Director, Strategy & Transformation Office

Director, Strategy & Transformation Office

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential.

Individual contributor role that collaboratively partners with business leaders across the enterprise to assess, inform, and enable strategic priorities. This role will be engaged on high profile initiatives with multiple stakeholders across business units and functions to understand current strategies and market trends, areas of opportunity, and shape / inform go-forward priorities. They are expected to independently perform comprehensive industry research with related analysis and provide structured program leadership. The Director will partner with the VP, Strategy & Transformation Office and / or other stakeholders to distill key themes and proposed focus areas in order to develop deliverables that communicate insights to the business leader(s). This role will leverage superior communication and facilitation skills to successfully deliver initiatives that provide measurable business impact and accelerate growth. This role will report to the VP, Strategy & Transformation Office.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines :

• Partner with business and functional teams to align strategic intent, assess current landscape, and design future models.
• Conduct relevant industry analysis, complemented by best practices and benchmarks, to inform strategic recommendations.
• Create high-quality deliverables related to strategic assessments to enable collaboration and decision-making with leaders and stakeholders.
• Support enterprise program management through creation and communication of progress to ensure consistent alignment.
• Develop, gather, and share comprehensive industry research with targeted stakeholder groups.
• Manage and escalate issues or risks with suggested mitigation tactics to the Strategy & Transformation Office VP.

May perform additional duties as assigned.

Reporting Relationship

Typically, VP or above

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Education & Experience