Protective Life Corporation Looking for AVP, Program Manager (Remote) at Covington, Kentucky Full Time

The work we do has an impact on millions of lives, and you can be a part of it.

Wehelp protect our customers against life’s uncertainties.Regardless ofwhere you work within thecompany, you’ll behelping provide protection and peace of mind when our customers need it most.

Protective is seeking well qualified candidates for a Program Manager position to support our Protection Division leadership team. This position could be virtual or based in one of our offices in Birmingham, AL, Covington, KY, or St Louis, MO.

The program manager’s primary focus is to facilitate and participate in setting strategy and planning objectives and activities for all Division key strategic initiatives, including inputs for financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting. This role is also responsible for acting as a project manager and/or Division leadership representative/advocate interfacing with other groups across the organization to ensure the successful completion of large-scale Division-level projects. As a result, coordination of the key responsibilities below, communication between cross-functional management, and strong leadership and facilitation skills are critical.

Key Responsibilities

• Acts as a project manager and/or Division leadership representative/advocate. Builds and leads cross-functional teams to execute on Division business planning process
• Establishes and facilitates the development and coordination of the Division strategy and planning work and all associated elements in partnership with the Division leadership. Includes:
• Understanding the annual planning cycle, initiating deliverables as needed, developing various content, and helping to ensure deliverables remain on track
• Facilitates key planning/alignment/progress sessions to establish Division goals, priorities, and initiatives linked to corporate goals
• Drives annual process and prioritization to deliver Division operating plans for the next year, linked to budget and Division economics
• Develops project plans, key deliverables, tactical plans, and owners to ensure the timely execution of key initiatives. Outlines key deliverables and holds others accountable, ensuring all initiatives are correctly identified, tracked, measured, and monitored
• Operates as proxy in cross-functional teams on behalf of Division leadership with all corporate functions and shared services
• Manages cross-functional and cross-organizational interdependencies and takes a leadership role in the change management process. Builds and maintains an enterprise-wide view of the needs and demands required to satisfy the Division’s goals and objectives
• Provides counsel to senior management on the opportunities and challenges in satisfying goals and objectives. Distills, synthesizes, and clearly communicates complex details to facilitate timely and effective decision-making
• Plans and efficiently facilitates delivery of regular Division communication and events
• Creates and maintains a Division calendar. Prioritizes urgent matters by providing reminders for upcoming deadlines, deliverables, and events. Facilitates operating rhythms and management routines across the Division.
• Facilitates readiness and content creation/production for key events/communications
• For president
• Create and update complex and detailed PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets in support of Quarterly Business Review, Board of Director, Rating Agency, all-division communications, Corporate Officers Meeting, Senior Leader Meeting, National Sales Conference and other key events
• Facilitates weekly Senior Leadership Team meetings including influencing the agenda and participants
• Facilitates the development and execution of the senior leader’s communication strategy
• For leadership team
• Weekly meetings, monthly and quarterly business reviews, quarterly recaps
• Acts as a liaison with PMO/IT. Gathers and facilitates force-ranking discussion within cross-functional leadership teams to develop a prioritized list on behalf of the Division
• Coordinates with counterpart roles in the Retirement Division and APD
• Operates as point person for large-scale Division issues requiring broader mobilization.
• E.g. regulatory changes, acquisition integration support, coordinating a review of critical vendors and relationship owners annually, etc.
• Works with leadership team to define scope, approach, accountabilities, operating rhythms and execution plans when needed
• Provides timely reports to project sponsors and key management members

• Other responsibilities as needed
• Acts as the Business Continuity Plan coordinator for the Division
• Oversees coordination of local meetings and conferences including technical resources for hybrid meetings
• Act as a representative and ambassador, including contact with both internal and external associates, virtually and in person

Qualifications

• Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience in financial services industry
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and Microsoft Teams
• Strong presentation design skills with ability to clearly convey information
• Willingness to learn and embrace new technologies
• Proactive self-starter
• Detail oriented with exemplary planning and time management skills, sense of urgency, and comfort level with holding others accountable
• Highly organized with the ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize daily workload under pressure of deadlines
• Demonstrate professionalism when receiving calls, taking messages or routing correspondence
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including ability to influence across and up by building strong relationships
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality on all sensitive subjects such as board presentations, company earnings, strategy, and personnel files
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Flexible and able to adjust to unexpected changes

$100,000 – $150,000 a year

Protective’s targeted salary range for this position is $100,000 to $150,000. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors, including but not limited to, job location, skills, and experience. The range listed is just one component of Protective’s total compensation package for employees.

This position also offers additional incentive opportunities[through an annual incentive based on individual and Company performance] OR [through cash compensation incentive plan.

Employee Benefits:

We aim to protect our employees’ wellbeing through a broad benefits offering. For example, we protect physical wellbeing through health, dental and vision insurance.We protect mental wellbeing through mental health benefits and an employee assistance program.We protect time away from work with a variety of paid time away benefits (e.g., paid time off, paid parental leave, short-term disability, and a cultural observance day).We protect financial wellbeing through contributions to healthcare accounts, a pension plan, and a 401(k) plan with Company matching. All employees are encouraged to protect their overall wellbeing by engaging in ProHealth Rewards, Protective’s platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards.

Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position in accordance with the terms of the Company’s benefit plans.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Protective, we are committed to providing an inclusive culture where all employees are able to fully contribute and thrive. Our goal is to grow and develop our people, attract diverse talent and support strong, diverse communities.

We support diversity, equity, and inclusion by working to develop a culture of inclusion and belonging led by leaders who develop potential and embrace unique skills and abilities. Our aim is to create an equitable and accountable environment for all leaders and employees that will drive performance and impact business strategy. In this way, we can increase overall diversity for leadership roles and pipelines of talent by maturing our hiring practices, robust development opportunities and focus on retention of key talent.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to being inclusive and attracting, retaining, and growing the talents of a diverse and inclusive workforce.