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Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. 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. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$161,400.00 - $266,300.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Job Profile Summary Lead high profile, strategic, large scale, process assessment, improvement and design services to improve overall business performance, customer experience and employee experience by identifying impediments to effective and efficient operational performance. Responsible for leading the most transformational projects, projects that span multiple organizations, projects which require deft handling of sensitive change management issues, and projects with the highest organizational impact. Introduce changes in operational processes and organizational behaviors that have a positive impact on bottom line results. Identify opportunities to improve productivity, decrease costs, increase available capacity, improve accuracy and timeliness, change behaviors, redesign roles and improve operational controls. Partner with business and functional leadership to bridge strategy to execution by informing strategy development, clarifying goals and strategy and conducting capability impact. Manage, organize and coordinate project and portfolios of assignments. Oversee the work of others to ensure assignments are completed on time. Provide direction and consultation as needed. Provide advanced technical consulting, generate new ideas, influence business leaders on the benefits, and assist in their implementation to achieve recommended results. Consult with business leaders on Business-wide or Enterprise-wide issues. Drive the design of new and strategic operating models across larger groups of processes and across the enterprise. Develops strategies for decomposing these large efforts into more manageable projects for teams to perform detailed design and implementation.
What Will You Do?
- Works with Senior Leaders to identify demand for services.
- Satisfies customer demand and internal business requirements by leading efforts focused on providing process assessment and improvement services for the department to improve overall business performance through redesigned workflows, proper staffing levels, redefined roles and responsibilities, productive behaviors, and effective use of technology that have a positive impact on bottom line results and the customer’s experience.
- Partners with business to support strategy development and enable them to form and articulate their longer-term strategy roadmap.
- Oversees, designs, leads, and/or conducts capability assessments (all levels of complexity).
- Collaborates with and advises Senior leaders, Department leaders and subject matter experts about how to convert ambiguous requests into specific areas of focus to define the project scope and optimize the value of the process assessment.
- Determines and develops the overall project framework, approach, timeline, and resource allocation, often across multiple teams.
- Leads agile project team and is accountable for project deliverables. Manages and concurrently functions as an individual contributor on higher complexity process assessment and improvement projects. Assigns work and manages the work of others.
- Assesses and identifies opportunities for the most challenging/most ambiguous aspects of the process.
- Manages and/or collaborates with others on multiple process assessment and improvement projects.
- Leads and facilitates discovery work sessions with process participant groups or individuals and their management to investigate, document and develop a detailed and comprehensive understanding of the higher complexity aspects of the process and the underlying embedded behaviors that are influencing outcomes.
- Synthesizes, associates and assesses significant amounts of disparate information to identify process issues, their root causes, how different actions generate different results (cause and effect), and the collective impact on process efficiency, effectiveness and the customer’s experience for the higher complexity aspects of the process.
- Applies expert knowledge of Lean Six Sigma process techniques and methodologies to assess the risks and benefits of different process improvement opportunities.
- Identifies both strategic and tactical process recommendations focused on developing a process model that optimizes process efficiency, effectiveness and the customer’s experience for the higher complexity process issues, along with their anticipated impact on the process.
- Determines report format and contents. Creates a formal report (process insights, facts, details, examples, recommendations and impacts) describing the process and opportunities in a clear/easy to understand format, so leadership can make more informed decisions about how to optimize processes.
- Leads and advises Project Engineers, Consultants and Directors on the identification and formal documentation of process assessment findings and recommendations.
- Presents the higher complexity process findings, recommendations and implementation considerations during formal discussions with senior leaders to influence how they view their processes. Leads the presentation discussion.
- Meets with requesting area senior leaders to provide periodic status updates of current project efforts.
- Meets with Manager to review the overall project framework, approach and timeline; and provide periodic status updates of current projects.
- Accountable for the design of the methodology.
- Accountable for business alignment through all phases of the project, including meeting with leaders within department and Senior leaders and leaders from the area requesting the project.
- Provides direction, mentoring, coaching and consultation to Process Engineers, Consultants and Directors for assigned projects, focusing on determining whether the appropriate approach, methodologies, and problem-solving techniques are appropriately employed. Ensures assigned projects are completed on time.
- Leads area/department initiatives beyond core project assignments.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Four year college degree.
- Expert critical thinking skills.
- Solid Knowledge of Property Casualty and services.
- Expert organization, analytic and project management skills.
- Proficient at using Microsoft desktop tools and other technologies (PowerPoint, Excel, video conferencing, Skype, etc.).
- Deep understanding of insurance industry processes.
- Ability to manage Agile teams.
- Interacts effectively with all levels of management and non-management staff.
- Demonstrated skills and experience:
- Drives project scoping discussions and negotiating with senior leaders.
- Determines relevant metrics to gather and leads the collecting process information from individuals via interviews, observation and/or facilitating large groups.
- Leads teams to document processes via a variety of formats (narrative, process maps, illustrations, etc.).
- Synthesizing, assessing and analyzing information to surface process improvement opportunities.
- Thinking critically to connect disparate information particularly across enterprise processes.
- Thinking creatively to identify both strategic and tactical process solutions/improvements.
- Identifying both qualitative and quantitative impacts of process recommendations.
- Making effective and persuasive oral and written presentations to influence others.
- Works independently with infrequent/limited supervision.
- Works collaboratively with others in a project team environment.
- Builds and maintains strong and ongoing business relationships with project participants, leaders, including Senior leaders and Department leaders, which fosters connections and communications.
- Leads the highest complexity process assessment and improvement projects.
- Manages own work and directs the work of others.
- Demonstrates decisiveness, initiative, innovation in achieving results and the ability to meet project deadlines.
- Coaches, mentors, develops and reviews the work of Process Engineers, Consultants, Directors and rotation staff.
- Responds quickly and effectively to customer’s needs and takes appropriate actions to meet those needs.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to providing superior services and adding significant value.
- Black belt certification, Master Black Belt.
What is a Must Have?
- 8 years of experience applying Lean Six Sigma or process management principles and methods, including root cause analysis.
- 6 years of experience managing process improvement projects.
What Is in It for You?
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
Who Are We?
Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. 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. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$161,400.00 - $266,300.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Job Profile Summary Lead high profile, strategic, large scale, process assessment, improvement and design services to improve overall business performance, customer experience and employee experience by identifying impediments to effective and efficient operational performance. Responsible for leading the most transformational projects, projects that span multiple organizations, projects which require deft handling of sensitive change management issues, and projects with the highest organizational impact. Introduce changes in operational processes and organizational behaviors that have a positive impact on bottom line results. Identify opportunities to improve productivity, decrease costs, increase available capacity, improve accuracy and timeliness, change behaviors, redesign roles and improve operational controls. Partner with business and functional leadership to bridge strategy to execution by informing strategy development, clarifying goals and strategy and conducting capability impact. Manage, organize and coordinate project and portfolios of assignments. Oversee the work of others to ensure assignments are completed on time. Provide direction and consultation as needed. Provide advanced technical consulting, generate new ideas, influence business leaders on the benefits, and assist in their implementation to achieve recommended results. Consult with business leaders on Business-wide or Enterprise-wide issues. Drive the design of new and strategic operating models across larger groups of processes and across the enterprise. Develops strategies for decomposing these large efforts into more manageable projects for teams to perform detailed design and implementation.
What Will You Do?
- Works with Senior Leaders to identify demand for services.
- Satisfies customer demand and internal business requirements by leading efforts focused on providing process assessment and improvement services for the department to improve overall business performance through redesigned workflows, proper staffing levels, redefined roles and responsibilities, productive behaviors, and effective use of technology that have a positive impact on bottom line results and the customer’s experience.
- Partners with business to support strategy development and enable them to form and articulate their longer-term strategy roadmap.
- Oversees, designs, leads, and/or conducts capability assessments (all levels of complexity).
- Collaborates with and advises Senior leaders, Department leaders and subject matter experts about how to convert ambiguous requests into specific areas of focus to define the project scope and optimize the value of the process assessment.
- Determines and develops the overall project framework, approach, timeline, and resource allocation, often across multiple teams.
- Leads agile project team and is accountable for project deliverables. Manages and concurrently functions as an individual contributor on higher complexity process assessment and improvement projects. Assigns work and manages the work of others.
- Assesses and identifies opportunities for the most challenging/most ambiguous aspects of the process.
- Manages and/or collaborates with others on multiple process assessment and improvement projects.
- Leads and facilitates discovery work sessions with process participant groups or individuals and their management to investigate, document and develop a detailed and comprehensive understanding of the higher complexity aspects of the process and the underlying embedded behaviors that are influencing outcomes.
- Synthesizes, associates and assesses significant amounts of disparate information to identify process issues, their root causes, how different actions generate different results (cause and effect), and the collective impact on process efficiency, effectiveness and the customer’s experience for the higher complexity aspects of the process.
- Applies expert knowledge of Lean Six Sigma process techniques and methodologies to assess the risks and benefits of different process improvement opportunities.
- Identifies both strategic and tactical process recommendations focused on developing a process model that optimizes process efficiency, effectiveness and the customer’s experience for the higher complexity process issues, along with their anticipated impact on the process.
- Determines report format and contents. Creates a formal report (process insights, facts, details, examples, recommendations and impacts) describing the process and opportunities in a clear/easy to understand format, so leadership can make more informed decisions about how to optimize processes.
- Leads and advises Project Engineers, Consultants and Directors on the identification and formal documentation of process assessment findings and recommendations.
- Presents the higher complexity process findings, recommendations and implementation considerations during formal discussions with senior leaders to influence how they view their processes. Leads the presentation discussion.
- Meets with requesting area senior leaders to provide periodic status updates of current project efforts.
- Meets with Manager to review the overall project framework, approach and timeline; and provide periodic status updates of current projects.
- Accountable for the design of the methodology.
- Accountable for business alignment through all phases of the project, including meeting with leaders within department and Senior leaders and leaders from the area requesting the project.
- Provides direction, mentoring, coaching and consultation to Process Engineers, Consultants and Directors for assigned projects, focusing on determining whether the appropriate approach, methodologies, and problem-solving techniques are appropriately employed. Ensures assigned projects are completed on time.
- Leads area/department initiatives beyond core project assignments.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Four year college degree.
- Expert critical thinking skills.
- Solid Knowledge of Property Casualty and services.
- Expert organization, analytic and project management skills.
- Proficient at using Microsoft desktop tools and other technologies (PowerPoint, Excel, video conferencing, Skype, etc.).
- Deep understanding of insurance industry processes.
- Ability to manage Agile teams.
- Interacts effectively with all levels of management and non-management staff.
- Demonstrated skills and experience:
- Drives project scoping discussions and negotiating with senior leaders.
- Determines relevant metrics to gather and leads the collecting process information from individuals via interviews, observation and/or facilitating large groups.
- Leads teams to document processes via a variety of formats (narrative, process maps, illustrations, etc.).
- Synthesizing, assessing and analyzing information to surface process improvement opportunities.
- Thinking critically to connect disparate information particularly across enterprise processes.
- Thinking creatively to identify both strategic and tactical process solutions/improvements.
- Identifying both qualitative and quantitative impacts of process recommendations.
- Making effective and persuasive oral and written presentations to influence others.
- Works independently with infrequent/limited supervision.
- Works collaboratively with others in a project team environment.
- Builds and maintains strong and ongoing business relationships with project participants, leaders, including Senior leaders and Department leaders, which fosters connections and communications.
- Leads the highest complexity process assessment and improvement projects.
- Manages own work and directs the work of others.
- Demonstrates decisiveness, initiative, innovation in achieving results and the ability to meet project deadlines.
- Coaches, mentors, develops and reviews the work of Process Engineers, Consultants, Directors and rotation staff.
- Responds quickly and effectively to customer’s needs and takes appropriate actions to meet those needs.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to providing superior services and adding significant value.
- Black belt certification, Master Black Belt.
What is a Must Have?
- 8 years of experience applying Lean Six Sigma or process management principles and methods, including root cause analysis.
- 6 years of experience managing process improvement projects.
What Is in It for You?
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Strategy Manager
Align your credentials to EB-2 requirements
Strategy Manager roles typically require an advanced degree or equivalent. Gather transcripts, credential evaluation reports, and promotion records that document your specialized expertise before employers initiate the PERM process on your behalf.
Target employers with PERM filing history
Not every firm sponsors green cards. Search OFLC disclosure data to identify consulting firms, financial services companies, and corporate strategy teams that have certified PERM applications for Strategy Manager or related management titles in the past two years.
Search green card jobs on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Strategy Manager openings specifically by employment-based green card sponsorship. The platform surfaces roles where employers have active sponsorship programs, saving you from applying to firms that only offer H-1B visa transfers.
Negotiate your start date around PERM timelines
PERM labor certification alone takes six to twelve months before I-140 filing even begins. When you receive an offer, confirm the employer will initiate PERM within your first year so your priority date is established before country-based backlogs become a planning factor.
Verify the employer's prevailing wage before accepting
DOL sets prevailing wages by job title and location using the OFLC Wage Search. Confirm your offered salary meets or exceeds the Level II or Level III wage for Strategy Manager in your metro area, since PERM requires the employer to pay at least that rate throughout the process.
Clarify whether your role is EB-2 or EB-3 eligible
Employers classify Strategy Manager positions differently depending on whether the job description requires a master's degree. Ask your employer's immigration counsel which preference category they plan to use, since EB-2 and EB-3 have different priority date backlogs for nationals of high-demand countries.
Green Card Strategy Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Strategy Manager role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Strategy Manager positions can qualify under either category. EB-2 applies when the job requires an advanced degree or when you have a bachelor's degree plus five or more years of progressive specialized experience. EB-3 covers roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree. Your employer's legal team determines which category fits the specific job description and your credentials.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for a Strategy Manager?
Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 is permanent residency, not a temporary status tied to a single employer. Unlike the H-1B, there's no annual lottery for EB-3 filings, and your priority date is locked in once PERM is certified. The tradeoff is timeline: the full green card process typically takes two to four years or longer depending on your country of birth.
Which types of employers sponsor Strategy Managers for green cards?
Management consulting firms, corporate strategy divisions at Fortune 500 companies, private equity portfolio companies, and financial services firms are the most active sponsors for this title. OFLC disclosure data shows these employers regularly certify PERM applications for strategy and planning roles at both the EB-2 and EB-3 levels.
How can I find Strategy Manager jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you filter Strategy Manager listings specifically by employers offering employment-based green card sponsorship. Standard job searches don't distinguish between firms that sponsor PERM applications and those that only extend H-1B transfers, so filtering by sponsorship type before applying saves significant time and avoids offers that won't support your permanent residency path.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers during the process?
If you change employers after your I-140 is approved and your priority date is more than 180 days old, AC21 portability may allow you to transfer your green card case to a new employer in a same or similar occupational classification. Strategy Manager roles generally port well to comparable strategy, planning, or management positions, but your new employer must still be willing to continue the sponsorship.