Murphy Knepfel

About Murphy Knepfel

A goal-oriented professional with 8+ years of operations experience complemented by an MBA and BBA degrees with an emphasis in risk management & insurance and marketing.• Positive track record of developing mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including teams such as product, marketing, finance, etc. • History of meeting goals and improving the financial position of the organization, as well as helping to deliver outstanding results with a focus on profitable growth.

Experience

1. Director of Corporate Strategy-shared Services

   TruStage

   Dec 2024 — Present · Madison, WI, US

   Recruit, lead and manage a team of strategy consultants executing key strategic activities, processes, and initiatives. Lead strategy development and management without direct authority including:1. Partner with business area leaders, leads strategic planning and assists in business planning2. Works with the strategy team and business unit/area leaders to facilitate strategy refreshes, helping ensure the required output of business area-specific strategic plans are produced.3. Influence current approaches and seek alternative strategies to achieve resultsCoordinates with peers to connect the dots across the organization and ensure division strategies align with the enterprise.Scans the external environment for signals to be translated into foresight that will ultimately be used as strategic insight.Leads quarterly strategy reviews ensuring required output of progress on OKR’s, and strategy scorecard, or appropriate monitoring tool.Works with peers to build strategic frameworks, identify potential enterprise opportunities and develop strategic scenarios or point-of-view that can be leveraged across the enterprise.Lead opportunities to determine strategic fit and organizational readiness including but not limited to:1. Search and selection of external business arrangements such as purchases, divestitures, and other mutual arrangements2. Market sizing/opportunity analysis work

Education

• Wisconsin School of Business

  Bachelors, RMI/Marketing

  2004 — 2008

• Wisconsin School of Business

  M.B.A., Management

  2013

Skills

• Risk Management
• Underwriting
• Surety Bonds
• Process Improvement
• Insurance
• Property & Casualty Insurance
• Billing Process
• Customer Service
• Negotiation
• Invoicing
• Management
• Risk Analysis
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Analytics
• Fidelity Bonds
• Accounts Receivable
• Financial Analysis