Consultant, Strategic Initiatives - Berkley

Company Details:

 

As an elite Excess and Surplus Lines market, Nautilus Insurance Group offers commercial property and casualty insurance solutions to appointed wholesale surplus lines producers countrywide.  We have specialized in providing these solutions for more than 35 years.

We have more flexible policy terms and premium rates on a non-admitted basis. Our focus is small to medium Property and Casualty risks on both an admitted and a non-admitted basis.

Our offerings are distributed through partnerships with appointed wholesale surplus lines producers. Our relationships are defined by mutual success, speed to market, customer-centric focus and an expanded appetite. 

Coverage placed by Nautilus Insurance Group is provided by Nautilus Insurance Company and Great Divide Insurance Company, both W. R. Berkley Corporation members with A.M. Best (Superior) A+ XV ratings.

Benefit Highlights:

• Paid Parental Leave! At Nautilus, we offer Childbirth Recovery Leave as well as Primary Caregiver Leave, for up to a maximum of 12 weeks of paid leave.
• Nautilus offers Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options, along with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) choices
• We help our employees feel secure by providing a 401(k) program, profit sharing, stock purchase plan, life insurance, and travel accident insurance options.
• One of our core values is “Committed to Serve” and these aren’t idle words. We provide every employee one paid day off per year to volunteer at a local charity. That’s serving with a smile!
• We take risk management excellence and your professional growth seriously by offering Tuition Assistance and Industry-Related Education and Exam programs.
• Can you hear us now? Employees are eligible for special cell phone service discounts with Verizon and AT&T. We’ve got a plum position for you! We participate in the Plum Benefits program offering employees cost-free access to thousands of exclusive travel and entertainment discounts.
• Flexible work arrangements
• On site newly renovated fitness center - free to use for employees.  Yoga and other classes available for a nominal fee.

Responsibilities:

Nautilus Insurance has an exciting opportunity for a Consultant, Strategic Initiatives within the Strategic Operations & Solutions Group. The Consultant, Strategic Initiatives is responsible for supporting the Organizational Effectiveness Team and Project Management Office (PMO). 

 

We are a versatile group of individuals, working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, analytical aptitude, and collaboration. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you!

 

The Consultant role will rely heavily on influence to offer advice, information, insights, and recommendations in assisting the organization in achieving their objectives and resolving challenges. Additionally, this role collaborates with company leadership to develop supporting processes, policies, procedures, and rules. They will provide consultative support and identify optimization opportunities, with a ‘continuous improvement’ mindset.

 

Along with this, they will provide Project Management support of company initiatives to include management of teams through the project lifecycle (Inception – Closure).

 

The candidate will be passionate about working for a company that provides exceptional customer experiences and rewards high performing team members that embrace change and seek to continuously better themselves and the organization. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, organized, and has a positive outlook, along with a natural drive to grow, problem solve, think outside the box and is analytical.

 

A successful candidate will have strong collaboration skills to work with all levels of the company and the ability to handle multiple assignments within a professional working environment. Must possess a sense of ownership and be accountable for their work.

• Acts as consultant on activities and functions relating to business process analysis, organizational analysis, needs assessments and cost/benefit analysis
• Creates detailed process maps that adhere to agreed upon standards, format, and definitions
• Executes clear, coherent and thorough approach to lead from problem statement to opportunity identification to solution resolution by applying process analysis, design & improvement methodologies
• Leads various efforts evaluating processes and performing quantitative/qualitative analysis to recognize improvement opportunities
• Designs process management protocols and coaches process owners on proactive management of processes
• Coordinates collective feedback from business partners to create recommendations around people, process, and technology enhancements and quantifies benefits
• Drives the facilitation/execution of workshops and co-creation sessions with key stakeholders
• Monitors and communicates the results of process improvement projects/initiatives to management and the Executive Leadership Team
• Serves as a consultant on all activities relating to business transformation through the strategic application of people, processes and technology.
• As a member of the Project Management Office, consultant will manage strategic projects from Inception through Closure, including the creation of all project management documentation, i.e., Charters, Status Reports, Risk/Issue Logs.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years related insurance experience
• Team Player: Prior responsibility in overseeing teams of employees and motivating them to complete their job duties effectively.
• Executive presence: Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of Management
• Strategic thinker: Experience in deliberate and careful anticipation of opportunities, vulnerabilities, risks and threats that may impact Nautilus Insurance.
• Relationship builder (up, sideways, down): This position requires the ability to establish relationships and lead upwards (Sr. Leadership) by behaving and communicating in a way that influences Sr. Leadership; sideways by influencing one’s peers; and, down by leading effectively and creating a relationship of mutual trust amongst those with whom you are influencing.
• Change Manager: Experience with and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools. Will need to have a solid understanding of how people go through change and the change process.
• Analytical thinker: Has the ability to problem solve by analyzing processes, finding patterns, trends, outliers and leverage analysis in decision making process.
• Must have a strong customer service background working in a professional environment.
• Excess and Surplus lines background is preferred.
• Experience working with cross departmental teams.
• Prior experience working with Visio preferred.
• Project management experience preferable, but not required.   
• Must have knowledge and basic proficiency of computer programs in a Windows environment, including Word, Excel and E-mail.
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• APA, AIS, AAI, ASLI, CPCU, or other insurance related classes recommended

 What makes you stand out:

• Innovative mindset with the ability to contribute to our culture
• Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication skills.
• Superior time management and organizational skills.

Additional Company Details:The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms.The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees.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.