Head of Business Planning

Overview Being good neighbors - helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place - is who we are at State Farm. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. It aligns leaders and delivery partners around a shared direction, supports executive decision-making, and helps ensure strategic initiatives are delivered with clear accountability and measurable business value. Managing Roadmaps and Execution Plans: Leading the development and integration of roadmaps, milestone plans, stage gates, and planning processes to sequence major initiatives, align dependencies, and maintain progress against strategic objectives

Partnering with senior leaders, enterprise partners, and initiative teams to identify, evaluate, and prioritize future-state work, balancing strategic value, capacity, dependencies, and business-area priorities

Providing leadership and ensuring the team prepares executive-ready materials, dashboards, and strategic analyses to drive alignment on priorities, sequencing, risks, capacity constraints, investment tradeoffs, and critical decisions

Helping define objectives, scope, expected outcomes, KPIs, and decision criteria for strategic initiatives and using those measures to support portfolio direction and measurable business outcomes

Managing Risks and Key Decisions: Identifying strategic risks, issues, barriers, and key decisions; and facilitating the routing, documentation, and communication of business-critical decisions

Managing Research: Keeping abreast of macro and micro trends, competitive environment, business strategies, and external management practices to incorporate insights into strategic direction and plans

Where you’ll work This is a hybrid position which allows you to spend some of your time working from home as well as some time working collaboratively in-office. During the job training period you may have a higher percentage of time spent in-office to support your learning experience. There is a 2 week a month minimum expectation in the office. Hours of operation are continually evaluated and may change based on business need. Successful candidates are able and willing to work flexible work shifts and may be asked to work overtime and/or irregular hours. This position may require travel via commercial transportation and driving motor vehicles to any location where the company does business. Business travel is required to perform the necessary job responsibilities.

Ability to influence and collaborate well with business partners in Claims and supporting departments is an important skill

Strong Claims, Program/Project Management or Organizational Change/Communication skills

Ability to use data to inform recommendations and present professionally in both written and oral formats to various audiences, including executive leadership

Bachelor's degree; advanced degree (MBA) preferred

At least 6 years of experience in process/project management

Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Project Management certification(s)

Think Customer First

Care, Connect & Coach

Foster an Environment of Trust & Safety

On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.

State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventive care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!

Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.

Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!

You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!

We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.

Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

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