AVP, Process Engineering Lead

Job Description

The AVP Process Engineering Lead is responsible for development and execution of process initiatives across PRS, leveraging tools from Six Sigma, Lean, and Change Management to identify and implement process improvement use cases. This role combines insurance business knowledge, process examination, data analysis, project/program management to lead improvement initiatives across PRS. You will leverage your process-driven, analytical, communication, coaching, and technical skills to identify, define, plan, and implement transformative projects, process enhancements, automation, and support organizational goals.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the Business Process and Project Management Office team of process engineers, workflow specialists, execution leads, and program managers to support PRS Operations leaders as well as other business units.
• Engineer, lead, and deliver continuous improvement initiatives to stakeholders and business leaders that are compelling, motivate, drive change, create value, and drive buy-in.
• Orchestrate implementation and change management of solutions within the business; Communicate project status, issues, and risks to internal and external teams on a regular basis.
• Deliver executive level presentations, leveraging strong relationships with Sales, Underwriting, Operations, and Claim's functions to collect stakeholder input and ensure the adoption of optimized business processes.
• Conduct discovery, document current state processes, and identify areas of significant opportunity throughout PRS teams (including underwriting, operations, risk consulting, product, etc.).
• Leverage analysis, feedback channels, and process metrics to identify areas of improvement that drive simplified products, create repeatable processes, streamline/simplify systems, improve the customer experience, and reduce issues and pain points.
• Identify opportunities to optimize resource throughput and capacity utilization. Develop strategy and long-term organizational plans with executive leadership.
• Create or utilize project and program management tools (Projects, status updates, RACIs, stakeholder analysis, etc.) to understand scope, monitor progress, identify resources, manage execution, and communicate status of multiple workstreams within various projects.
• Create or utilize business process documentation (mapping, job-aids, etc.) to understand process steps, interdependencies, and applications used to complete transactions.
• Coordinate business owners, IT development teams, and other relevant stakeholders to define scope, requirements, design, develop, test, deploy, and monitor solutions as needed.
• Establish consistent standards and practices within the team and across PRS.
• Delegate and assign project support, documentation creation, and analysis requests within the process engineering team.

Qualifications

• Clearly convey expectations and provide constructive feedback to coach and grow individual contributors. Leverage effective communication to foster a positive team environment, promote collaboration, and deliver consistent and timely results to meet or exceed goals.
• Ability to influence at multiple levels on relevant issues and challenges to secure buy-in
• Possess learning agility; quickly grasp new concepts and emerging technology, proactively seeks out learning and continuously expands expertise.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to properly deconstruct the problem and determine viable solution options using data as a guide.
• Solid capability to execute and delegate tasks with quality, within deadlines and a positive impact on customer experience.
• Process orientation with strong attention to detail
• Clear understanding of root cause analysis and ability to suggest creative resolutions.
• Knowledge of digital and automation solutions in the marketplace and how they potentially apply to the insurance industry.
• Robust communications/ presentation skills, verbal and written.
• Self-motivated, results-driven and well-organized individual

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in insurance or another financial services industry
• Insurance experience preferred - personal Lines insurance experience is a plus
• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean, Change Management, or equivalent training/ certification.
• Management consulting or small team leadership experience is a plus
• Experience leading process discovery, process analysis, process design, or process optimization
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft suite (specifically PowerPoint, Visio, MS Excel)
• Agile, Waterfall, or other project management/environment experience

The pay range for the role is $91,700 to $141,700. The specific offer will depend on an applicant's skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found on our careers website. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.

About Us

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.