MetLife

Role Value Proposition:  

This position performs chief-of-staff functions reporting to Vice President and Chief of Staff to Regional President of U.S. Business and MetLife Holdings and serves as a deputy chief of staff for the EVP of Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS). This position plays a key leadership role in directing activities that support a variety of strategic initiatives for the RIS business. Key responsibilities include planning coordination, project management of organizational initiatives, coordination and drafting of major communications/ presentations, meeting and event planning, and ad hoc special projects with high level of analytical skills required including those related to strategic initiatives for the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

In support of the Chief of Staff:

• Serve as point person for RIS business within MetLife for cross-business and cross-company initiatives and strategic projects and work with businesses and partners in RIS to execute. 
• Create and oversee metrics dashboards encompassing key metrics from all business and functional areas at the appropriate level of detail; ensure regular updates and review for trends.
• Align business initiatives to the US Business and MetLife Enterprise vision and strategy and ensure cohesion.
• Partner with business and functional areas across the US Business to build strong working relations and improve workflow and organizational issues; maintain regular and on-going communications.
• Develop senior management communications for use by the EVP of RIS at town halls, quarterly business reviews with CEO, earnings calls, US senior leadership team & MetLife executive leadership team meetings, and external events.
• Plan and oversee the RIS sales support activities, including sales compensation planning and sales/business metrics development/reporting.
• Plan, create content, and coordinate end-to-end logistics for RIS events (senior leadership team meetings, town halls, leadership/sales offsites).
• Oversee employee engagement and internal communication strategies, ensuring strategic alignment, clear value propositions, and consistency.
• Lead ad hoc initiatives as assigned or required.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills: 

• Strategy consulting experience at top consulting firms; strongly preferred: strategy development, management consulting, strategic planning, M&A or related area.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities, including problem structuring, analysis, and ability to translate information into insights, actionable implications and recommendations.
• Ability to learn fast and perform well under pressure with quick turnaround time.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• MBA/advanced degree is a plus.

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