In the Strategic Initiatives Consultant role, the successful candidate will also be helping to build and grow our established Strategic Initiatives team. This team is comprised of dynamic problem solvers who partner with GB’s business leaders in scoping, designing and implementing lasting change to build a more dynamic and consistently excellent organization.

Projects will encompass all areas of GB’s North America business, however examples include:

• Efforts to ensure exceptional claimant and customer engagement and experience
• Delivery of end-to-end operational excellence throughout the claim lifecycle
• Pursuit and delivery of efficiencies across functions to reduce GB’s total cost to serve
• Establishment of operating controls/processes to minimize waste and reduce unintended revenue leakage
• Definition and clarification of operating model, with particular emphasis on roles/responsibilities/SLAs between functions to enhance speed and effectiveness of service delivery to the marketplace

Strategic project delivery for GB North America

• Support the planning and execution of specific initiatives through in-depth analysis & documentation preparation
• Partner with project lead(s) to establish initiative responsibilities, timelines and expected value for assigned projects
• Assis in the implementation of initiative governance to ensure timely execution and value delivery

Scoping, success definition and approach

• Assist team members and project lead(s) in defining project scope to clearly understand business needs, areas for analysis / investigation and expected value of efforts
• Assist team members in defining approach / work plans and ensure resource commitments from the business to ensure initiative success and execution

Value delivery

• Develop and communicate analytical insights to assist with business challenges
• Support project lead in identifying and establishing pragmatic solutions to obstacles encountered throughout business

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in business, finance or related field
• 2 years of relevant work experience in a business strategy or consulting role
• Strong Excel skills (performing data analysis, reporting, and synthesis.
• Strong PowerPoint skills (drafting and developing presentations that effectively communicate complex ideas, analyses, and recommendations).

Preferred:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to conduct research and synthesize information
• Time management skills

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.