Senior Associate, Strategy Consulting

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Senior Associate, Strategy Consulting

Do you want to be part of a growth consulting business that helps insurers improve performance by shaping their strategy and bringing it to life?

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. 

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

How this opportunity is different

Aon’s Strategy and Technology Group (STG) is recruiting for a Senior Associate to join our strategy consulting business.

STG is Aon’s new global consulting and technology business focused on, but not limited to, insurance and reinsurance companies and other participants in the insurance industry. The team provides strategy consulting and advisory services to many of the most prestigious companies in Global (Re)insurance. We have privileged access to Aon’s proprietary data and the knowledge of its global network of insurance industry experts to derive unique and compelling insights into the sources of competitive advantage in our industry.

Your role will involve delivering exceptional insights and work for our clients and building enduring relationships with them to support their growth and performance in insurance markets across EMEA. 

Created in 2008, our consulting team has grown year on year, and we’re based in our offices in London, New York, Chicago, Miami, Singapore, Sydney, Dublin, Toronto, Paris, and Rotterdam. Our team is dynamic, diverse, and international. The role is based in London. We are enthusiastic adopters of hybrid working and flexible on day-to-day location. We continue to expand, and we are looking for the right candidate to support and participate in our success. We are proud of the opportunities we create for career development and the direct access our team has to the most influential decision-makers in our industry.

What the day will look like

• Work as part of a team that delivers high value strategy projects to insurers, reinsurers, and investors in the insurance industry on wide ranging strategic questions.
• Structure, storyboard, plan and execute workstreams.
• Develop hypotheses which address the client’s key problems.
• Lead market research, financial and data analysis to solve complex problems.
• Coach and develop team members.
• Support the preparation and facilitation of interviews with clients and Aon colleagues.
• Contribute to sales development and development of go-to-market propositions.
• Contribute to the production of reports and other client deliverables.
• Present findings and recommendations to client stakeholders including fielding client questions.
• Build lasting client relationships at all levels.
• Support team in developing proposals and other business development activities.
• Live the Aon United values

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Proven experience within strategy consulting or consulting or from an insurance audit background (2+ years’ experience).
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Experience in developing and testing hypotheses for unstructured client problems.
• Experience of leading workstreams and managing the output of others.
• Strong organisational skills including general project management.
• Strong experience of coaching and developing junior team members.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Team player.
• Business acumen and intellectual curiosity across business and consulting topics.
• Commitment to personal development.
• Desire to contribute to the development of growing strategy consultancy business.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work… and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on ReasonableAdjustments@Aon.com

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. 

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