Senior Manager Finance Transformation

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Corporate Development, Strategy and Sustainability

About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking , and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Transamerica is a part of A egon , an integrated, diversified, international financial services group . The A egon companies employ over 21,500 people and have approximately 31.7 million customers . * For more information, visit .

Who We Are

Transamerica has been making financial services available to the many, not just the few, for more than 100 years. We’re a leading provider of life insurance, retirement, and investment solutions, serving millions of customers throughout the United States. Transamerica’s dedicated professionals focus on helping people live their best lives through saving, investing, and protecting their loved ones. Transamerica is dedicated to building America’s leading middle market life insurance and retirement company, providing a broad range of quality individual life insurance policies, workplace supplemental insurance benefits, workplace retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, and investment products , including mutual funds, annuities, stable value solutions, as well as investment management services.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized by lines of business (Life Insurance, Annuities, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, and Employee Benefits), which are supported by Transamerica Corporate (Corporate Development; Finance; Internal Audit; Legislative, Regulatory & Policy; Office of the CEO; People and Places; Brand; Corporate Affairs; Risk; and Technology).

Job Description Summary

Provide leadership, direction, execution of strategic objectives while partnering with business, technology, and project teams. Align focus and drive efforts and objectives to the higher organizational strategy while implementing and applying best practice processes and procedures. Responsible for leading and developing staff.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Provide direct management activities and guidance for end-to-end platform, capability or strategic initiatives that will include some to all the following: Project leadership, strategic planning, execution, and evaluation of results.
• Communicate goals based on organizational objectives tied to strategic vision; assist staff in setting goals and developing performance measures.
• Research and collaborate with key stakeholders to develop innovative and transformational solutions. Guide teams to overcome obstacles and explore the best possible solutions from various stakeholder and/or system perspectives.
• Act as a change agent and strive to build unity across business groups.
• Partner with existing individuals and teams throughout the organization to create a cohesive network of working groups comprised of subject matter experts and stakeholders who are focused on positive outcomes and relationships for the entire organization.
• Translate business needs into system requirements documentation and explain to the end user in an easy to understand way.
• Recommend improvements across all aspects of operating model - re-design of organizational structure, process efficiencies and technology enhancements.
• Identify weaknesses, gaps and opportunities for improvement and report findings in a simple, compelling way.
• Provide opportunities for knowledge transfer through training and development of others in areas such as operational excellence and productivity improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field
• Ten years of broad general business experience and knowledge across many disciplines including: Business Process Analysis, Business Analyst, Benchmarking Performance, Project, Program Management, Operational transformation, or strategic alignment
• Eight years of management experience within Operations, Technology, or large-scale project management experience
• Demonstrated work experience within business operations implementing process improvement solutions across multiple departments and disciplines simultaneously
• Broad knowledge of business operations and detailed knowledge of key business areas that include general operations, accounting, claims customer service and insurance products
• Knowledge of processes, metrics, and systems
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
• Ability to push past face value of obstacles and explore solutions from a stakeholder or systems perspective
• Ability to interact with executive level management both internally and externally
• Customer focused with the ability to work under pressure and multi-task

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, finance, or technology degree
• Experience developing reporting capabilities using Oracle.

Compensation

**Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to applicable pay transparency and compensation posting laws. It is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations.**

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $110,000 - $146,000 annually. This range is an estimate, based on potential qualifications and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Bonus Eligibility:

This position is also typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at Company Discretion.

Working Conditions

• Office or hybrid office/remote environment

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees .

Compensation Benefits

• Competitive Pay

• Bonus for Eligible Em ployees

Benefits Package

• Pension Plan

• 401k Match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Disability Insurance

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars

• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of s ervice at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program

• College Coach Program

• Back-Up Care Program

• PTO for Volunteer Hours

• Employee Matching Gifts Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Inclusion and Diversity Programs

• Employee Recognition Program

• Referral Bonus Programs

• Peer Recognition Program (BRAVO)

* As of December 31, 2022

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads , and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company - sponsor ed, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees . They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.

Giving Back

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, th e foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.

Transamerica’s Parent Company

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company serving more than 29.5 million people across the globe. It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.

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