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Berkley Aspire is an operating unit of the W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE – WRB), a Fortune 500 global insurer founded in 1967.
Aspire underwrites excess & surplus lines insurance solutions across the United States for hard-to-place commercial risks. Our direct to retail distribution strategy is unique, and we underwrite general liability, excess liability, property, and inland marine coverages. Verticals we specialize in include construction/contractors, habitational/real estate, hospitality/special events, entertainment/amusements, and manufacturing/products liability. Most of our customers are small to medium sized businesses and we operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
At Aspire, we strive to make surplus lines insurance easy to understand and easy to navigate. We think big. We lean in and listen. We work hard. We are open to new ideas. We experiment and innovate. We take care of our customers and support our teammates. And, if we do it right and stay true to our core principles, then we deliver profitable growth on a consistent basis.
We are an organization dedicated to an employee-centric company culture and a positively disruptive business model.
The Implementation Lead is the primary point of contact and resource within Berkley Aspire for external stakeholders. This leader represents the business interests of the Berkley Aspire, during implementation of new platforms, ongoing upgrades and enhancements and ongoing maintenance of existing platforms.
The Implementation Lead is also the primary resource and point of contact internally, responsible for engagement of key stakeholders within Berkley Aspire to understand and represent their perspective, as well as answer their questions.
We are a versatile group of individuals, working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, analytical aptitude, and collaboration. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you!
As Berkley Aspire undergoes a transformation from legacy to state-of-the-art scalable platforms, the Implementation Lead will play a critical role in aligning organizational resources to ensure these new platforms match our business needs, strategy and vision.
We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, organized, and has a positive outlook, along with a natural drive to grow, problem solve, think outside the box and is analytical.
A successful candidate will have strong collaboration skills to work with all levels of the company and the ability to handle multiple assignments within a professional working environment. Must possess a sense of ownership and be accountable for their work.
Berkley Aspire is an operating unit of the W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE – WRB), a Fortune 500 global insurer founded in 1967.
Aspire underwrites excess & surplus lines insurance solutions across the United States for hard-to-place commercial risks. Our direct to retail distribution strategy is unique, and we underwrite general liability, excess liability, property, and inland marine coverages. Verticals we specialize in include construction/contractors, habitational/real estate, hospitality/special events, entertainment/amusements, and manufacturing/products liability. Most of our customers are small to medium sized businesses and we operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
At Aspire, we strive to make surplus lines insurance easy to understand and easy to navigate. We think big. We lean in and listen. We work hard. We are open to new ideas. We experiment and innovate. We take care of our customers and support our teammates. And, if we do it right and stay true to our core principles, then we deliver profitable growth on a consistent basis.
We are an organization dedicated to an employee-centric company culture and a positively disruptive business model.
By thinking outside the box, we are making insurance a little more exciting and a little more fun.
Our home office is in Scottsdale, AZ. We also have offices in Cincinnati, OH, Richmond, VA, and Charlotte, NC. Our growing number of work-from-home teammates are located across the country.
We are always looking to add talented, motivated, and creative people to our team, so please reach out if you are interested in learning more about us.
Responsibilities: Berkley Aspire has an exciting opportunity for an Implementation Lead within the Strategy, Operations & Innovation group. The preferred location for this role is on site in our Scottsdale headquarters. We will consider highly qualified candidates in either our Richmond, VA or West Chester, OH locations.
The Implementation Lead is the primary point of contact and resource within Berkley Aspire for external stakeholders. This leader represents the business interests of the Berkley Aspire, during implementation of new platforms, ongoing upgrades and enhancements and ongoing maintenance of existing platforms.
The Implementation Lead is also the primary resource and point of contact internally, responsible for engagement of key stakeholders within Berkley Aspire to understand and represent their perspective, as well as answer their questions.
We are a versatile group of individuals, working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, analytical aptitude, and collaboration. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you!
As Berkley Aspire undergoes a transformation from legacy to state-of-the-art scalable platforms, the Implementation Lead will play a critical role in aligning organizational resources to ensure these new platforms match our business needs, strategy and vision.
We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, organized, and has a positive outlook, along with a natural drive to grow, problem solve, think outside the box and is analytical.
A successful candidate will have strong collaboration skills to work with all levels of the company and the ability to handle multiple assignments within a professional working environment. Must possess a sense of ownership and be accountable for their work.
- Develop a deep understanding of the business needs around each existing, proposed, and in-process platform upgrade including, but not limited to Guidewire.
- Purposeful and active engagement with the technology support teams at WR Berkley
- Participate in segment-level and corporate-level planning sessions, with the ability to represent the perspective and requirements of Aspire stakeholders and leadership
- Be available and able to answer questions, both technical and operational, to leadership, management, and key stakeholders regarding existing, proposed and in-process platform upgrades.
- Consult with leadership and assigned project team to identify scope/specifications and business needs, write proposals, prepares risk assessments for projects.
- Identify gaps, overlaps, conflicts, and barriers to modernization and communicate in a timely manner to resolve.
- Act as a liaison to key stakeholders within Aspire, Berkley and other entities and integrate the workflow in these areas in support of company and business unit strategy.
- Handle the interfaces between projects, acting as a liaison between project managers and directors, to ensure collaboration and coordination between business unit leadership, program/project development staff, senior management, technology support, customers and, if necessary, vendors and outside consultants.
- Provides feedback and makes recommendations to assist in the prioritization process.
- May perform other responsibilities, as assigned.
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Qualifications: - 10+ years related insurance experience strongly preferred.
- Prior experience with insurance based enterprise platforms is required.
- Prior experience with Guidewire or Salesforce is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university strongly preferred or equivalent years of experience
- AAI, ASLI, CPCU, or other insurance related certifications recommended.
- AGILE certification, or related experience is preferred but not required.
