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ID #44641701
State California
City Losaltos
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source State Farm
Showed 2022-08-06
Date 2022-08-05
Deadline 2022-10-04
Category Et cetera
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Scouting Manager

California, Losaltos, 94022 Losaltos USA

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Overview

We are not just offering a job but a meaningful career! Come join our passionate team!

As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. State Farm embraces diversity and inclusion to ensure a workforce that is engaged, builds on the strengths and talents of all associates, and creates a Good Neighbor culture.

We offer competitive benefits and pay with the potential for an annual financial award based on both individual and enterprise performance. Our employees have an opportunity to participate in volunteer events within the community and engage in a learning culture. We offer programs to assist with tuition reimbursement, professional designations, employee development, wellness initiatives, and more!

Visit our Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations and the process of joining the State Farm team!

Responsibilities

As we celebrate our 100 year anniversary, the future has never looked brighter at State Farm! We're focused on meeting more customer needs in modern, innovative ways as a major InsurTech stakeholder. If you are an immensely passionate and future focused individual that enjoys exploring the possibilities of infusing disruptive and emerging opportunities in the ways in which we help live out the State Farm mission to our customers, please apply!

We are seeking a Scouting Manager for State Farm's Silicon Valley-based Scouting team who can successfully identify and evaluate relevant, compelling early-stage companies, then work with State Farm Ventures and other internal stakeholders across our organization to refer the most promising of these companies. This is a fast-paced, strategic role that involves working with many cutting-edge startups, VC firms, accelerators, and the broader start-up ecosystem

A Day In The Life Of A Scouting Manager:The Silicon Valley-based Scouting Manager is responsible for identifying and working with a network of exciting startups, top-tier established organizations, as well as venture capitalists, incubators/accelerators, and premier educational institutions to identify emerging technologies, products, services, and solutions for State Farm and our customers.

Qualifications

Necessary Qualifications:
  • Broad business acumen across a range of industries. Working knowledge of the insurance industry is a plus.
  • Strong associative thinking skills. (I.e., able to "connect the dots" for myriad of implications associated with new tech, products, solutions, etc.)
  • Demonstrates significant curiosity in their work.
  • Demonstrated learning agility and curiosity.
  • Excellent strategic and critical thinking abilities
  • Proven track record of effectively collaborating and influencing across organizations.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Tech background helpful; both depth and breadth, weighted toward mobile, APIs, AI/ML, cyber security, IoT, data analytics, blockchain, and edge computing. (3+ years working with startups)
  • Good working knowledge of State Farm's core business lines, distribution models, strategies, and operational challenges. (3+ years working at large organizations)
  • Able to effectively represent State Farm with entrepreneurs, senior executives, venture capitalists, and other external stakeholders.
  • Experience speaking to large groups and/or participating in industry panels for large audiences.
  • Comfortable utilizing leadership courage to challenge the status quo when appropriate.

Location: Los Altos, Palo Alto or the surrounding Bay area in California

Relcation May Apply

For Los Angeles candidates: Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.

For San Francisco candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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