Serving as a bridge between enterprise strategy and community impact, the Lead Strategist translates the Community Engagement ambition into actionable programs, strategic partnerships, governance processes, and measurable outcomes. The role collaborates across business functions, external partners, nonprofit organizations, universities, and industry groups to identify opportunities that improve community resilience, advance housing accessibility, address emerging customer needs, and support future business growth.
Position Compensation Range:
$113,000.00 - $194,000.00Pay Rate Type:
SalaryCompensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy Development & Activation
• Lead the execution of the Community Engagement pillar of the Sustainable Business Framework.
• Develop and maintain multi-year strategic roadmaps, priorities, and business cases for community-focused initiatives.
• Identify opportunities where community needs, customer challenges, and enterprise objectives intersect.
• Translate research, benchmarking, stakeholder insights, and trend analysis into actionable recommendations for leadership.
Strategic Partnerships
• Cultivate and manage relationships with nonprofit organizations, industry associations, academic institutions, and community stakeholders.
• Identify and evaluate partnership opportunities that advance community resilience, housing accessibility, and future customer needs.
• Develop partnership strategies that leverage enterprise capabilities alongside philanthropic and community investments.
• Represent American Family in external collaborations and industry conversations related to community impact and resilience.
Community Resilience & Innovation
• Lead initiatives that strengthen the resilience of customers and communities, including climate adaptation and disaster recovery efforts.
• Research emerging risks, trends, and opportunities that may influence future community and customer needs.
• Evaluate innovative approaches that can create both community impact and business value.
Governance, Measurement & Reporting
• Establish and manage KPIs that measure community engagement outcomes and strategic progress.
• Monitor, collect, analyze, and communicate performance metrics to internal stakeholders.
• Develop executive presentations, strategic recommendations, and annual reporting.
Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
• Lead Community Engagement Council activities, facilitate collaboration, and drive alignment across stakeholders.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, needs assessments, and cross-functional workshops to identify opportunities and inform strategy.
• Influence without direct authority to advance complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements
•Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
•Demonstrated experience conducting research and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data.
•Demonstrated experience developing business strategy by working directly with executive and senior management as either an internal or external management consultant.
•Demonstrated experience evaluating business trends and developing new business programs and strategies in response.
Additional Specialized Knowledge & Skills
• 5+ years of experience in strategy, sustainability, community engagement, corporate responsibility, nonprofit partnerships, social impact, public affairs, or related fields.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing complex stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic recommendations supported by research and data.
• Strong verbal, written, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience in insurance, corporate sustainability, ESG, community investment, or resilience planning.
• Knowledge of housing, climate resilience, disaster recovery, or community development ecosystems.
• Experience working with universities, nonprofit organizations, industry collaboratives, or public-sector partners.
Licenses
•Not applicable.
Travel Requirements
• Up to 10%.
Physical Requirements
•Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
Working Conditions
•Not applicable.
- To ensure a strong start, all employees participate in our New Employee Orientation during their first week. This experience is held in person at our Madison, WI Headquarters or one of our AmFam core locations to help you connect with our mission, meet key team members and build relationships that support your growth. At times, sessions may be delivered virtually based on scheduling and availability.
- Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
- Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
- Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting
In this hybrid role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from the office. Candidates should reside within approximately 35-50 miles of one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783; Boston, MA 02110
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We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email [email protected] to request a reasonable accommodation.
#LI-YM1Skills Required
- Experience providing customer-driven solutions, support, or service
- Experience conducting research and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
- Experience developing business strategy while working directly with executive and senior management as an internal or external management consultant
- Experience evaluating business trends and developing new business programs and strategies
- At least 5 years of experience in strategy, sustainability, community engagement, corporate responsibility, nonprofit partnerships, social impact, public affairs, or related fields
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing complex stakeholder relationships
- Ability to develop strategic recommendations supported by research and data
- Strong verbal, written, and executive presentation skills
- Experience in insurance, corporate sustainability, ESG, community investment, or resilience planning
- Knowledge of housing, climate resilience, disaster recovery, or community development ecosystems
- Experience working with universities, nonprofit organizations, industry collaboratives, or public-sector partners
American Family Insurance Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about American Family Insurance and has not been reviewed or approved by American Family Insurance.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Compensation has seen multiple increases, including a higher internal minimum hourly wage effective 2025 for many customer‑facing and claims roles. These moves indicate continued investment to raise the pay floor and improve total rewards competitiveness.
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Retirement Support — The total package includes a 401(k) with company match alongside a company‑funded cash‑balance pension, strengthening long‑term financial security. This combination is positioned as a standout element within the overall benefits mix.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave was expanded in 2025 for birthing parents and for all parents, including adoptive and foster. Caregiver leave adds further family support within the leave portfolio.
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What We Do
For more than 85 years, American Family Insurance has built its reputation on sound principles. We strive to provide you industry-leading service, exceptional claims experience and products that build long-term relationships. This is accomplished by treating policyholders fairly in a helpful and caring way and making it easy and convenient to work with us. We know our customers like family. American Family Insurance thrives by conducting its business in accordance with the highest ethical standards and the law at all times. Integrity is part of our culture and always has been. The reputation we enjoy and trust-based relationships we have built with our customers are determined by the example set by management and the character and good judgment exercised at all levels of our organization. It’s a way of doing business that our customers have come to expect from us and a standard that we continue to live up to.
