Corporate Development Principal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +22 more states.

📋 Description

• Identify, assess, and promote strategic alliances, vendor partnerships, and new business prospects.

• Act as the primary point of contact for new alliance and vendor opportunities throughout CSAA.

• Oversee initiatives from initial exploration to executive recommendations.

• Foster relationships with potential organizations, professional associations, and external stakeholders.

• Conduct market analysis, competitive assessments, and opportunity evaluations.

• Create financial analyses and strategic business cases to support executive decision-making.

• Coordinate cross-departmental assessments of new business opportunities.

• Collaborate with Product Strategy & Development, Legal, Claims, Marketing, Finance, Technology, Operations, and other departments.

• Assist with due diligence, contract negotiations, implementation planning, governance activities, and securing executive approvals.

• Ensure transparency within the strategic opportunity pipeline and enhance governance and evaluation processes.

• Manage strategic company initiatives across business units, overseeing dependencies and tracking deliverables.

• Formulate project plans, executive communications, decision materials, and recommendations.

• Organize intricate initiatives and drive execution across multiple simultaneous projects.

• Monitor decisions, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.

• Prepare presentations, business cases, briefing documents, and executive recommendations.

• Deliver recommendations, progress reports, and insights to leadership.

• Build relationships across business units and represent CSAA with prospective organizations, vendors, and external contacts.

• Facilitate discussions, document decisions, communicate subsequent steps, and sustain execution momentum.

• Share expertise, identify process improvements, and enhance organizational capabilities.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of seven years of progressive experience in business development, strategic partnerships, program management, corporate strategy, product strategy, sales, consulting, or related fields.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Management, Economics, Insurance, or a similar discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience within the Property & Casualty insurance sector.

• Proven success in identifying, developing, evaluating, and advancing strategic partnerships or complex business opportunities.

• A Master’s degree in Business Administration or a related field is advantageous.

• Professional certifications related to project/program management, business analysis, insurance, or strategic management are beneficial.

• Strong business acumen.

• Outstanding organizational skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

• Capacity to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.

• Willingness to travel as necessary, including for divisional/team meetings and other in-person engagements.

• Must possess authorization to work indefinitely in the United States.

• CSAA does not offer visa sponsorship; applicants must not require immigration support now or in the future.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus eligibility for most positions.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Opportunities for career growth and development.

• Support from leaders and mentors for long-term success.

• Remote-first flexible workplace.

• Primarily work from home with the option to work from various locations, including CSAA offices.

• An inclusive and welcoming work environment.

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities or other limitations.

• Company-wide annual discretionary bonus through the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP), up to 12% of eligible pay.

• Mentoring, leadership programs, tuition assistance, and hands-on experiences.

• In-person gatherings for significant moments.