Programme Delivery Consultant - Insurance

Location: London, Bath, Leeds

Mobility: Up to 100%

Career Level: Consultant

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity.

Now part of Accenture UK’s Strategy and Consulting function, Altus Consulting today has a team of around 100 consultants working on some of the industry’s most complex problems and largest transformations. Our business was founded in 2005 with the belief that Financial Services should be faster and more efficient and has subsequently grown to become a leader in strategic consulting and technology across Insurance, encompassing General Insurance, Specialty Markets, Protection and Health Insurance.

As a Programme Delivery Consultant (Project Manager / PMO), you will provide project management / project management office expertise to our clients and Consulting project teams, manage active engagements and client accounts, and help to develop new business. This role requires someone ambitious, innovative, hardworking and commercially minded.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver client engagements within the Insurance sector - with a focus on Life, Pensions and Retirement areas.
• Own and manage client accounts where associates are deployed.
• Undertake regular service reviews and production of dashboards to the client.
• Manage and support deployed associates, assuring a high-quality delivery to the Client.
• Develop Programme Delivery strategy, proposition and service offerings.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the APEX delivery methodology and artefacts.
• Identify business development opportunities through existing accounts, consulting engagements and own network.
• Shape proposals and bids based upon Altus’s Programme Delivery Services and Consulting industry models / toolkit.

We are interested in your application if you have:

• Proven and hands-on experience of delivering change in Financial Service - with a focus on Insurance, specifically in Life, Pensions and Retirement areas.
• A solid understanding of, and track-record in, the financial services industry.
• Proficiency in change delivery methodology and practice.
• Excellent people and communication skills, able to confidently converse at Board level.
• Innovative and with a strong ability to articulate ideas, bringing them to life visually and presenting them formally to clients.
• Genuine passion and enthusiasm to make a difference for Altus, and to grow and develop Programme Delivery.
• A history of building strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
• A willingness to travel and undertake varying roles.

What’s in it for you:

• The opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects in Financial Services, across UK, Ireland and Africa.
• Full training and support as you progress through your career as a consultant.
• Extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.