Integration Strategy Specialist, Financial

Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you'll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Our Gallagher Benefit Services division continues to grow and as part of that, we are seeking a strategic-minded Integration Strategy Specialist to join our Integration Management Office (IMO) team. This role focuses on understanding and enhancing our business needs, serving as a critical liaison between people, technology, and processes. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in integrating merger partners into our organization, ensuring seamless alignment with our business strategies and objectives.

• Business Strategy Development: Collaborate with senior management and cross functional teams to support and develop integration project plans and refine business strategies that align with organizational goals and drive growth.
• Merger Integration: Lead the integration of merger partners by understanding their business models, identifying synergies, and ensuring alignment with Gallagher's strategic objectives.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Act as a bridge between various stakeholders, including business units, IT, and merger partners, to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
• Needs Assessment: Conduct thorough analyses of business lines to understand how they generate revenue and identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Process Optimization: Evaluate and enhance existing processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring they support strategic business objectives.
• Systems Analysis: Understand and document how different systems interact within the organization, identifying opportunities for integration and improvement.
• Data-Driven Insights: Utilize data analytics to provide insights and recommendations that support strategic decision-making.
• Change Management: Support change management initiatives to ensure smooth transitions during merger integration and other strategic changes.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field. A Master's degree is a plus.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst with a focus on business strategy and integration.
• Strong understanding of business operations, revenue models, and strategic planning.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
• Experience in managing and integrating merger and acquisition processes is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software, such as Excel, Tableau, or similar.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Why Join Us?

At Arthur J. Gallagher, we are committed to fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. As a Integration Strategy Specialist focusing on business strategy, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our organization's growth and success. We offer a dynamic work environment, competitive compensation, and opportunities for professional development.

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On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.