AVP, Strategic Initiatives

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About Everest:

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

About the Role:

Everest is seeking a high-impact AVP, Strategic Initiatives to help shape and accelerate the future of our Casualty business. In this highly visible role, you will partner with senior leadership to drive transformational initiatives, optimize operations, and deliver innovative solutions that enhance performance across the portfolio.

This is a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of strategy, technology, and operations, influencing enterprise priorities and delivering measurable results in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

This is a hybrid position in either Warren, NJ or New York City working 3 days in office, 2 remote.

Who You Are:

You are a professional who has successfully led complex, strategic business programs in the P&C industry.  You are passionate about execution and solving challenging problems.  You are collaborative and able to work with all types of people from front line staff to highly technical experts.  You value direct communication and view it as critical to identifying issues and mitigating risks.  You have a strong knowledge of project management methodologies but also know how to “right-size” them to fit a specific program/project.  You lead by example when challenges are encountered by remaining level-headed and keeping teams focused on solutions. 

What You’ll Do:

• Lead transformation efforts: Evaluate and redesign operational processes and organizational models to unlock efficiency and scalability.

• Execute strategic priorities: Drive and deliver key initiatives across the Casualty portfolio, translating strategy into clear, actionable roadmaps.

• Own complex programs: Lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives—including technology implementations—across underwriting, product, actuarial, finance, operations, and IT.

• Deliver measurable impact: Manage initiatives end-to-end, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution with strong governance, transparency, and accountability.

• Harness data to drive decisions: Use analytics and KPIs to track performance, inform decision-making, and communicate progress to executive stakeholders.

• Advance innovation and AI adoption: Partner with AI Engineering and Technology teams to identify and scale high-value use cases across Casualty.

What You’ll Need:

• An engineering mindset with an ability to solve business problems through thoughtful process improvements and system designs

• Exceptional interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to build trust and influence cross-functional teams and leaders.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills tailored for a fast-paced environment.

• A strong commitment to meeting deadlines, delivering high-quality work products, and honoring commitments, even when encountering obstacles

• Insurance subject matter acumen; Casualty expertise preferred

• 7+ years of financial services consulting, operations, or analytics experience, or equivalent, required.

• Bachelor's degree  

The base salary range for this position is $190,000 - $220,000 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location. All offers include access to a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.  

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve. 

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Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at [email protected].

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