Director - Global Strategy & Execution
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Position: Director, Global Strategy & Execution
Location(s): 200 Park Ave, New York
Setting: Hybrid
Reports to: AVP, Global Strategy & Execution
Travel: Less than 5%
The Team You Will Join
Global Strategy & Execution advises MetLife s top executive officers (the ELT) and works in partnership with the Regional businesses. Functioning as in-house strategic and operational consultants, the group is responsible for leading programs that define, communicate, and support the execution of business strategies and initiatives globally.
The Opportunity
We are looking to attract the next generation of talent to drive successful execution of MetLife s New Frontier strategy and keep the company on a path to strengthen our customer focus and accelerate innovation. Individuals on this team can expect to get an unparalleled view into the breadth of the company s business while deep diving into several different areas through specific projects.
Reporting to AVP of Global Strategy & Execution, the Director Global Strategy & Execution, will focus on supporting the organization s strategic projects and working to enable senior leaders across the enterprise to win the future through ownership, execution, and evolution of New Frontier strategy and market-specific goals.
How You ll Help Us Build a Confident Future:
What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications):
Achieving results:
Building relationships:
What Will Give You an Edge (Additional Skills)
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2023 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For , MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
The salary range for applicants for this position is $123,800 - $165,000.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For , MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it s #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$123,800 - $165,000
Position: Director, Global Strategy & Execution
Location(s): 200 Park Ave, New York
Setting: Hybrid
Reports to: AVP, Global Strategy & Execution
Travel: Less than 5%
The Team You Will Join
Global Strategy & Execution advises MetLife s top executive officers (the ELT) and works in partnership with the Regional businesses. Functioning as in-house strategic and operational consultants, the group is responsible for leading programs that define, communicate, and support the execution of business strategies and initiatives globally.
The Opportunity
We are looking to attract the next generation of talent to drive successful execution of MetLife s New Frontier strategy and keep the company on a path to strengthen our customer focus and accelerate innovation. Individuals on this team can expect to get an unparalleled view into the breadth of the company s business while deep diving into several different areas through specific projects.
Reporting to AVP of Global Strategy & Execution, the Director Global Strategy & Execution, will focus on supporting the organization s strategic projects and working to enable senior leaders across the enterprise to win the future through ownership, execution, and evolution of New Frontier strategy and market-specific goals.
How You ll Help Us Build a Confident Future:
- Perform rigorous fact based, quantitative and qualitative analysis to support definitions; synthesize the insights from the analyses and develop recommendations
- Provide deep and ongoing evaluation of the opportunities and threats from current and future competitors and partners; direct the research and monitoring of environmental forces, market, regulatory, and industry trends; identify opportunities, risk, or recommended changes to strategy as necessary
- Plan and drive project management of complex initiatives
- Work on global cross-functional teams to evaluate, provide insight, and drive strategic outcomes for maximum impact; enable the transfer of strategic ideas into operational decisions and actions
- Communicate strategy and initiatives effectively at the executive level and across the organization
- Focus on helping the business solve problems and answer key questions through close interaction with senior leadership
- Drive and embed Agile, experimentation, and innovative ways of working across the enterprise
What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications):
- 5+ years of experience defining, communicating, and delivering on strategy and operational initiatives to drive business growth with a top tier consulting firm or a strategy team at a large corporation
- Degree in Finance, Business, Economics preferred; higher degree MBA/MS a big plus
- Flexibility to work with different time zones. Minimum travel require d
Achieving results:
- Thinks strategically and has strong execution capabilities
- Demonstrates strong analytical approach to solving problems
- Drives to synthesis and develops recommendations. High degree of comfort with ambiguity
- Possesses strong project management capabilities with ability to manage multiple priorities
- Shows business maturity, has strong presence and possess advanced written and verbal communication skills
Building relationships:
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to engage across multiple functions and business units
- Ability to influence and negotiate without formal direct authority, consultative in approach; diplomatic
What Will Give You an Edge (Additional Skills)
- Prior insurance or retail financial services experience is a plus but not mandatory
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2023 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For , MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
The salary range for applicants for this position is $123,800 - $165,000.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For , MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it s #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$123,800 - $165,000
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