VP, Business Enablement

Alternate Locations:
Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania);
Charlotte, NC (North Carolina);
Work from Home

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid :
Employee will work 3 days a week in a Lincoln office

Relocation assistance: is not available for this opportunity.

Requisition #: 76354

The Role at a Glance

The VP, Distribution Strategy & Enablement serves as the principal operating partner to the distribution organization translating distribution strategy into operating model decisions, enterprise execution priorities, performance management routines, and enabling capabilities that allow market-facing teams to focus on customers and brokers. The leader provides a single point of accountability for the distribution organization's non-market-facing work, including strategic planning, enterprise partner coordination and performance reporting.

What you'll be doing

Strategic Leadership & Business Planning

* Maintains knowledge of current and emerging trends and collaborates with senior leadership to incorporate them into future strategies.

* Contributes to business unit, operational, and enterprise strategy creation.

* Leads the development of the division distribution organization's annual and multi-year strategic plan in partnership with the Chief Distribution Officer.

* Translates distribution strategy into operating model decisions that improve clarity, connectivity, and execution across the organization.

* Provides thought leadership and functional expertise to internal and external stakeholders.

Operational Excellence & Performance Management

* Leads identification, development, and implementation of strategic process improvements that reduce workload and improve quality.

* Establishes priorities, performance goals, and objectives to achieve business results.

* Guides and evaluates departmental performance and takes action to meet or exceed performance standards.

* Owns the distribution performance management system, including KPI governance, dashboards, reporting, and executive insights.

* Establishes governance routines, decision forums, and operating mechanisms to monitor priorities, risks, dependencies, and progress.

* Identifies and reduces internal complexity through process improvement, role clarity, and cross-functional coordination.

Transformation, Change & Technology Enablement

* Leads and enhances organizational initiatives through change management and enterprise transformation efforts.

* Acts as business owner for the distribution technology ecosystem, including CRM, portals, service tools, and analytics platforms.

* Drives execution of major transformation initiatives, including operating model redesign, compensation redesign, governance, and talent assessment efforts.

* Ensures technology and operational capabilities are aligned with business objectives and enable organizational effectiveness.

* Directly leads strategic planning teams and capability-building functions, including training and development programs.

* Partners with HR and the Chief Distribution Officer on organization design, competency models, career paths, workforce planning, and headcount modeling.

Enterprise Partnership & Stakeholder Management

* Serves as the primary relationship owner with key enterprise partners including Finance, IT, HR, Legal, Compliance, and Reporting & Analytics.

* Collaborates across functions to align priorities, operating decisions, and execution plans with business objectives.

* Builds strong partnerships to support strategy execution, cross-functional alignment, and organizational success.

What we're looking for

Education

* 4 Year/Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience (4 yrs of experience in lieu of Bachelors)

Experience

* 12+ Years years of progressive experience in financial services, insurance, or employee benefits, with a minimum of 5 years in roles with significant

* operating model, strategy, or distribution leadership scope. (Required)

* A demonstrated track record of consistently meeting and/or exceeding performance expectations

* Possesses a bias for action and avoids workplace distractions

* Drives performance targets to completion

Final date to receive applications

What's it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.

What's in it for you:

* Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes

* Leadership development and virtual training opportunities

* PTO/parental leave

* Competitive 401K and employee benefits

* Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program

* Tuition assistance program

* Work arrangements that work for you

* Effective…