Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development

Title:
Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development

Company:
Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:
Operations

Job Description:

About Everest

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

Position Summary:

The VP, Strategy & Corporate Development, serves as a senior advisor and execution leader supporting the Head of the Office of the CEO. This role will drive enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, assess acquisitions and other strategic investment opportunities, ensure cross-functional alignment of key group-wide priorities, and enhance the Head of Office of the CEO's ability to operate at scale. The VP will lead initiatives and act as a strategic integrator, orchestrating information flow, governance routines, and decision-support processes across the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and broader organization.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Drive end-to-end execution of high-priority CEO-level strategic initiatives, ensuring milestones, risks, and dependencies are actively managed.
  
• Partner with the Head of the Office of the CEO to prioritize issues, synthesize insights, and prepare recommendations for CEO decision-making.
  
• Support preparation for GEM, ELT, and Board meetings; ensure materials are analytically strong, strategic, and actionable.
  

• Support Head of Office of the CEO in evaluating acquisition/divestiture opportunities; oversee preparation of strategic analyses and executive materials.
  
• Oversee analytical workstreams supporting strategic planning, competitive landscape assessments, and long-term corporate strategy development
  

• Coordinate with business and functional leaders to track follow-up actions from CEO and Board; ensure accountability and timely completion.
  
• Lead enterprise-level governance routines including strategic planning cadences, quarterly business reviews, and CEO/ELT operating rhythms.
  

• Work closely with Marketing and Communications and Investor Relations to align CEO messaging with corporate strategy.
  
• Support creation of CEO briefing dossiers and stakeholder preparation materials for key CEO internal and external engagements.
  
• Provide day-to-day leadership to Office of the CEO staff, fostering clarity, precision, agility, and cohesive team delivery.
  

• Demonstrated success operating in a senior strategic, enterprise-level role, ideally within consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, corporate development, or a high-performance advisory environment.
  
• Exceptional strategic thinking and structured problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to translate ambiguity into clear frameworks, recommendations, and executive-ready insights.
  
• Advanced analytical acumen, with an understanding of valuation and insurance-related financials, the ability to oversee and challenge complex financial workstreams, synthesize input from multiple sources, and guide data-driven decision-making at the CEO/ELT level.
  
• Team leadership and project management strengths, with experience in leading teams to define workstreams and deliver outcomes, working collaboratively across functional areas.
  
• Deep understanding of the Commercial Property & Casualty insurance industry - including operating models, financial drivers, and competitive landscape - or proven ability to rapidly build domain expertise in a similarly complex sector.
  
• Superior executive communication skills, including the ability to craft compelling narratives, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver CEO/Board-quality materials with clarity and precision.
  
• Highly effective cross-functional operator with a track record of driving enterprise alignment, coordinating across senior leaders, and ensuring delivery against high-stakes commitments.
  
• Organized, disciplined, and deadline-driven, with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous CEO-level priorities in a fast-moving environment.
  
• Self-directed, proactive, and intellectually curious, with strong judgment, high integrity, and the ability to anticipate needs before they surface.
  
• Leadership presence with the ability to guide, mentor, and elevate team members while upholding a culture of excellence, agility, and accountability.
  

• Experience in a top-tier management consulting firm or investment bank.
  
• Prior work within internal corporate strategy, corporate development, or enterprise transformation roles with a history of measurable impact.
  
• Direct experience within a Commercial P&C insurer, with strong familiarity with industry operating models, KPIs, and financial frameworks
  
• MBA a plus
  

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.