Director, Innovation – Market Research

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Assurant

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Finance • Insurance • B2C

Assurant is a global company specializing in providing consumer-centric support and protection services. With a presence in over 21 countries across regions like North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, Assurant helps over 300 million consumers through services like technology protection, claims resolution, and financial services. The company emphasizes innovation, remote work opportunities, and global collaboration, with teams skilled in technology, claims, customer service, and finance. Assurant offers a competitive benefits package and is committed to equal employment opportunities and work-life balance.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1892

💸 Finance

👥 B2C

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2023-02

📋 Description

• Develop thought leadership on specific industries (automotive retail, automotive manufacturing and auto insurance) covering relevant trends across over 100 clients, prospects & competitors across our global footprint. • Connect the dots across clients, businesses and geographies to form big picture views on major trends relevant to Assurant’s various business lines • Write concise fundamental research publications with value-added perspectives and differentiated views, which ties external trends to opportunities & risks for Assurant. • Oversee a market intelligence function that is strategic, proactive, and facilitates information and intelligence flows across various stakeholders: Business Leaders – leverage thought leadership to become an integral part of the leadership team of the relevant Assurant business line, providing market research & intellectual curiosity to support the overall businesses strategy to defend, develop & disrupt their respective industries Clients - interface directly with clients as part of RFP’s, quarterly business reviews, or brainstorming sessions, while providing concise summaries of key trends & potential opportunities for the CEO to review with key clients & prospects Investors - Provide CEO, CFO & Investor relations concise summary of key quarterly trends needed to prepare for quarterly earnings, investor day or investor meetings Board of Directors – Provide key trends for business unit deep dives with the board and CEO interim reports to Assurant’s Board of Directors Product Leaders – Complete business case analysis for new product opportunities for Assurant, as well as ongoing dialogue with product leaders, keeping them informed for client & competitor activity to ensure we are skating where the puck is going. Corp Development – Leverage sector expertise to help identify & diligence acquisition opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Requires 5+ years of fundamental market research covering a specific sector • Experience covering the automotive retail, automotive manufacturing and/or auto insurance preferred • MBA and/or CFA Charter (or progress towards) preferred • Requires excellent oral, written, and presentation skills to effectively communicate the outcomes of research. • Requires courage & conviction to advocate for potential opportunities & risks identified during fundamental research. • Requires proven analytic skills to identify trends & quantify potential impacts & opportunities • Requires well-honed interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with numerous work teams. • Requires good organizational skills and the ability to complete multiple complex tasks in a timely fashion. • Requires incumbent to be self-motivated.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities