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93425
Department
Client Growth & Retention Value Stream
Job Function
Client Growth & Retention Value Stream
Location
New York, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Hybrid - 3 days per week
Role Overview:
New York Life has formed a new Client Growth and Retention business team to accelerate enterprise growth by developing and operating programs that help access new pools of customers, as well as programs that deepen customer relationships/retention.
New York Life is seeking a Director, Strategic Growth Programs for its Client Growth and Retention team. This role is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to drive business growth, market expansion, and revenue.
The ideal candidate has experience crafting business strategies and launching programs that deliver measurable results. You will work with cross-functional teams to find innovative ways to expand market reach and strengthen client engagement. Your expertise in data-driven analysis and emerging technologies will help create new growth opportunities, keeping New York Life competitive and responsive to client needs.
What You'll Do:
- Support Leadership Team in defining transformational growth strategies to drive new customer acquisition and increase customer retention and maximize customer lifetime value.
- Lead strategic projects from ideation through execution, ensuring timely delivery and measurable impact. Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Support business planning for the growth initiatives that include cost benefit analysis, developing business cases and outlining the steps and resources required to execute the initiatives effectively.
- Identify potential risks associated with the proposed growth strategies and develop mitigation plans.
- Provide analytical support for the development of multi-year strategy roadmap for the business.
- Support the prioritization of initiatives based on business and enterprise needs.
- Monitor key performance indicators and adjust strategies to optimize results. Utilize data analytics and performance metrics to measure the success of the initiatives and support data-driven decisions.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends, opportunities, and threats.
- Collaborate with teams across the organization to execute various growth initiatives.
- Assist with change management to minimize disruption and drive the adoption of new initiatives.
- Support agenda and material development for meetings with senior executives and the Board.
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of functional experience in growth strategy, business development, management consulting, or a similar role.
- Experience in financial services preferred, insurance expertise is a plus.
- Experience in developing and implementing growth strategies or business development.
- Experience in driving multiple projects and work-streams, including project planning, execution, and milestone reporting.
- Proficiency in data analysis and research.
- Outstanding critical thinking, analytical and quantitative abilities.
- Broad understanding of emerging insurance and financial services industry trends and market dynamics.
- Strong connector of people, concepts, and applications.
- Able to translate complex concepts simply and distill key “so what’s” for an array of stakeholders.
- Ability to toggle between strategic considerations and tactical implications, helping to deliver the approach and execute to create specific deliverables.
- Strong and effective communication skills; ability to present to senior leaders, as well as peers in a clear manner, fostering dialogue and helping to drive decisions.
- Ability to build relationships across the organization to influence areas outside direct line of reporting.
- Agile, self-starter with excellent time management skills and the ability to meet multiple deadlines while navigating the ambiguity of a dynamic work environment.
- Collaborative work style and leadership presence; ability to effectively interact and forge strong working relationships with team members and leaders across the organization.
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $119,000-$170,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Please note: This role requires FINRA licensed and/or FINRA Associated Person pre-hire fingerprinting.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page.
Job Requisition ID: 93425
Requisition ID
93425
Department
Client Growth & Retention Value Stream
Job Function
Client Growth & Retention Value Stream
Location
New York, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Hybrid - 3 days per week
Role Overview:
New York Life has formed a new Client Growth and Retention business team to accelerate enterprise growth by developing and operating programs that help access new pools of customers, as well as programs that deepen customer relationships/retention.
New York Life is seeking a Director, Strategic Growth Programs for its Client Growth and Retention team. This role is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to drive business growth, market expansion, and revenue.
The ideal candidate has experience crafting business strategies and launching programs that deliver measurable results. You will work with cross-functional teams to find innovative ways to expand market reach and strengthen client engagement. Your expertise in data-driven analysis and emerging technologies will help create new growth opportunities, keeping New York Life competitive and responsive to client needs.
What You'll Do:
- Support Leadership Team in defining transformational growth strategies to drive new customer acquisition and increase customer retention and maximize customer lifetime value.
- Lead strategic projects from ideation through execution, ensuring timely delivery and measurable impact. Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Support business planning for the growth initiatives that include cost benefit analysis, developing business cases and outlining the steps and resources required to execute the initiatives effectively.
- Identify potential risks associated with the proposed growth strategies and develop mitigation plans.
- Provide analytical support for the development of multi-year strategy roadmap for the business.
- Support the prioritization of initiatives based on business and enterprise needs.
- Monitor key performance indicators and adjust strategies to optimize results. Utilize data analytics and performance metrics to measure the success of the initiatives and support data-driven decisions.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends, opportunities, and threats.
- Collaborate with teams across the organization to execute various growth initiatives.
- Assist with change management to minimize disruption and drive the adoption of new initiatives.
- Support agenda and material development for meetings with senior executives and the Board.
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of functional experience in growth strategy, business development, management consulting, or a similar role.
- Experience in financial services preferred, insurance expertise is a plus.
- Experience in developing and implementing growth strategies or business development.
- Experience in driving multiple projects and work-streams, including project planning, execution, and milestone reporting.
- Proficiency in data analysis and research.
- Outstanding critical thinking, analytical and quantitative abilities.
- Broad understanding of emerging insurance and financial services industry trends and market dynamics.
- Strong connector of people, concepts, and applications.
- Able to translate complex concepts simply and distill key “so what’s” for an array of stakeholders.
- Ability to toggle between strategic considerations and tactical implications, helping to deliver the approach and execute to create specific deliverables.
- Strong and effective communication skills; ability to present to senior leaders, as well as peers in a clear manner, fostering dialogue and helping to drive decisions.
- Ability to build relationships across the organization to influence areas outside direct line of reporting.
- Agile, self-starter with excellent time management skills and the ability to meet multiple deadlines while navigating the ambiguity of a dynamic work environment.
- Collaborative work style and leadership presence; ability to effectively interact and forge strong working relationships with team members and leaders across the organization.
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $119,000-$170,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Please note: This role requires FINRA licensed and/or FINRA Associated Person pre-hire fingerprinting.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page.
Job Requisition ID: 93425
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Director Strategic Growth
Document your strategic impact with metrics
PERM requires proving the role demands specialized qualifications. Compile measurable outcomes from past growth initiatives, such as revenue targets hit or market expansions led, to support both the job description and your I-140 petition.
Target companies with active PERM filings
Not every employer sponsors green cards, even at the director level. Filter your search to companies that have recently filed PERM applications for senior strategic roles, which signals an established sponsorship process and in-house or retained immigration counsel.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Searching broadly wastes time at this career level. Migrate Mate surfaces Director Strategic Growth roles at employers with documented green card sponsorship history, so you focus your outreach on companies already equipped to file PERM for this position.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 with your prospective employer
If the job posting requires only a bachelor's degree, the employer may file under EB-3 by default. Asking early whether they can draft the role description to require an advanced degree can qualify you for EB-2, which often means shorter priority date waits for many countries.
Negotiate the PERM timeline into your offer stage
DOL's PERM processing currently runs several months before the I-140 can even be filed. Raise the sponsorship conversation during the offer, not after signing, so both parties align on who covers filing costs and when the process starts.
Verify prevailing wage before your PERM is filed
DOL requires your offered salary to meet the prevailing wage for your specific location and job duties. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the wage level your employer intends to certify, since a mismatch at filing delays the entire PERM process.
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Find Director Strategic Growth JobsDirector Strategic Growth Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Director Strategic Growth roles typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Director Strategic Growth positions qualify for EB-2 when the employer defines the role as requiring an advanced degree in business, strategy, economics, or a related field. If the posted requirement is a bachelor's degree with experience, the employer files under EB-3 instead. The distinction affects your priority date queue, so it's worth confirming the intended category before accepting an offer.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B sponsorship is temporary, capped at 85,000 per year for most applicants, and subject to a lottery. PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency, has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for many countries, and no lottery. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification, the I-140, and adjustment of status can take two to four years or longer depending on your birth country's priority date backlog.
Where can I find Director Strategic Growth jobs where the employer already sponsors green cards?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It filters roles by employers with documented PERM and green card sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored a foreign national. At the director level, this filtering matters because sponsorship decisions are often made by HR leadership and legal counsel, not just the hiring manager.
Can I negotiate who pays the PERM and I-140 filing fees?
USCIS rules prohibit employees from paying the employer's portion of the I-140 petition fee, and DOL prohibits employees from bearing PERM preparation costs. Employers are required to cover those. You may be responsible for your own adjustment of status filing fees. Clarifying this structure during the offer stage prevents misunderstandings once the process is underway.
What happens to my green card sponsorship if I change employers before it is approved?
If you change employers before your I-140 is approved, the PERM and petition generally cannot be transferred and the process restarts with the new employer. After your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current or nearly current, job portability rules under AC21 allow you to move to a similar role without losing your place in the queue. Director-level strategic roles often qualify as sufficiently similar for portability purposes.
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