Director, Strategic Planning and Development

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Verisk is looking for a proven Director of Strategic Planning and Development within the Marketing team to increase the impact of the Verisk Marketing and Communications organization.

This individual will lead strategic marketing planning for Verisk Marketing and Communications, manage process improvements and workforce operations, and develop training and engagement initiatives that create a high-performance team. This individual will be responsible for marketing goal setting and monitoring performance, defining standards through internal and external insights, managing resources, and driving change, as well as managing and developing ongoing communications across multiple channels both within the team and to senior leaders that highlight key initiatives and demonstrate marketing’s value to the business.

The ideal candidate should have significant expertise in marketing, project management, and strategic planning. They should have demonstrated success with communications for large, global organizations; and, be viewed as a trusted partner and advisor to C-suite executives and senior leaders.

The role reports to the VP, Digital Marketing & Strategy, and has a hybrid in-office requirement of 3 days a week in our headquarter office located in Jersey City, NJ.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead marketing strategic planning
  • Lead the annual marketing planning process to ensure alignment to business objectives, proactively assess and realign quarterly goals, and manage reporting both internally and cross-BU
  • Direct the marketing project management function, including implementation, execution, best practices, training, and reporting
  • Oversee marketing budget, including reconciliation, reporting, and communications
  • Partner with BU marketing heads and business leaders on enterprise-wide marketing planning process 
• Deliver successful marketing team outcomes
  • Lead strategy and process for special projects  
  • Oversee and develop team processes (including vendor RFPs), policies, and calendars to increase efficiency and optimize productivity and team performance
  • Manage ongoing communications and marketing for the function across multiple communications channels
• Lead team development and satisfaction initiatives
  • Partner with HR on training and talent development program, from plan through execution
  • Deliver the strategy and execution of team building activities, events, and recognition contributing to high team engagement and satisfaction
  • Deliver team internal NPS with insights leading to YOY improvement
  • Create connected enterprise-wide marketing function through townhalls, team workspaces (Microsoft Teams), and ad hoc engagement activities with high team satisfaction (+95%)
• Direct personal team development programs
  • Develop programs and processes for team coaching and management
  • Oversee personal development activities for team members, including career pathing
• Serve as trusted advisor to the CMO and executive team; identify gaps in current business performance and competitive offerings and create strategies for filling those gaps in the near term.
• Interact with peers, direct reports, and other employees in a manner that reflects leadership, fosters open two-way communications, and contributes to superior employee relations throughout the organization.
• Ability to challenge the team/organization while holding them accountable for their commitments.
• Hands-on and entrepreneurial style— one that looks to become personally involved in all elements of managing their functional responsibility, and someone who seeks to develop like-minded senior managers with similar capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferred in marketing or related field
• Broad marketing experience in communications and successfully leading programs and projects across a variety of marketing functions (8+ years)
  • Results-oriented marketer who combines critical thinking and strategy with strong execution
  • Excellent business acumen and ability to work with senior executives
  • Superior written and verbal communications skills, effective at all levels of the organization
  • Superior project management skills and creative problem solver, with exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Strong drive and high personal accountability to deliver results within tight timeframes
• Data-driven mindset
  • Skilled in project management tools and creating reports/dashboards that demonstrate results
  • Uses data to inform decision-making and make recommendations
  • Ability to perform analyses and communicate results clearly and concisely
• Leader of high-performance teams
  • Strong ability to lead centralized and decentralized teams, develop talent, and mentor direct reports
  • Strong competence to collaborate, motivate, and inspires others, with a consistent approach that delivers results
• Skills
  • Innovative and creative thinker: pioneer who embraces bold ideas
  • Team player: high EQ, low ego, resourceful, frugal; treats resources as their own
  • “Let’s go” attitude: optimist, contagious enthusiast, sees the upside
  • Accountability matters: drives for results as coach and team player; bias to outcomes
  • Exhibits aptitude: always learning and growing; constantly attempts new experiences
  • Adaptable: works quickly and nimbly; able and willing to wear multiple hats without hesitation; resilient
  • Grit: passionate, self-directed and motivated; demonstrates endurance

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.

At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed. 

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and second consecutive year in Poland.  We value learning, caring and results and make inclusivity and diversity a top priority.  In addition to our Great Place to Work® Certification, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and Best Employer for Women, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.

We’re 7,000 people strong.  We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.

Verisk Businesses

Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision

Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences

Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient

Extreme Event Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.

Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance

Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement

Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.

Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk’s minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.

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