**Who Are We?** Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. **Job Category** Technology **Compensation Overview** The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards. **Salary Range** $157,000.00 - $259,200.00 **Target Openings** 1 **What Is the Opportunity?** The Assistant Vice President of Strategic Practices is a pivotal leadership role within the BI Technology organization that drives strategic alignment, operational excellence, and organizational effectiveness. This dynamic position serves as a key connector between executive leadership and cross-functional teams, ensuring the successful execution of strategic initiatives that advance the organization's vision and goals. **What Will You Do?** + Forge and nurture strong partnerships with the BI Technology CIO and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to drive strategic priorities + Interact with senior business and IT leadership to create strategic technology operational plans + Orchestrate cross-functional collaboration with BI SP&E, Communications, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Finance, and Enterprise Chapters + Align Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) with portfolio strategic initiatives, ensuring cohesive execution across the organization + Lead coordination of complex initiatives that span multiple teams and domains + Design and implement comprehensive Strategic Scorecards for the CIO and Senior Leadership Team + Develop executive-level dashboards and metrics that provide actionable insights for decision-making + Partner with BI Tech leaders to craft compelling data-driven presentations that tell the organization's strategic story + Deliver sophisticated reporting for Monthly Operating Reviews that highlight progress, challenges, and opportunities + Develop polished, impactful executive communications that articulate the organization's vision and priorities + Curate and coordinate materials for high-stakes executive meetings and presentations + Facilitate engaging and productive BI Tech Executive Leadership Team (ELT) sessions + Design and implement a comprehensive BI Tech Communication Strategy that ensures transparent, consistent messaging across all levels + Architect and implement innovative practices that enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness + Spearhead continuous improvement initiatives through operating reviews, planning increment immersions, and strategic communications + Optimize processes that drive measurable business outcomes and organizational agility + Oversee logistics for strategic events, including conferences, executive travel, and workspace planning + Partner with HR and Strategic Sourcing to develop and execute a forward-looking Workforce Strategy + Lead the Executive Development Program (EDP) to cultivate high-potential talent + Build strong alignment with Strategic Planning & Execution (SP&E) to ensure talent strategies support business objectives + Direct team to accomplish business, corporate and departmental goals and objectives + Apply knowledge of industry trends to strategically position the business + Manage team direction and day-to-day work of direct reports + Provide consistent performance feedback/coaching and complete formal performance reviews + Perform other duties as assigned **What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?** + Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred. + 10 years of technology or business related experience preferred. + 5 years of experience managing others preferred. + Demonstrated success as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership. + Proven track record in portfolio management and strategic initiative reporting at enterprise scale. + Experience leading others, including both individual contributors and managers who lead their own teams. + **Technical Knowledge:** + Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of organizational concepts and motivational methods. + Has an intuition and a broad in-depth knowledge regarding the capabilities and direction of technology. + Understands the corporate and departmental business objectives, and can relate them on a strategic, tactical and operational level to design technology solutions that provide a clear competitive business advantage. + Advanced proficiency in data visualization, presentation tools, and analytics platforms. + Expert-level PowerPoint and Excel skills, including complex data modeling and analysis. + Experience developing meaningful metrics and executive dashboards that drive decision-making. + Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and engineering performance measurement. + Demonstrated financial acumen and experience managing complex budgets. + **Business Knowledge & Partnership:** + Provides direction and effectively leads by example to ensure that all services are meeting the stated business objectives on a timely basis with excellent quality, at a reasonable cost. + Suggests solutions that make sense and are in line with future technology direction. + Keeps all areas informed of developments affecting their function. + Demonstrates flexibility, anticipates customer needs, and effectively communicates in a manner consistent with the audience. + Educates and influences customers on the most effective use of technology, from both a short- and long-term perspective. + Problem Solving & Decision Making: + Demonstrates expert analytical and diagnostic skills dealing with issues that are often novel and not readily defined, lack known precedent or appear contradictory. + Able to develop solutions by applying accepted processes or is able to create new approaches to leverage technology from abstract information. + Sees the big picture, and is fully aware of technology and business directions. + Has department, corporate and group objectives in focus while identifying and removing barriers. + Optimizes the use of all available resources. + **Leadership** : + Manages multiple cross-functional objectives/priorities in support of a business department. + Responsibilities are assigned with broad latitude for decision making. + Results reviewed periodically according to predefined objectives. + Understands the departmental, corporate and group objectives and strives to meet or exceed them. + Sets level of risk taking, and gathers/synthesizes information to all appropriate levels of the organization. + Planning and Project Management: + Insures all planning done on the department level is supportive of the business strategic plans. + Delegates appropriately while maintaining accountability. + Sees that projects are assigned by workload and staff capabilities. + Completes projects accurately and on time. + Critical planning is required as modifications are difficult and costly and may impair achieving of departmental and corporate objectives. + Change requires reassessing and adjusting strategic and/or tactical direction. + Team Orientation + Financial Awareness + Human Resource Management **What is a Must Have?** + High School diploma or equivalent required. + 5 years of technology or business related experience required. **What Is in It for You?** + **Health Insurance** : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment. + **Retirement:** Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers. + **Paid Time Off:** Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays. + **Wellness Program:** The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs. + **Volunteer Encouragement:** We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. **Employment Practices** Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email (4-ESU@travelers.com) so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/ .