Global Atlantic
is hiring
Senior Business Analyst
About Our Company
Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leading insurance company meeting the retirement and life insurance needs of individuals and institutions. With a strong financial foundation and risk and investment management expertise, the company delivers tailored solutions to create more secure financial futures. The company's performance has been driven by its culture and core values focused on integrity, teamwork, and the importance of building long-term client relationships. Global Atlantic is a majority-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm. Through its relationship, the company leverages KKR's investment capabilities, scale and access to capital markets to enhance the value it offers clients. KKR's parent company is KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR).
Job Description & Responsibilities
All offices are currently open, and our employees are back 4 or 5 days a week in Hudson Yards, NY and 3 days a week in all other offices.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Global Atlantic Financial Group as an Analyst in our Project Management Office, supporting the enterprise project portfolio in Operations Shared Services. This role is responsible for the creation, execution and interpretation of analysis to determine value realization and return on investment of the strategic programmatic initiatives across the firm. This includes information analysis and synthesis into qualifiable and quantifiable insights and visualization using PowerPoint and Excel in order to facilitate executive-level decision making. PMO Analyst will also collaborate with leaders and stakeholders across the department to ensure proper coordination and execution of activities related to program management, communications, and training of governance best practices.
Responsibilities
- Create and measure programmatic (Key Performance Indicators) KPIs/metrics and performance dashboards across the enterprise
- Perform portfolio metrics reporting, analysis and visualization at the enterprise level (Individual Markets Finance, Shared Services, Technology)
- Anticipates portfolio manager and stakeholder needs, assess requirements and identifies new solutions
- Analyze project trends, identify opportunities for improvement, and provide recommendations & guidance to the Portfolio Manager
- Partner with stakeholders on the creation & development of metrics and reports that best help project teams make sound business decisions
- Provided strategic analysis to program owners and managers for a better understanding of the value and ROI for programs and portfolios across the firm
- Responsible for portfolio financials tracking, reporting accurate & current project cost information
- Prepares various internal and external reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing data. Creates ad-hoc reports and queries as requested
- Support in resource management support including roll/roll-off, resource tracking and reporting
- Prepares presentation materials and reports for executive management briefing artifacts and update meetings (Monthly Executive Governance materials)
- Consolidation and analysis of the data collected from project status information, comparing results with baseline and communicating status to management for review
- Attend and participate in portfolio/program status meetings and capture follow‐up actions and meeting minutes for team & stakeholder distribution
- Manage the flow of project data through system of record
- Make recommendations for process improvement and cost reduction efforts
- Maintain and update project documents
- Oversee all communications and meetings, and disseminate information to appropriate personnel
- Support Portfolio Manager Services to develop, implement, and govern PMO processes, tools, templates, policies and metrics
- Support Portfolio Manager Shared Services to develop and maintain PDV controls tracking for discretionary projects
- Manage the risk, issue and change resolution process, and work with Portfolio Managers to take corrective action as needed
- Monitor compliance with PMO policies and standards
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Minimum 5-8 years of experience working in a Portfolio Program Management Office or PMO analyst or PM coordinator role
- O365 Office and Tableau experience is highly preferred
- Experience in governance best practices including the intake process, prioritization, resource management, and quality control
- Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture while working in the details, with ambiguity and uncertainty
- Critical thinker and effective communicator. You know how to break down complex problems and visualize data in a clear and concise manner to make business insights easily consumable for executives
- Strong written and verbal presentation skills with the ability to communicate to all levels within the organization
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functional to create processes & procedures
- Organized, detail-oriented, and ability to multi-task
- Ability to adapt to changes quickly, capable to pivot and focus on competing initiatives, as well as manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- You enjoy working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and high-growth environment
- Team player with a positive attitude, flexible and a focus on business issues and outcomes
- Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint, Visio, Word, Excel, SharePoint, Jira, Portfolio Project Management Tools, and/or related applications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in Project Management, Communications, Technology, Business Administration, or related field
Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
What we offer
Various jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office.
Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses, long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives. The base salary range for this role is $61,850 to $117,810.
TOTAL REWARDS STATEMENT
Global Atlantic’s total rewards package is reflective of our corporate values, particularly diversity, excellence and innovation, with a focus on inclusion, pay equity, and flexibility. We are proud to support your personal and professional growth and well-being through programs such as educational assistance, virtual physical therapy, remote/onsite fitness reimbursement, a medical second opinion program, pet insurance, military leave, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning coverage. We strive to foster a culture of total well-being through community outreach and charitable giving programs.