Management Consultant - Strategic Projects

Purpose:
Management Consultant - Strategic Projects

Highlights
AIG Job ID: AGMKSTRATPROJMC9-06
Position Type: Full Time - Regular
Location: TX-Houston
Relocation: No

Requirements
Education: Masters
Experience: 3-5 years

Job Description:
Located in Houston, Texas, AIG American General has been protecting the hopes and dreams of American families for nearly a century. With 4,400 employees and customer service centers across the country to serve our producers and customers, AIG American General now ranks as the top insurance provider in North America. We are currently interviewing for 2 Management Consultants to join our Strategic Projects Group

What You Will Be Doing:
Promote and facilitate the organization’s continuing efforts to improve processes, procedures, systems, and overall results by leading projects in the areas of business process redesign, business research, and strategic initiative implementation. Continue to develop knowledge and experience, while in the Senior Consultant role, in order to assume a leadership role (project or line management) in one of the American General profit centers.

45% Business Consulting. Consult with management to identify and develop strategies to support key business objectives. Identify and facilitate consideration of external best-practice information into project process and systems design/redesign. Conduct research and analysis to support decision-making. Develop solutions that will produce positive results in a cost-effective manner.

20% Project Management. Coordinate and/or lead cross-functional/company project initiatives in support of company strategic initiatives and goals. Projects may entail analysis to implementation and project activities may include: Project initiation - definition of project scopes and design of project approaches. Project administration - development, monitoring, and maintenance of project plans and other key project documentation. Facilitation and/or participation on relevant project teams. Active communication of priorities and strategic initiatives to team members. Communication of project status and issues with all stakeholders. Identification of key issues/problems and facilitation of their resolution. Monitoring of project status, analysis of impact of changes and appropriate plan modification.

30% Business Process Analysis and Redesign. Identify and document current business process and/or system workflows. Identify and prioritize business requirements for specific initiatives. Perform business process, workflow, vendor and best practices analyses. Monitor the internal and external environments for issues/trends that affect project analysis and solution design. Develop and present recommendations to Management team.
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5% Other. Provide project management and/or facilitation skills as requested on other division projects. Help initiate and manage department-specific projects, such as marketing and team building. Continuously enhance job/industry knowledge and skills through professional development activities.

What We Require: To be a success, this highly motivated individual will need to have:
A bachelors degree and three - five years of professional experience in a position where continuous improvement is the norm, such as Consulting, Internal Auditing, Project Management, Industrial Engineering, or Financial/Business Management. An MBA or relevant experience in financial services, operations, payroll, or systems design/integration a plus, but not required. US work experience required. Must be flexible for travel up to 20%.

Knowledge/Skills:
Advanced knowledge of project management and management consulting methodologies and approaches. Solid knowledge of business principles, strategy, systems technology, processes, and operations. Demonstrated leadership ability. Demonstrated consulting, group facilitation, change management, and conflict resolution skills. Demonstrated record of initiative, adaptability, and real-time problem solving and decision making. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously involving various departments and levels of employees. Strong interpersonal skills, oral communication, presentation skills, and business writing skills. Strong PC technology skills.

About AIG:
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is the world's leading international insurance and financial services organization, with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG member companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In the United States, AIG companies are the largest underwriters of commercial and industrial insurance and AIG American General is a top-ranked life insurer. AIG's global businesses also include retirement services, financial services and asset management. AIG's financial services businesses include aircraft leasing, financial products, trading and market making.
AIG's growing global consumer finance business is led in the United States by American General Finance. AIG also has one of the largest U.S. retirement services businesses through AIG SunAmerica and AIG VALIC, and is a leader in asset management for the individual and institutional markets, with specialized investment management capabilities in equities, fixed income, alternative investments and real estate. AIG's common stock is listed in the U.S. on the New York Stock Exchange and ArcaEx, as well as the stock exchanges in London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo.

AIG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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