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		<title>Business Intelligence Designer Job (Hartford, CT, US)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Job Title:     Business Intelligence Designer   <br/>      Job ID:     791611   <br/>      Location:    CT-Hartford   <br/><br/>       Available Openings:      1      <br/><br/> Committed.  Competitive.  Constructing our Future.<br/><br/>That's Travelers.  We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States.  Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees.  You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.  <br/><br/> Job Summary: <br/><br/>The primary function of the business intelligence designer is to provide overall business intelligence design direction that supports the development and implementation of the enterprise data warehouse and associated data marts within the Management Information area of Personal Lines.  These initiatives target improved business value through data acquisition and data presentation to the business community via business intelligence tools which support business analytics and decision making functions.  These initiatives include highly complex concurrent projects.  This position is responsible end to end business intelligence design from data acquisition through data presentation.  This position requires direct and active involvement in ETL design, business intelligence application design, and code level development processes.  The business intelligence designer will be required, based on the assignment, to write and test code to support prototypes, code reviews, and performance efforts within the MI arena.  The business intelligence designer will deliver design documents which can be shared across the business, application development and quality assurance organizations.  The individual must be able to effectively communicate with business representatives, in their terminology, using both verbal and written skill sets. This position requires a 'hands on' approach which will utilize both a detailed code level expertise and a broad perspective on application solutions in the MI space in order to provide business intelligence functionality to the business. <br/><br/>Primary Duties:  <br/><br/>Provide designs and code, as needed, to meet specific to data warehouse application requirements. <br/>Ensure that designs are consistent with Personal Insurance architecture guidelines through blueprint and design reviews <br/>Assist in the assessment of application stability and performance through code level reviews <br/>Adopt and communicate new concepts, ideas, techniques, and best practices specific to the MI tool portfolio<br/>Perform project level design, data analysis and application performance analysis <br/>Responsible for the design of enterprise data warehouse application utilities including best practices and guidelines for supported technologies <br/><br/>Provide technical expertise in the following areas (dependent on knowledge and expertise): <br/><br/>Primary Skills: <br/><br/>Excellence in verbal, written communications, presentations and technical documentation<br/>Data analysis and interpretation<br/>Business intelligence tools (Cognos, MicroStrategy, SAS)<br/>Data warehouse concepts and design including active data warehousing techniques<br/>ETL tools including Ab Initio ( preferred ), Informatica and Data Stage<br/>RDBMS including TeraData ( preferred), UDB DB2, Oracle, SQL Server with a heavy emphasis on SQL coding expertise<br/>Unix/Linux shell scripting (k-shell)<br/>ETL design<br/>Data modeling<br/>Database design covering both star schema and third normal form implementations<br/>Meta data, including data types, XML, fixed and variable record layouts<br/><br/>Secondary Skills: <br/><br/>Coding Languages: Java, C#, C++, COBOL<br/>WEB Technologies <br/>Development platforms (.NET, J2EE, COM) <br/>Application Integration <br/>Middleware technologies <br/>Component Based Design <br/>Operating Systems <br/>Performance Engineering <br/>Networks <br/><br/>Competencies:  <br/><br/>Technical Knowledge <br/>Demonstrated coding expertise in SQL, detailed ETL tool coding experience, and significant first hand BI tool development experience.  Demonstrates a broad conceptual understanding of the capabilities business intelligence technologies.  Specific technical knowledge and experience with ETL tools and ETL design in a multi-terabyte data environment.  Fundamental understanding of performance issues in both ETL tools, databases and business intelligence tools.  Ability to provide integrated, end to end business intelligence designs.  Demonstrated ability to clearly articulate technical designs, issues and resolutions in verbal and written communications.<br/><br/>Problem Solving & Decision Making <br/>Demonstrates advanced analytical and diagnostic skills dealing with issues that are often novel and not readily defined, lack known precedent or appear contradictory.  Able to develop solutions by applying accepted processes or creating new approaches to leverage technology from abstract information. Sees the big picture, and is fully aware of technology and business directions.  Has department, corporate and group objectives in focus while identifying and removing barriers.  Optimizes the use of all available resources.  Bases decisions on an accurate understanding of the situation, is able to infer future needs of known and unprecedented situations based on an advanced understanding of technology and business objectives. Effectively assesses the long-term and short-term implications of decisions on the department, corporation and group <br/><br/>Team Orientation <br/>Maintains partnerships across multiple organizations, and is able to influence senior management, peers and staff through an inclusive style and recognition of their abilities to achieve results.  The success of the team is above own interest. <br/><br/>Self-Management <br/>Manages cross-functional objectives and/or priorities supporting assigned business area(s). Responsibilities are assigned with latitude for decision making.  Results reviewed periodically according to predefined objectives.  Sets level of risk taking, and gathers/synthesizes information to all appropriate levels of the organization. <br/><br/>Commitment to Quality Results <br/>Provides direction and effectively leads by example to ensure that all services are meeting the stated business objectives on a timely basis with excellent quality, at a reasonable cost.   Keep all areas informed of developments affecting their functions. Demonstrates flexibility, anticipates customer needs, and effectively communicates in a manner consistent with the audience. Educates and influences customers on the most effective use of technology, from both a short-term and long-term perspective. <br/><br/>Planning and Project Management <br/>Ensures all planning done on a project level is supportive of the business strategic plans.  Completes tasks accurately and on time.  Critical planning is required as modifications are difficult and costly and may impair achieving of departmental and corporate objectives. Reassesses and adjusts tactical and/or operational direction as business requirements change and evolve.<br/><br/>Financial Awareness <br/>Understands fiscal budgeting and expense control for area of responsibility.  Demonstrates sound, cost-effective design decisions.<br/><br/>Experience:  <br/>5+ years in business intelligence design focused on enterprise data warehouse solutions<br/>10+ years of hands on data warehouse development<br/>Experience managing the application delivery process. <br/>Minimum of 3 years experience in project management. <br/>Experience working in a matrixed organization.  <br/><br/> Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively promote a drug-free workplace.]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Business Systems Analyst Job (Hartford, CT, US)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Job Title:     Senior Business Systems Analyst   <br/>      Job ID:     791253   <br/>      Location:    CT-Hartford   <br/><br/>       Available Openings:      1      <br/><br/> Committed.  Competitive.  Constructing our Future.<br/><br/>That's Travelers.  We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States.  Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees.  You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.  <br/><br/> Summary <br/>The Bond & Financial Products division is looking for an experienced and self-motivated Senior Business Analyst to work on our Bond & Financial Products Systems.  This position will report up to the manager in charge of our Business Analyst team, and will work closely with our Bond & Financial Products business customers, as well as with the Development, Project Management, and Quality Assurance teams within the IT organization.  The Senior Business Analyst will work in a team environment analyzing business problems, devising solutions, creating supporting documents, and coordinating application development work with the overall goal of ensuring that the Bond & Financial Products systems deliver the functionality that both our internal and external customers need.  This individual will be expected to become an expert on the customers business, products and workflow, and then use that knowledge by teaming up with others in the IT organization to build and maintain systems.  <br/><br/>The major roles and responsibilities of this position will include: <br/>-	Research and analyze business problems to determine if systems solutions are advisable and available. <br/>-	Analyze business needs, design creative solutions, and construct text, spreadsheets, charts, diagrams, or other documents to describe the need and solution. <br/>-	Coordinate the definition, development, and implementation of systems-based solutions. <br/>-	Develop detailed functional specifications and other necessary systems documentation for changes, enhancements, and new systems. <br/>-	Determine impacts to workflow and assist in the development of new workflows. <br/>-	Support both large projects and ongoing system maintenance work simultaneously. <br/>-	Coordinate and assist the planning and execution of testing. <br/>-	Coordinate and work on the creation and delivery of training. <br/>-	Assist in troubleshooting application issues with the development and QA teams. <br/>-	Provide Level 3 support for business issues that come through the help desk by analyzing, prioritizing and resolving these problems.  Coordinate resolution with programming staff when needed. <br/>-	Build close working relationships with both business and IT partners. <br/><br/>Critical Skills Required: <br/>-	BA/BS degree plus 5 or more years experience performing business systems analysis, including enterprise analysis, requirements management planning and monitoring, requirements elicitation, requirements management and communication, requirements analysis, and solution assessment and validation. <br/>-	Strong research and analysis skills in the formulation and definition of project scope and objectives. <br/>-	Superior presentation, facilitation, negotiation and escalation skills.<br/>-	Able to create effective systems documentation including specifications, use cases, system flow diagrams, etc. <br/>-	Thorough working knowledge of the various SDLC concepts and ability to apply that knowledge on a daily basis. <br/>-	Works effectively with peers and customers across multiple disciplines, locations, and levels. <br/>-	Able to manage multiple projects at the same time. <br/>-	Effective at managing competing priorities and work independently with minimal oversight. <br/>-	Strong analysis and problem solving skills.  Able to develop and implement effective, timely solutions while paying close attention to detail and quality of deliverables. <br/>-	Able to coach, mentor and manage more junior employee and consultant resources. <br/>-	Must be able to quickly develop an in depth knowledge of the business, workflow, products and systems used within Bond and use that knowledge to add value to the application development process. <br/>-	Communicates actively, openly and effectively with a variety of different audiences (business and technical). <br/>-	Excellent customer service skills. <br/>-	Some project and people management experience is beneficial. <br/><br/>Bond & Financial Products Business Analysts work in a team environment where the Business Analyst and programmers are jointly responsible for the delivery of new functionality.  Business Analysts may work solo with a group of programmers or they may work with other analysts and a project team, depending on the scope and complexity of the project. <br/><br/>We currently have a number of challenging and exciting initiatives planned for the coming year.  If you are a self starter, willing to work hard, learn the business, and have a total commitment to providing the best service and support to your customer, then this is a position for you.  Some of the exciting projects in Bond include Web Portal, Data Warehouse, and e-Commerce initiatives, Application Redesigns, Line of Business Technology Enhancements and System rewrites with the latest .Net technology.  <br/><br/> Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively promote a drug-free workplace.]]></description>
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		<title>Travelers Business Insurance Systems TechDP Summer Intern 2010 Job (Hartford, CT, US)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Job Title:     Travelers Business Insurance Systems TechDP Summer Intern 2010   <br/>      Job ID:     791942   <br/>      Location:    CT-Hartford   <br/><br/>       Available Openings:      1      <br/><br/> Committed.  Competitive.  Constructing our Future.<br/><br/>That's Travelers.  We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States.  Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees.  You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.  <br/><br/> Consider several career possibilities in IT without having to make a long-term career commitment. Learn first-hand from Travelers Business Insurance management what it takes to lead and succeed in an industry that thrives on change. Develop skills that can lead to full-time opportunities in the years to come.<br/><br/>At Travelers within Business Insurance Information Technology (BI-IT), we have created an internship program that is unique in our industry. Travelers BI-IT Technical Development Program (TechDP) Internships enable individuals to use their talents, gain exposure to different areas within the division, and learn by doing real work in a highly technical business environment. BI-IT TechDP internships provide the opportunity to formally integrate academic knowledge with real-life experience, and explore career interests through productive and exciting work assignments.<br/><br/>The Travelers BI-IT Summer Internship Program typically runs for 10 to 12 weeks, beginning in late May and ending in early-August. Internships often are available in the following disciplines: <br/>-	Software Testing & Quality Assurance<br/>-	Application Development <br/>-	Database Management <br/>-	IT Architecture <br/>-	Operational and Production Support<br/>-	Business Analysis<br/><br/>Participants should be participating in an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer or electrical engineering, information technology, management information systems or mathematics with a minor in information technology. A minor in business administration is a plus.<br/><br/>Preferred Qualifications: <br/>> Passion for technology and business<br/>> Preferred GPA of 3.0 or greater<br/>> Completion of 30-45 semester hours<br/>> Motivation to succeed<br/>> Strong verbal and written communication skills and analytical skills<br/>> Extracurricular involvement<br/>> Legally eligible to work in the United States<br/><br/>Locations<br/>The program is offered in Hartford, Conn., Saint Paul, Minn.,  <br/><br/> Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively promote a drug-free workplace.]]></description>
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		<title>Bond &amp; Financial Products Business Systems Consultant Job (Hartford, CT, US)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Job Title:     Bond & Financial Products Business Systems Consultant   <br/>      Job ID:     791187   <br/>      Location:    CT-Hartford   <br/><br/>       Available Openings:      1      <br/><br/> Committed.  Competitive.  Constructing our Future.<br/><br/>That's Travelers.  We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States.  Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees.  You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.  <br/><br/> Summary <br/>The Bond & Financial Products division is looking for an experienced and self-motivated Business Systems Consultant to work on our Bond & Financial Products Systems.  This position will report up to the manager in charge of our Business Analyst team, and will work closely with our Bond & Financial Products business customers, as well as with the Development, Project Management, and Quality Assurance teams within the IT organization.  The Business Systems Consultant will work in a team environment analyzing business problems, devising solutions, creating supporting documents, and coordinating application development work with the overall goal of ensuring that the Bond & Financial Products systems deliver the functionality that both our internal and external customers need.  This individual will be expected to become an expert on the customers business, products and workflow, and then use that knowledge by teaming up with others in the IT organization to build and maintain systems.  <br/><br/>The major roles and responsibilities of this position will include: <br/>- Research and analyze business problems to determine if systems solutions are advisable and available. <br/>- Analyze business needs, design creative solutions, and construct text, spreadsheets, charts, diagrams, or other documents to describe the need and solution. <br/>- Coordinate the definition, development, and implementation of systems-based solutions. <br/>- Develop detailed functional specifications and other necessary systems documentation for changes, enhancements, and new systems. <br/>- Determine impacts to workflow and assist in the development of new workflows. <br/>- Support both large projects and ongoing system maintenance work simultaneously. <br/>- Coordinate and assist the planning and execution of testing. <br/>- Coordinate and work on the creation and delivery of training. <br/>- Assist in troubleshooting application issues with the development and QA teams. <br/>- Provide Level 3 support for business issues that come through the help desk by analyzing, prioritizing and resolving these problems.  Coordinate resolution with programming staff when needed. <br/>- Build close working relationships with both business and IT partners. <br/><br/>Critical Skills Required: <br/>- BA/BS degree plus 5 or more years experience performing business systems analysis, including enterprise analysis, requirements management planning and monitoring, requirements elicitation, requirements management and communication, requirements analysis, and solution assessment and validation. <br/>- Strong research and analysis skills in the formulation and definition of project scope and objectives. <br/>- Superior presentation, facilitation, negotiation and escalation skills.<br/>- Able to create effective systems documentation including specifications, use cases, system flow diagrams, etc. <br/>- Thorough working knowledge of the various SDLC concepts and ability to apply that knowledge on a daily basis. <br/>- Works effectively with peers and customers across multiple disciplines, locations, and levels. <br/>- Able to manage multiple projects at the same time. <br/>- Effective at managing competing priorities and work independently with minimal oversight. <br/>- Strong analysis and problem solving skills.  Able to develop and implement effective, timely solutions while paying close attention to detail and quality of deliverables. <br/>- Able to coach, mentor and manage more junior employee and consultant resources. <br/>- Must be able to quickly develop an in depth knowledge of the business, workflow, products and systems used within Bond and use that knowledge to add value to the application development process. <br/>- Communicates actively, openly and effectively with a variety of different audiences (business and technical). <br/>- Excellent customer service skills. <br/>- Some project and people management experience is beneficial. <br/><br/>Bond & Financial Products Business Analysts work in a team environment where the Business Analyst and programmers are jointly responsible for the delivery of new functionality.  Business Analysts may work solo with a group of programmers or they may work with other analysts and a project team, depending on the scope and complexity of the project. <br/><br/>We currently have a number of challenging and exciting initiatives planned for the coming year.  If you are a self starter, willing to work hard, learn the business, and have a total commitment to providing the best service and support to your customer, then this is a position for you.  Some of the exciting projects in Bond include Web Portal, Data Warehouse, and e-Commerce initiatives, Application Redesigns, Line of Business Technology Enhancements and System rewrites with the latest .Net technology.  <br/><br/> Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively promote a drug-free workplace.]]></description>
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		<title>Sr. DataStage/Ab Initio Technology Engineer Job (Hartford, CT, US)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Job Title:     Sr. DataStage/Ab Initio Technology Engineer   <br/>      Job ID:     790753   <br/>      Location:    CT-Hartford   <br/><br/>       Available Openings:      1      <br/><br/> Committed.  Competitive.  Constructing our Future.<br/><br/>That's Travelers.  We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States.  Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees.  You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.  <br/><br/> SUMMARY:<br/>The role as a Business Intelligence Engineer will be to help us successfully implement and support multiple platforms and products for consumption by our business partners. A key success factor for us in our team members is working together to go above and beyond our client expectations. The candidate will be responsible for the gamut of application management and product support responsibilities in an Enterprise Business Intelligence setup in a large-scale environment. The day to day duties require an understanding of BI Architecture, experience in deploying and supporting Enterprise BI server components and client tools along with a substantial knowledge of multiple OS platforms. Perform full Infrastructure Development Life Cycle (IDLC) responsibilities including: gathering and analyzing requirements, designing and developing infrastructure requirements, preparing installation documentation, provisioning applications and deploying the Infrastructure into production. Diagnose reported application problems and work with operations staff to remediate production problems. Ensure that we adhere to established design and security standards. Work with quality assurance team to ensure applications integrity through development of test suites.         <br/>Experience Required:<br/>        -5+ years of demonstrated hands-on experience in infrastructure and engineering design, and development and proven technical leadership         <br/>        - Extensive knowledge and experience in Enterprise Business Intelligence tools with very large transaction databases in the Windows, Linux, Solaris and/or UNIX environment <br/>        - Bachelors Degree in engineering or science related field preferred <br/>        - .Net and SQL experience preferred <br/>        - Experience in Fortune 500 insurance companies preferred <br/>        - Prior experience as part of a large team to develop and deliver a large-scale application that utilizes a data warehouse is required <br/>        - Ability to work well in both individual and team environments, and have a high level of written and oral communication skills as well as good interpersonal skills and have ability to manage time, difficulty and priorities of multiple tasks effectively <br/>        - Teradata experience a plus <br/>        - Have a working knowledge of Ab Initio, Datastage, Cognos and SAS is a must<br/>        - Have an investigative mind to be able to troubleshoot issues as they arise <br/>        - Strong knowledge of the operating system(s) memory management, file system architecture, CPU utilization etc. <br/>        - Understand how to apply hot-fixes, patches, service-packs and do version upgrades <br/>        - Be patient and customer focused <br/>        - Have a working knowledge of relational databases being utilized <br/>        - Understand the security models involved in administering and support <br/>        - Maximize optimization to improve future upgrades and architecture at the site, e.g., PC only, client server, multi-tier, etc. <br/>        - Have a basic understanding and appreciation for project management and delivery driven<br/>        - Understand the backup, purge, archive and retention policy of the operating system and data <br/>        - Have some experience in developing performance metrics and monitoring a system environment <br/>        - Excellent communication both in the written and spoken word <br/>        - Knowledge of Change Management procedures and Release Management with ITIL  <br/><br/> Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively promote a drug-free workplace.]]></description>
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		<title>SAS Product Support Technology Engineer Job (Hartford, CT, US)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Job Title:     SAS Product Support Technology Engineer   <br/>      Job ID:     790711   <br/>      Location:    CT-Hartford   <br/><br/>       Available Openings:      1      <br/><br/> Committed.  Competitive.  Constructing our Future.<br/><br/>That's Travelers.  We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States.  Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees.  You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.  <br/><br/> SUMMARY:<br/>The role as a SAS Business Intelligence Engineer will be to help us successfully implement and roll-out SAS BI solution platforms for consumption by our business partners. A key success factor for us in our team members is working together to go above and beyond our client expectations. The candidate will be responsible for the gamut of application management and support responsibilities in a SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence setup in a large-scale environment. The day to day duties require an understanding of the SAS BI Architecture, experience in deploying and supporting SAS BI server components and client tools along with a substantial knowledge of the UNIX platform. Perform full Infrastructure Development Life Cycle (IDLC) responsibilities including: gathering and analyzing requirements, designing and developing infrastructure requirements, preparing installation documentation, provisioning applications and deploying the SAS Infrastructure into production. Diagnose reported application problems and work with operations staff to remediate production problems. Ensure that we adhere to established design and security standards. Work with quality assurance team to ensure applications integrity through development of test suites.<br/><br/>Experience/Qualifications:<br/>3 to 5+ years of demonstrated hands-on experience in infrastructure design and development and proven technical leadership<br/>Extensive knowledge and experience in SAS with very large transaction databases in the Windows or UNIX environment<br/>Bachelors Degree in engineering or science related field, or equivalent work experience<br/>.Net and SQL experience preferred<br/>Experience in the insurance industry preferred<br/>Prior experience as part of a large team to develop and deliver a large-scale application that utilizes a data warehouse is required<br/>Ability to work well in both individual and team environments, and have a high level of written and oral communication skills as well as good interpersonal skills and have ability to manage time, difficulty and priorities of multiple tasks effectively<br/>Teradata experience a plus  <br/><br/> Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively promote a drug-free workplace.]]></description>
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		<title>2VP, Claim Prod Dev&amp;Strat  ( Worker&apos;s Compensation Passthrough Customer Strategies) Job (Hartford, CT, US)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Job Title:     2VP, Claim Prod Dev&Strat  ( Worker's Compensation Passthrough Customer Strategies)   <br/>      Job ID:     791792   <br/>      Location:    CT-Hartford   <br/><br/>       Available Openings:      1      <br/><br/> Committed.  Competitive.  Constructing our Future.<br/><br/>That's Travelers.  We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States.  Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees.  You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.  <br/><br/> This role reports to the Vice President of Claim Worker-s  Compensation and is responsible for leading a Worker-s Compensation Product team in the design, development and implementation of national worker-s compensation pass-through customer strategies, best practices, quality management, policies and procedures, management of legislative and regulatory issues, TPA and RMD claim services, marketing, customer service and claim support.<br/><br/>Key Responsibilities: <br/><br/>Claim Strategy:<br/>- Develop and direct worker-s compensation claim pass-through customer strategies. <br/>- Build relationships with internal business partners to develop and direct national strategies and business plans to increase sales and productivity, reduce expenses, and improve results and customer service.<br/>- Develop organizational design and workflow strategies<br/>- Lead quality assurance programs relative to Claim Worker-s Compensation product delivery, file management, reserve adequacy, systems/ technological improvements and SAC compliance.  <br/><br/>Claim Practices & Field Support:<br/>- Monitor results on an ongoing basis and discuss product performance and improvement opportunities with business partners regularly. Develop and/or revise product strategies to meet business needs.<br/>- Provide feedback to claim management regarding improvement needs and suggestions for claim professionals.<br/>- Proactively stay abreast of industry and jurisdictional issues.  Adjusting claim practices, marketing strategy and customer service as appropriate to anticipate, respond to, and manage trends.<br/>- Identify expectations for product, program and/or functional quality and develop quality management strategies to meet the business needs.<br/>- Use economic, industry and competitor trends to drive business decisions.<br/>- Partner with field management to develop and execute a financial management and control strategy to limit financial risk associated with claim costs.<br/>- Provide process improvement consulting services for assigned business areas in order to increase productivity, reduce expenses, and improve claim results and service through efficient workflow, appropriate staffing, effective use of technology, and quality customer service.<br/><br/>Business Partner Support:<br/>- Build and maintain strong partnerships with Underwriting, Product Management, Marketing, and Actuarial to drive business results.<br/>- Share business initiatives with all appropriate business leaders/partners: risk control, SIU, Subro, etc to ensure appropriated stake holders are informed and engaged in the success of the enterprise.<br/>- Share accountability with business partners to achieve and sustain quality results.<br/><br/>Requirements: <br/><br/>- College degree with a minimum of 10+ years Worker-s Compensation claim, management and insurance experience.  <br/>- Accomplished leader with proven ability to effectively develop individual contributors and leaders<br/>- Proven success in developing strong and productive business relationships <br/>- Demonstrated remote management skills <br/>- Advanced strategic thinker; expert level planning, delegation and execution skills<br/>- Strong negotiation and influence abilities; can balance needs of multiple constituencies effectively. <br/>- Some travel required <br/>- Customer relationship management experience a plus <br/><br/>Other:<br/>Proven ability to:<br/>- shape the organization-s vision and values, and  set and translate vision into realistic business strategies and align strategic support<br/>- communicate a compelling vision<br/>- initiate and lead change<br/>- promote and champion enterprise culture; value success of other business lines<br/>- communicate effectively<br/>- attract, develop, retain and reward talent<br/>- hold others accountable for their commitments; drive results; encourage others to achieve a standard of excellence; coach and track results.<br/>- inspire and guide individuals and groups; lead by example; stimulate enthusiasm<br/>- understand formal and informal organizational climate and culture; build and sustains strong networks; utilize chain of indirect Influence to build coalitions and gain support for initiatives and proposals; work with others toward shared goals.<br/>- lead projects and apply project management skills<br/><br/>- Has emotional insight; able to influence others and build `behind the scenes support for initiatives and proposals  <br/><br/> Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.  We actively promote a drug-free workplace.]]></description>
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