Principal Consultant (Insurance) Specialty Markets
Who are Altus Consulting?
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. Now part of a 1,000 people strong Financial Services solutions business, Equisoft, that works with over 250 firms around the globe, Altus Consulting today has a team of around 100 consultants working on some of the industry’s most complex problems and largest transformations. For the last three years Altus Consulting has been recognised in the Financial Times list of top UK Management Consulting firms.
Headquartered in the beautiful city of Bath, with offices in central London, Altus Consulting’s mission is to drive positive transformation in Financial Services for the benefit of our clients and their customers. Whether that’s through bold strategy, robust designs, innovative technology or reliable delivery, our people are passionate about the work they undertake in partnership with our clients, and about improving the industry they work in.
Why choose Altus Consulting?
We are a fast-growing, ambitious organisation that offers genuine career advancement whilst working in a collaborative and highly stimulating environment. We are not your typical management consultancy: if you are passionate about Financial Services and delivering business or technology solutions that make a genuine difference to clients and to society, then Altus is the place for you – for most roles, you don’t even need to have prior Consulting experience. We provide an inclusive, positive, safe business for all of our team to work in.
In Return You Can Expect
The opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects in Financial Services, around the globe. Supported by a close-knit team of industry and technology experts and using our tried and tested consulting toolkit, you’ll be given full training and support as you progress through your career as a consultant and participate in growing the business. Additionally we provide:
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Highly competitive salary + performance bonuses
- Sales and Profit bonus schemes
- Private medical insurance, life insurance, dental insurance, childcare vouchers, cycle-to-work scheme, pension matched contribution and a range of other benefits
- Charitable/volunteering days, including participating in our children’s Financial Literacy programme
- Discounted sports membership and a broad range of social events
The Role
The Principal Consultant role at Altus is a key role in the Consulting division, reporting to the Specialty Markets Practice Director. You will be responsible for winning and leading client delivery across our Specialty Markets practice. This role will play a key part in the ambitious growth of Specialty Markets and the wider Insurance Consulting practice over the next few years.
Responsibilities
- Deliver client engagements
- Lead client engagements, collaborating with Altus Consultants and client change teams to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.
- Business development
- Draw from your own established and Altus’ existing network to generate new business opportunities.
- Build long-term relationships with Specialty Insurance businesses in the Altus name to build advocacy and potential business opportunities for the whole Altus business.
- Own, create and lead business proposals / RFPs / contracts and ultimately win business.
- Account management
- Be responsible for client accounts, fostering and growing relationships, generating follow on sales and new business opportunities.
- Strategy and proposition
- Support and contribute to the development and enhancement of Altus business strategy, insurance proposition and methodology,
Requirements:
- 15+ years experience in the Insurance industry, with particular focus on Lloyd’s and the London Market
- Experience in strategy, change, operational or technical roles within Insurance
- Experience in business development with experience of building and winning bids for client work
- Experience in writing proposals to secure business sign off or budget
- Excellent understanding of the drivers and future direction of the industry
- Well networked across the Insurance Industry at a senior level
- Extremely thorough, inquisitive and hard working behaviours
- A genuine desire to improve outcomes for clients and consumers
- Excellent people and communication skills, able to confidently converse with clients and stakeholders
- Proven track record of building strong business relationships
- Innovative and with a strong ability to articulate ideas, bringing them to life visually and presenting them to clients and stakeholders
- Good understanding of IT fundamentals and different categories of FS systems
- Genuine passion and enthusiasm to make a difference for Altus
- A willingness to travel and undertake varying roles
Don’t worry If you don't meet all the requirements, we still want to hear from you!
Altus Consulting is wholly owned by Equisoft Inc. Equisoft is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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