Manager, Non-Life Insurance Strategy, Strategy & Business Design in London

We are seeking to hire an experienced professional with General Insurance and/or London Market and Global Reinsurance sector knowledge and enthusiasm to join our growing team. Join our market-leading Insurance strategy consulting team, widely recognised by our clients for our insight and deep sector expertise. We have extensive experience at the forefront of strategy and transformation as we serve leading players in the non-life insurance industry (insurers, brokers and others) as they build industry-leading solutions and deliver differentiated offerings.

Create impactful strategies: our work is highly varied, advising on some of the most ambitious strategic programmes in the sector, including:

• Growth and enterprise/business unit strategy
• Commercial analysis and business case development
• Strategic business and operating model design
• Market analyses, including competitive scanning and identifying opportunities for new market entry
• Shaping transformation programmes to effectively deliver strategy
• Senior executive and Board facilitation of complex issues

Work in a growing practice with leading clients: our team has a strong and growing client network across the industry, including the UK's largest insurers, distributors, and industry associations/markets.

Learn from world-class experts: As well as being strategy experts, bridging the gap between strategy and execution is at the heart of what we do. We work closely with Deloitte experts in Technology & Transformation, Human Capital & Change, Actuarial, Financial Advisory & M&A, and Digital, Regulatory and Operations, learning from each other and bringing the best of Deloitte to our clients.

Build a brand: Everyone in our team brings unique skills and experience. We take time to help each other develop a domain of expertise, building what we are known for as individuals and in the market.

Connect to your career at Deloitte. Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity. As a Manager you will be delivering strategy work for our clients day-to-day. While no two projects are the same, you will typically be leading a workstream within a larger engagement, managing a small number of analysts or consultants, with oversight and support from a Senior Manager and leadership. You'll play a vital, hands-on role in designing and executing the strategic analysis required, conducting research, and assembling evidence, distilling insights, and constructing strategic recommendations.

Client engagements are predominantly with organisations facing important, often profound, transitions. Engagements are typically driven by CEOs, business unit leaders, and other members of the senior management team. Client engagements may be as short as a few months, but can also evolve into multi-year, wide-ranging and transformative relationships. We not only bring our clients the insight and unconventional thinking that help them form strategies to anticipate disruption and respond to change – we also use our experience and knowledge to help them bring those strategies to life.

We bring a rigorous, evidence-based analytical capability to help our clients solve their most pressing and complex issues. We help them reveal insight and deliver value through pragmatic recommendations. Our approach is to work collaboratively with our clients to understand the forces that are driving change, identify opportunities and enable them to develop and deliver solutions across their whole organisation.

As a Manager your responsibilities will include:

• To the client to articulate strategy and drive understanding and buy-in from stakeholders
• Executing rigorous and insightful analysis (quantitative and qualitative) to build an evidence base to support strategy development and change, and developing a logical flow to tell a story when presenting deliverables
• Mastery of strategy tools and frameworks to solve client problems, and sharing best practice within the team
• Independently leading a workstream or small project, and effectively shaping the project structure and appropriate methodology to diagnose the issue and deliver the core objective(s)
• Actively manage and mentor junior colleagues to ensure successful project delivery
• Communicates clearly and concisely, with confidence, staying solution-focused and tailored to audience
• Working closely with clients and internal stakeholders, developing strong professional relationships and liaising across Deloitte to deliver a seamless client experience
• Proactively developing your own skills, seeking feedback, building knowledge, and sharing your insight with colleagues
• Leads practice development initiatives and manages junior team members in executing their tasks effectively
• Supporting development of the Insurance Strategy community and team, and supporting business development with clients

Connect to your skills and professional experience. To be successful in the role, candidates should bring strong strategy skills and experience in management consulting. As this role focuses on the non-life insurance sector, candidates should demonstrate a background in financial services and a desire to progress a career in insurance.

As a Manager, you must have:

• A strong academic record, an undergraduate degree or equivalent
• Extensive proven track record of direct experience in strategy consulting in either the General Insurance, or the global commercial, specialty, reinsurance and/or London Markets sub-sector with a consulting firm, or as part of an established in-house strategy, corporate development or transformation team at Group/Division level
• Ability to construct and evidence strategic arguments, with creativity in identifying evidence sources to support your positions and the ability to use that evidence to build financial and non-financial quantitative analysis
• An understanding of the non-life insurance market (UK global commercial, specialty and/or London Markets and/or UK general insurance market) and its dynamics, with a desire to build a career in this area
• Experience with problem diagnosis, solution development, client communications, decision-making facilitation, documentation, and stakeholder management
• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional time management skills to manage competing priorities across client service, practice development, and business development responsibilities

We are looking for applicants who can clearly demonstrate the following:

• Outstanding records of academic/professional achievement
• Industry or sector-specific qualifications (e.g. completion of courses or relevant certificates)
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of relevant products and distribution in the sub-sector and their impact on the strategies of brokers and carriers
• Understanding of insurance P&Ls and balance sheets for UK general insurers, global commercial/specialty insurers, reinsurance companies and London Market businesses
• Strong record of leadership in an academic, professional, and/or extracurricular setting
• Exceptional intellectual horsepower, including strong critical thinking skills, analytical abilities, and the capacity for lateral/creative thinking to solve ambiguous problems
• An entrepreneurial spirit with experience in business development
• Ability to anticipate the long-term impact of decisions and take a broad approach to problem-solving
• Demonstrated experience making a positive impact in their work and communities

Connect to your business - Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory. In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.

Strategy and Business Design. The experts in our teams in Strategy and Business Design are trusted advisors to CEOs and their wider organisations. Whether that's launching a new arm of a business, anticipating new and emerging risks or collaborating with other teams, we work on a huge range of varied projects.

Personal independence. Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues. "For me it's the people that make it. They are bright, supportive, interesting; we work brilliantly together as a team. But it's not just that, the number of opportunities you get working for such a large firm is amazing." - Jess, Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory.

Our hybrid working policy. You'll be based in London with hybrid working. At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you. Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before. We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for. Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step. A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.