Overview

Job Location:
Chicago, Illinois

Location(s)

Chicago, Illinois

Details

About Kemper

Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises. 

We employ 10,000 associates within our family of companies and are growing! At Kemper, we foster a culture of ownership and accountability where high performance and strong contributions are recognized, valued, and rewarded. Add to that our growing auto, home, life and health business segments across the U.S. and you’ve got endless potential.

Position Summary:
Responsible for the advancement and stewardship of enterprise-level assets and processes by designing and implementing structure, workflows, and information flows that meet business needs in partnership with teams across Kemper. Contributes to aligning strategic goals with data, systems, and operational execution, enabling more effective enterprise-wide collaboration and decision-making

Position Responsibilities:

  • Organizes the ongoing development and refinement of a multi-year Kemper/Workday roadmap by gathering input, facilitating prioritization discussions, and ensuring alignment across teams.

  • Collaborate with business units, analysts, and data architects to gather, document, and structure business requirements that align with enterprise objectives and drive effective solution design.

  • Manages the development and maintenance of business capability maps and process documentation that define current operations and outline future-state goals.

  • Leads the application of structured, data-driven prioritization models (e.g., scoring frameworks, impact/effort matrices) to assess, sequence, and prioritize strategic initiatives.

  • Partners with business leaders to support governance activities, including scheduling, materials preparation, and stakeholder engagement for decision-making forums.

  • Partners with business and platform teams for maximization of Workday and related systems by identifying opportunities to better align standard functionality with evolving business needs.

  • Supports communication efforts to raise awareness, ensure transparency, and provide ongoing education around key initiatives and progress across stakeholder groups.

  • Leads the evaluation and documentation of processes and systems as the scope of business architecture expands beyond initial platform priorities to include priorities across the Corporate Functions and at the enterprise-level, as applicable, with the expectation that this role will collaborate with business architects across Kemper

Position Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Finance or Computer Science or similar field required

  • At least 5 years of business architecture experience, with at least 7 years of business experience in related industry

  • Hands-on experience with Workday or similar enterprise systems (e.g., implementation support, administration, user enablement).

  • Experience working with Finance, Accounting, or operational data and processes.

  • Sponsorship not accepted for this opportunity

The range for this position is $95,900 – $159,700. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors.  This job is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and Kemper benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.)  

 

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination. Kemper is focused on expanding our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts to align with our vision, mission, and guiding principles. Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email. Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates. If you receive such a message, delete it.