Project & Process Excellence Lead

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We are seeking a highly organized and motivated Project & Process Excellence Lead to join our team. This role is central to driving our business and strategy forward by coordinating cross-functional strategic work streams, evaluating and improving operational processes, and ensuring clear communication of project progress.
** Key Responsibilities**
* ** Drive Strategy Execution:
** Support the advancement of strategic initiatives across the division, ensuring alignment to overall business goals.
* Ownership of recurring project status updates and administrative program coordination; including project updates and workstream accountability
* Shape Steering Committee agendas, materials, and outcomes to accelerate decisions and remove execution barriers
* Drive consistency in workstream execution
* ** Cross-Functional Project Coordination:
** Partner closely with marketing, business development, underwriting, product, and operations to align efforts, coordinate deliverables, and sustain recurring progress across multiple work streams.
* ** Process Design & Improvement:
*** Lead efforts to map, analyze, and improve end-to-end insurance and operational workflows
* Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve handoffs, and increase scalability
* Partner with teams to design and implement practical, sustainable improvements
* ** Communication & Reporting:
** Own communication for project status, updates, and artifacts, creating clear, consistent, and actionable reporting for leaders and stakeholders.
* ** Expense Insight:
** Help centralize expense tracking and analysis, surfacing opportunities to improve financial efficiency across initiatives.
* ** Innovation & Ideation:
** Champion better ways of working, bringing forward creative solutions and process innovations.
** Qualifications & Skills
*** 5+ years of experience in project coordination, process improvement, or operations within insurance or financial services.
* Strong understanding of insurance workflows and operational flows.
* Experience working closely with senior leaders and navigating competing priorities
* Proven ability to lead complex initiatives without direct authority
* Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, actionable updates.
* Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution.
* Team-oriented, with proven ability to collaborate across diverse groups.
* Located near and accessible to one of our office hubs.
** What We’re Looking For
** The ideal candidate thrives in both detail and big picture. You can zoom out to see where the business is headed, while also rolling up your sleeves to get work done today. You are curious, collaborative, and energized by finding better ways to work. Above all, you help bring clarity and momentum to complex projects.
** US Work Authorization
** US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
** Pay information:
** The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.

The salary for the position is $118,960 to $163,570 with a 30% bonus potential.
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* Who we are:

** Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
** We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better
**** We enjoy the everyday | We think further
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* What’s in it for you:

** In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive…