Dennis Winkler

About Dennis Winkler

Dennis is one of the world\'s leading sourcing advisors with deep insurance experience. He has advised hundreds of companies around the globe on their sourcing strategies, including leading transformational engagements at AIG, Chubb, Everlake/Blackstone, ING/Voya, Transamerica, CNO, Pacific Life, The Standard, Global Atlantic and many other insurance companies through the creation and execution of their Insurance Digital Operations strategy. Dennis provides clients his unbiased advice and expertise in managing large complex operations, and regularly receives 10 out of 10 satisfaction scores from clients. Prior to ISG, Dennis was the co-founder, President and COO of RSM McGladrey Financial Process Outsourcing where he was a provider of outsourcing services, and prior to RSM, he was VP of Finance at The Balcor Company where he led the shared services and outsourcing process from the corporate side.Specialties: Dennis has extensive experience in determining sourcing strategy, negotiating, implementing and managing sourcing relationships (shared services and outsourcing), with expertise in offshoring, process reengineering, project management, benchmarking, governance and contract negotiations. Dennis has created vendor management offices for several insurance companies, including developing VMO organization structure, roles and responsibilities with job descriptions, detailed processes and procedure manuals for contract management, compliance management, performance management and financial management. Dennis has also been a leader in automation of operations, and is an expert in how to achieve this as part of internal or external sourcing. Dennis is proficient in best practices covering the full sourcing lifecycle from assessing the opportunity, defining the scope, designing the process, contracting, transitioning, and governance. Dennis is a CPA, an MBA, and frequent author (Carrier Management, Insurance Journal, CFO Magazine, etc.) and speaker (IAOP, SSON, NASSCOM and many others).

Experience

1. Senior Director

   ISG (Information Services Group)

   Nov 2016 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• DePaul Driehaus College of Business

  Masters, Finance

  1986 — 1989

• DePaul University

  BS, Accountancy

  1978 — 1982

• St. Rita High School

  High School - Chicago South Side, HS Diploma

  1974 — 1978

Skills

• Acquisition Integration
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Outsourcing
• Project Planning
• Pmo
• Leadership
• Robotics
• Rfp
• Benchmarking
• Outsourcing Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Contract Management
• Business Transformation
• Project Management
• Change Management
• Management Consulting
• IT Outsourcing
• Contract Negotiations
• Consulting
• Strategy
• Program Management
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategic Sourcing
• Bpo
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Strategy Development
• Sourcing
• Executive Management
• Re-Engineering
• Procurement
• Financial Modeling
• Organizational Design
• Strategic Planning
• Business Process
• Finance Transformation
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Negotiation