Investor Relations and Strategy Manager

London, England, United Kingdom

12/13/2024

At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field from data, technology, customer care and auto repair, to HR, finance, and procurement, we’re a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day.

Our vision is to create a world where insurance is personal, inclusive and a force for good. Our purpose is to help people carry in with their lives, giving them peace of mind now and in the future. We have ambitions for growth and driving change at pace – aspiring to be the UK’s largest insurer.

Supporting our new Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Officer, Dhruv Gahlaut, we’re recruiting for an Investor Relations and Strategy Manager to help ensure the function is executing on the Group strategy and investor relations activity. This role requires a proactive individual with strong business acumen, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The Investor Relations and Strategy Office is responsible for developing and shaping the Group’s strategic narrative for investors and other stakeholders. Y ou will be a trusted strategic partner to our Chief Investor Relations and Strategy Officer - enabling him and his leadership team to drive change and make decisions at pace - which means truly being a team player and getting involved in core IR activity (including roadshow planning and prep, preparing investor presentations and analyses) as well as group strategy.

What you’ll be doing:

We truly believe this role will play a critical part in our growth and success– implementing strategies and overseeing key projects. By building strong relationships across the business, you’ll help ensure alignment, accountability, and transparency.

• Strategic Planning and Execution:
• Work with the Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Office r and their Leadership Team (LT) to develop and execute the strategy and initiatives
• Monitor industry trends, regulatory guidance, and competitor activities ‘bringing the outside in’
• Driving the annual strategic planning review process with the team
• Operational Excellence:
• Ensure Investor Relations activity is completed to a high standard - including but not limited to supporting the preparation of content for external results announcements, investor relations roadshow planning and coordination
• Review the supporting material for the announcements, presentations, investor packs, annual report, press releases etc. (taking ownership of the data and need to challenge)
• Develop a sound network across DLG, maintaining a pulse on daily operations to understand trends, risks and opportunities and help Leadership pivot as required – quickly and proactively
  

What we’re looking for:

• Current or recent experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), External Reporting, Equity Research (covering insurance), Investor Relations, or Strategy within the Insurance sector
• Analytical skills to not only gather and summarise data, but to also help find solutions to project challenges. Exercise a high level of independent judgement and problem solving, being able to influence where needed.
• Discretion, tact and assertiveness, with the ability to influence and manage relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation
• Proactive and self-led with the personal resilience to work under conflicting priorities and pressures - requiring flexibility and adaptability in working approach
• Adaptable and tenacious with the stamina to see work through to completion
  
  

Please note: for internal applicants, we will consider the role as a Band 4 or Band 5.

Ways of Working

Here at Direct Line Group, we recognise the importance of flexibility, not only in our personal lives but also in the way we work. Our mixed model way of working offers a ‘best of both worlds’ approach combining the best parts of home and office-working.

This role will be based in central London – minutes away from Bank Station, with an expectation to be office-based c.3-4 days per week.

Benefits

We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle. Our core benefits include:

• Flexible and generous annual leave - 30 days. You also have the option to buy or sell up to 5 days each year too to suit you the way you want it to!
• 9% employer contribution into your pension – regardless of whether or not you pay into the pension plan. You can also opt to take this is a cash benefit instead.
• Annual bonus - dependent on personal and company performance - upto 20%
• Free private medical cover for you!
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance
• Free travel insurance and free Green Flag breakdown cover
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Access to company car and cycle to work schemes
• Retail discounts to your everyday shopping needs!
  
  

Being yourself

There’s no-one else like you. No-one with the exact same mix of strengths, quirks, skills and thoughts. That’s why you could belong here. As part of a team of brilliant individuals, in a place that empowers you to be the best you can be. We’re proud of who we are, of what we do, and what every single one of us brings.

Every person, team, Squad, Tribe, and Chapter, across every business that makes our Group. And we’re happy to say we’re customer obsessed. Join us. Help us keep innovating and putting customers at the heart of everything. To be an insurance company of the future. When we work together, we can all achieve great things. Inspiring, challenging, and supporting each other to aim higher. Together, we're one of a kind.