Job Description

Job Summary:

The Business Transformation Office (BTO) is part of Corporate Business Transformation (CBT). CBT’s role is to create transparency, drive strategic decisions, and accelerate and enable execution to achieve Transformative Growth (TG) objectives. Within the BTO, the Operating Model team is accountable for installing common language, tools and minimum standards for all disciplines (i.e., agile, waterfall) across all TG Strategic Lever teams. This role is responsible for proactive and iterative evolution of the artifacts, tools, processes that are part of the TG Operating Model and for working with key stakeholders to ensure adoption and serves as the product manager for the TG portfolio management tool(s), identifying, prioritizing and implementing features from the backlog.  Also provides consulting, project management and support within subject matter expertise across the enterprise for focused initiatives. 

Key Responsibilities:

Provides strategic guidance and direction on programs, processes, and initiatives 
Helps interpret Allstate’s strategic vision into team priorities and activities
Drives adoption of the TG Operating Model 
Demonstrates strong business knowledge, leadership, and general management skills 
Takes an integrated approach to ensure initiatives align to TG strategies
Formulates strategies to achieve plan objectives
Develops and communicates strategic and operational parameters for collaborative efforts/teams with and across functional boundaries
Uses analytics to make business decisions that support the strategic direction
Drives results through the development of effective relationships
Aligns and enables leadership efforts for continuous improvements with processes & programs
Presents business cases and influences others to take recommended actions
Modifies and aligns existing and new initiatives to support changing business tactics 
When applicable, seeks to connect resources across departments to share expertise when appropriate
Consistently plans, implements, manages, and/ or sponsors highly complex projects 
Coordinates and evaluates project controls and tracks/analyzes project ROI 
Determines and enrolls resources/expertise necessary to successfully complete projects from various AORs
Provides business/technical consultation on highly complex projects
Manages all-project-related expenses 

Preferred Qualifications:

Education and Experience 

Bachelor’s degree required
10 years’ related experience
5+ years’ experience Leadership and/or Project/Product Management Experience
Moderate Power BI expertise

Functional Skills

Agile delivery experience, including Scaled Agile Certification (e.g., SAFe Agilist, Lean Portfolio Manager)
Servant Leadership skills necessary to motivate and lead team
Strong project management skills including developing work plans, estimating and managing resources, time and budget
Strong written and oral communication skills
Possesses working knowledge of processes, policies, and procedures relevant to industry 
Responsible for compliance with current industry standards/environment that impact decisions and indicates requirements