Associate Director / Director (Insurance)

Teneo

Key aspects of the role will include:

• Client Service Leading or working on complex, multi-workstream engagements; supporting senior colleagues and clients on Financial Advisory projects, often in uncertain, abstract, or crisis situations.
• Business Development Playing an active role in the team s business development and targeting activities, developing your network in the insurance and financial advisory market, building your point of view and insights.
• People and Leadership Coach and provide guidance and support to team members, helping to support talent development and foster an inclusive environment.

Typical Projects will include:

• Distressed restructuring
• Corporate, legal entity, or portfolio reorganisations
• Regulatory change management
• Regulatory skilled person reporting
• M&A and transaction management
• Operational remediation
• Insolvency implementation

Key Responsibilities

Client service

• Lead, manage, and deliver a variety of Financial Advisory engagements.
• Personally develop through both formal and informal training.
• Provide quality advice to clients.
• Managing external stakeholders.
• Development of new business propositions and thought leadership materials.
• Thorough understanding of engagement economics, financial and risk management.

Knowledge acquisition

• Build client relationship skills, sector knowledge and develop leadership skills.
• Continue to develop technical expertise, broader business advisory and people management skills, via formal and on-the-job training
• Understand the market, topical issues and our Financial Advisory propositions.

People and leadership

• Actively support practice and talent development, including on-the-job coaching, mentoring and participation in wider business training initiatives.
• Manage diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.
• Have a clear understanding of Teneo s commitment to creating a more inclusive culture.

Business development

• Grow and develop our Global Insurance Advisory proposition, actively supporting business development activities and identifying and pursuing potential opportunities using your own contact network as well as supporting existing business development programmes, key client accounts and sales activities led by Senior Managing Directors
• Participate in existing business development programmes and key client accounts.
• Identify opportunities to expand engagements as well as opportunities to provide wider Teneo services to existing clients.
• Take responsibility for leading marketing initiatives aimed at specific channels to market, or events.

Key Skills & Experience

• Insurance industry experience.
• Strong finance skills (preferably ACA/ACCA qualified, ideally with first time passes)
• Experience working in audit, regulatory advisory, transactions advisory, restructuring, or other professional services, in the P&C and/or Life insurance sector.
• Offshore financial services experience would be beneficial.
• Logical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Ambitious, with a desire to succeed in an entrepreneurial culture. Teneo is an environment that presents a real opportunity for ambitious individuals as all employees are encouraged to develop their client network and business development skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Strong report writing skills, with the ability to develop client deliverables.
• Ability to lead small teams, coach, mentor and develop junior members of the team.
• Ability to conduct business in fluent oral and written English is a pre-requisite.