Strategic Programme Manager Strategy Transformation Expertise Portfolio management (STEP) Office

Strategic Programme Manager at Nationale-Nederlanden

Do you want to play an impactful role in the development and execution of strategic programmes within the Non-Life business unit of Nationale-Nederlanden? We are looking for a Strategic Programme Manager who is able to set up and drive strategic programmes that overarch individual business lines and promote operational efficiency, improve customer experience, and grow our business more profitable.

What you are going to do

Non-Life’s vision is to become an industry leader, by helping people care for what matters most to them. The role of the Strategy Transformation Expertise & Portfolio management (STEP) Office is to create value by helping Non-life develop and safeguard its strategy and identifying opportunities to increase operational efficiency, improve the customer experience, and drive sustainable growth. As a team we help drive topics that overarch individual Non-life business lines or involve multiple teams/departments across a Non-life business line.

As a Strategic Programme Manager, you will be responsible for monitoring and analysing industry trends, regulations, and emerging developments to help develop data driven strategies that connect overarching Group or Non-life objectives with business line specific key results. At the same time, you will be responsible for developing and managing programmes that drive the execution of those strategies.

We expect you to be able to successfully overcome challenging issues in a complex environment by overseeing the entire field of internal and external stakeholders and setting the right priorities. We are looking for a resourceful person, who always finds a way to help stakeholders align, is great at identifying new opportunities, and mindful of possible threats. In addition, you should be able to translate complex issues into actionable plans and communicate in a clear yet inspiring manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conceptualizing and developing data driven strategies
• Executing complex programmes across the organization
• Managing both senior stakeholders as well as multi-disciplinary teams
• Communicating and reporting on progress in an inspiring way

What we offer you
NN invests in an inclusive, inspiring work environment and in skills and competences for the future. We match this with employee benefits that are in line with what is needed today and in the future. This way, we offer our employees the opportunity to get the best out of themselves. We offer you:

• Salary between €7,413,- and €10,590,- based on a 40 hour workweek, depending on your knowledge and experience
• 13th month and holiday allowance (paid in monthly terms)
• 27 vacation days for a 5-day working week and one Diversity Day
• A modern pension administered by BeFrank
• Plenty of training and learning opportunities
• NS Business Card 2nd class, which gives you unlimited travel, also privately. Do you prefer to travel with your own transport? Then you can declare the kilometers travelled
• Allowances for setting up your home office and for internet use

Who you are

We are looking for someone with a conceptual mindset and a can do way of working. Someone who is able to oversee, abstract, and combine relevant information to devise inspirational strategies and drive programmes in an efficient manner. You need to be able to work autonomously, yet collaborate with people from various disciplines and hierarchical levels. You have strong communication skills and know how to engage your stakeholders in the right way. You aim to learn every day and want to help Nationale-Nederlanden realize its ambition to be an industry leader.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a Business Economics, Business Administration, or related field
• At least 3 years of demonstrable knowledge and experience in developing and leading strategic programmes
• Skilled at conceptual thinking, strategic analyses, data management, budget management, reporting, and presenting
• Fluent in both English as well as Dutch

Who you will work with

As a Strategic Programme Manager you will become a part of the Strategy Transformation Expertise & Portfolio management (STEP) team, which is positioned within the Strategy, Data, IT & Pricing (SDIP) department of the NN Non-life business line. Within this team you will be working with other STEP colleagues that conduct market- and customer analyses, develop strategic advice, and execute complex programmes across the Non-Life business line. Although our colleagues work autonomously on their individual topics, we value and stimulate collaboration by sharing insights and learnings among the team. Aside from the STEP colleagues, you will work closely with other (senior) stakeholders and teams within Non-life business.