking mechanisms
  • Define strategic planning processes, priorities, capabilities, measures of success, etc. Includes cadence and timing of various inputs/outputs; coordinate development of this process with the PMO and other functional leads
  • Coordinate with peers across the organization (including the PMO as a key stakeholder) to develop and execute a holistic strategic planning process
  • Identify integrations and establish contacts across the organization to align efforts and plan implementation
  • Assist with escalated issues on priorities, goals, strategies, resources and key initiatives
  • Prepare presentations for delivery to specific audiences

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience
  • Five years of strategic planning experience in a similar environment or in a planning/consultant role
  • Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization to influence others towards strategic goals
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills to plan strategy, tactics and perform root-cause analysis
  • Familiarity with project management tools, lifecycles, etc
  • Proficiency using MS Office tools
  • Hybrid office environment: 3 days in office (Cedar Rapids, IA or Denver, CO)
  • Occasional travel to attend strategic planning sessions (less than 10%)
  • Insurance/financial services experience
  • Knowledge of LEAN Six Sigma methodology
  • Knowledge of Claims applications
  • Understanding of ServiceNow and/or other ticketing systems

Benefits

  • Typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and at the Company’s discretion.
  • Hybrid office environment: 3 days in office (Cedar Rapids, IA or Denver, CO)

Company Overview

  • Aegon offers products and services in the life insurance, pension, retirement, and asset management fields. It was founded in 1983, and is headquartered in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, NLD, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.aegon.com/.

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