Investments- Strategy Communication Consultant
- Employer
- Allstate Insurance Company
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Closing date
- Feb 18, 2019
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- Category
- Financial Services, Marketing / Communications
- Job Type
- Not Specified
- Career Level
- Not Specified
Job Details
Where good people build rewarding careers.
Think that working in the insurance field cant be exciting, rewarding and challenging? Think again. Youll help us reinvent protection and retirement to improve customers lives. Well help you make an impact with our training and mentoring offerings. Here, youll have the opportunity to expand and apply your skills in ways you never thought possible. And youll have fun doing it. Join a company of individuals with hopes, plans and passions, all using and developing our talents for good, at work and in life.
Key Responsibilities
The Strategy Communications Manager is responsible for developing communications to represent our investment value proposition, process and thinking in a compelling manner. The individual will identify and meet the needs of stakeholders while leveraging media and technology to creatively deliver broad communications and change management support needed to deliver on Investments and broader Enterprise goals. To be successful, the individual will be responsible for cultivating and fostering complex relationships across Investments and the Enterprise and at various levels but especially among senior leaders. The individual will be responsible for communicating the Investments story by acquiring a deep understanding of the business, investment strategies & process, the competitive landscape and strategic initiatives that range from business cases for new Investments capabilities, process and cost improvement initiatives and business transformation efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with senior Investments leaders to develop communications regarding the investment philosophy, process and performance of specific investment capabilities, to provide updates on financial market performance, economic trends and the investment outlook
- Convey complex ideas to drive understanding, manage change and facilitate acceptance to achieve Enterprise and Investments goals and objectives
- Develop and manage a coordinated content management process for all Investments related intellectual property and messaging collateral
- Develop and maintain consistent approach and visual aesthetic across the Investments websites, presentations and other materials as well as developing internal branding and presentation guidelines
- Support the Chief Investment Officer and senior leadership team with key communications to the Board of Directors and key internal and external stakeholders
- Facilitate and coordinate key leadership meetings, both on an ongoing basis as well as strategic/special topics
Job Qualifications
Education and Experience
- 2-5 years of related experience
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- We welcome candidates who are in the process of obtaining an MBA or CFA desgination
Functional Skills
- Polished, executive-level communication skills (written and oral); preferably experienced in providing communications on financial markets / performance / products to third parties
- Advanced presentation and story-telling skills using the MS Office suite and other presentation software tools
- Intrinsic learner, able to quickly come up to speed
- Strong work ethic with an inherent sense of ownership and responsibility
- Strong interpersonal, relationship building, influencing and leadership skills
- Strong problem solving; comfort applying critical thinking and analytical skills to frame ambiguous or conceptual problems
- Ability to work in an environment of accountability with respect to outcome-based objectives
- Organizational and time management skills, ability to meet deadlines and flexibility to work within others schedules
- Able to adapt to changing circumstances
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.
Good Work. Good Life. Good Hands.
As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary but thats just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, youll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy.
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Company
- Website
- https://www.allstate.com/
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