Director of Strategic Finance & Business Partnering - Operations

In this role you will lead a strategic shift of Operations Finance toward insight-driven decision support. You will connect workforce planning to financial outcomes, driving faster insights and stronger alignment with business strategy. You'll champion modernization of forecasting, reporting and analytics, while building a high-performing team and partnering across Operations, Workforce Planning and Finance. This is a chance to shape how finance informs strategic decisions at scale with a focus on automation and proactive guidance.

• hybrid work arrangement (Hartford, CT)
• base pay + bonuses
• short-term or annual bonuses
• long-term incentives
• on-the-spot recognition

• Design driver-based forecasting models linking workforce planning to financial outcomes
• Identify opportunities to automate workforce-to-financial model integration
• Develop scalable forecasting approaches for speed, accuracy, and transparency
• Proactively identify trends, risks, and opportunities using data
• Lead modernization roadmap for forecasting, reporting, and analytics
• Standardize workflows to reduce manual effort and improve consistency
• Strengthen integration between financial and workforce planning models
• Translate operational activity into structured financial models for decision support
• Communicate forecast impacts to Business Segment CFOs ahead of forecast cycles
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing finance team
• Partner with Technology Finance to streamline reporting and enable a scalable operating model
• Own development of Operating Plan, forecasts, monthly results, and executive commentary
• Collaborate with Workforce Planning/HR on staffing assumptions and financial impact
• Ensure accuracy, transparency, and consistency of financial information

• 10+ years of FP&A, analytics, or decision support experience (insurance/financial services preferred)
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence senior leaders
• Advanced Excel skills; TM1 familiarity
• Experience with data/analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python)
• Proven track record in leading and developing high-performing teams
• Experience driving automation and process improvement initiatives

• strong communication
• influencing senior leaders
• team leadership and development
• Power BI
• Tableau
• SQL