Corporate Development and Strategy

When you⠀join New⠀York Life,⠀you’re⠀joining a⠀company⠀that⠀values⠀career⠀development,⠀collaboration,⠀innovation,⠀and⠀inclusiveness.⠀We want⠀employees⠀to feel⠀proud⠀about⠀being part⠀of a⠀company⠀that is⠀committed⠀to doing⠀the right⠀thing.⠀You’ll⠀have the⠀opportunity⠀to grow⠀your⠀career⠀while⠀developing⠀personally⠀and⠀professionally⠀through⠀various⠀resources⠀and⠀programs.⠀New York⠀Life is a⠀relationship-based⠀company⠀and⠀appreciates⠀how both⠀virtual⠀and⠀in-person⠀interactions⠀support⠀our⠀culture.

The⠀Corporate⠀Development⠀and⠀Strategy⠀team works⠀closely⠀with the⠀CEO and⠀the⠀Executive⠀Leadership⠀Team to⠀help⠀define &⠀articulate⠀business⠀strategy⠀and⠀support⠀oversight⠀and⠀execution⠀of key⠀enterprise⠀strategic⠀initiatives⠀and other⠀large /⠀complex⠀programs.⠀This team⠀works⠀closely⠀with⠀Finance,⠀Technology⠀and other⠀key⠀stakeholders⠀to drive⠀the annual⠀planning⠀process.⠀The team⠀also⠀supports⠀key⠀decision-making⠀forums and⠀senior⠀executive/Board⠀meetings.

The⠀team⠀partners⠀with⠀Senior⠀Leaders in⠀the⠀various⠀business⠀and⠀functional⠀areas to⠀support⠀development⠀and⠀execution⠀of⠀strategic⠀initiatives⠀within⠀those⠀areas. The⠀team’s⠀role⠀typically⠀includes⠀framing⠀and⠀assessing⠀complex⠀business⠀problems,⠀developing⠀recommendations,⠀partnering⠀with line⠀managers⠀to drive⠀execution,⠀facilitating⠀governance⠀and⠀communication⠀processes,⠀and⠀playing a⠀key role⠀in⠀informing⠀and⠀influencing⠀decision⠀making.

The⠀Corporate⠀Development⠀and⠀Strategy⠀team⠀comprises⠀high⠀performing⠀individuals⠀with⠀strong⠀academic⠀credentials⠀and⠀professional⠀experiences⠀with⠀backgrounds⠀in⠀management⠀consulting⠀&⠀industry.

Role Description

Thought Leadership & Advisory

• Frame and⠀assess⠀complex⠀problems
• Assess⠀areas of⠀opportunity,⠀in line⠀with⠀overall⠀vision and⠀strategy
• Develop⠀pragmatic⠀solutions⠀to key⠀strategic⠀and⠀operational⠀issues
• Develop⠀& present⠀recommendations⠀to senior⠀leadership
• Play⠀a key role⠀in⠀informing⠀and⠀influencing⠀senior⠀management⠀decision⠀making

Strategic Planning Office & Executive Communication

• Support⠀strategic⠀planning⠀processes,⠀including⠀interdependencies⠀between⠀key⠀business,⠀technology⠀and⠀financial⠀planning⠀processes
• Facilitate⠀structured⠀reviews of⠀the⠀enterprise⠀portfolio⠀of⠀strategic⠀initiatives⠀&⠀implications⠀(e.g.,⠀budget⠀considerations,⠀resource⠀allocation,⠀etc.)
• Support⠀agenda and⠀materials⠀development⠀for senior⠀executive⠀audiences⠀& meetings⠀e.g.,⠀Board⠀Meetings,⠀Executive⠀Offsites,⠀etc.

Project Leadership

• Approach⠀projects⠀holistically,⠀owning and⠀driving⠀end-to-end⠀delivery⠀of⠀solutions
• Lead⠀execution⠀of key⠀enterprise⠀initiatives⠀by forming⠀collaborative⠀partnerships⠀with⠀colleagues⠀across⠀businesses⠀and⠀functional⠀areas
• Provide⠀thought⠀leadership⠀and⠀subject⠀matter⠀expertise⠀in⠀relevant⠀areas⠀(e.g.,⠀Digital⠀Transformation,⠀Robotics,⠀Risk and⠀Compliance,⠀etc.)
• Manage⠀enterprise⠀governance⠀and⠀communication⠀processes

Desired Qualifications

We are⠀looking⠀for⠀outstanding⠀individuals⠀with⠀excellent⠀intellectual⠀&⠀analytical⠀capabilities,⠀pragmatic⠀problem⠀solving⠀skills,⠀strong⠀communications⠀&⠀influencing⠀capabilities,⠀a robust⠀strategy &⠀change⠀management⠀toolkit⠀and a⠀passion to⠀effect⠀change⠀across the⠀organization⠀at the⠀most⠀senior⠀levels.

• Bachelor’s⠀degree⠀required,⠀MBA or⠀advanced⠀degree⠀strongly⠀preferred
• 3-5⠀years in a⠀top-tier⠀management⠀consulting⠀firm
• Outstanding⠀critical⠀thinking,⠀analytical⠀and⠀quantitative⠀abilities
• Strong⠀communication⠀skills⠀including⠀experience⠀in⠀developing⠀C-suite⠀presentations
• Experience⠀in⠀financial⠀services⠀preferred,⠀insurance⠀expertise⠀is a⠀plus
• Experience⠀in⠀structuring⠀&⠀delivering⠀technology⠀strategy⠀projects⠀and a⠀broad⠀understanding⠀of current⠀technology⠀practices⠀(Agile,⠀Cloud⠀Computing/SaaS,⠀Enterprise⠀Data⠀Management,⠀etc.) &⠀emerging⠀trends⠀(Robotics/AI,⠀InsurTech,⠀etc.) is⠀desired
• Collaborative⠀work style⠀/⠀leadership⠀presence⠀with⠀ability to⠀effectively⠀interact⠀with &⠀earn trust⠀of peers⠀and senior⠀management⠀across the⠀organization
• Project⠀and⠀process⠀management⠀skills,⠀including⠀proven⠀ability to⠀manage⠀multiple⠀projects⠀simultaneously
• Executive⠀presence;⠀self-starter⠀with a⠀keen sense⠀of⠀ownership⠀and⠀commitment⠀to the⠀work, and⠀a passion⠀to deliver⠀results