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Practice Area

 

BCG's Insurance Practice serves four industry sectors: Life insurance, Property & Casualty, Commercial & Reinsurance and Health, as well as Insurance brokerage firms. The practice works on the full range of issues of concern to top management, from strategy to operating model redesign, digital transformation, cost, process improvement, risk management strategy, asset management, product development, customer focus, and sales force effectiveness. We have a strong global network and \"on-the-ground\" experience in all major markets. The Global Practice currently comprises over 200 senior staff and works in Europe, Middle East, the Americas, and Asia Pacific, with a total of 44 insurance active offices worldwide. Our client base is the world's leading global and regional insurance and reinsurance companies and investment and wealth managers. The members of the Insurance Team combine relevant regulatory, technical and analytical know-how with the BCG core competencies: planning, steering and strategy for top management. We help companies identify and develop growth opportunities that reshape the future of the Insurance industry. We discover new avenues for value creation and provide process support during times of business transformation. All of our work is underpinned by the tracking of megatrends in the industry and the publication of thought leadership.

What You'll Do

As a Regional Senior Manager within BCG's Insurance Practice, you will play a pivotal role in driving BCG’s Insurance practice business in EMESA (Europe, Middle East, South America, and Africa). The role works closely with the EMESA Regional Practice Area Leader (RPAL) as well as the General Practice Management Senior Director. You will operate strategically across systems and parts of the business (topic leaders) to build our business in EMESA.  You will be sought as a thought partner, supporting leadership in setting the strategic agenda and defining implementation activities for the business while also providing ad hoc support for priority initiatives across the practice area (PA). 

 

Key tasks include governance support, meeting facilitation, business analysis and planning, lead organization, knowledge navigation, internal communication and affiliation activities and liaising with the PA marketing team. You may be asked to manage the creation of and facilitate the implementation of the people and people development plans, supporting Regional PAL’s on recruiting, staffing, career development and pipeline topics. In addition, you will manage the commercial plan and monitor the state of the business (e.g. lead flow, proposal pipeline and sold cases), reaching out to relevant Client Officers/Managing Directors.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with BCG’s top leadership in the practice area, in the region, and serve as both a thought partner and facilitator in organizing the strategy for the entire practice.

Strong problem solving, networking, influencing and communication skills (verbal, written and PowerPoint) are absolutely essential.

 

You will join a fast growing business at BCG and be part of a dynamic and growing team, helping to shape the future of the insurance practice area management and operations.

 

This is a temporary position.

 

You are good at: 

Managing ambiguity with a high level of comfortSelf-starting with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously and in a multinational teamEarning the respect of a very senior cohort, all Managing Partners & Directors, that are remotely located, juggling the various priorities and viewpoints of the Leadership Team members, showing influence to compile inputs and opinions from the Leadership Team members, while still meeting demanding deadlinesOperating effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to prioritize and make decisionsComplex project management with the ability to multi-task and drive advanced strategic analysis (beyond data) and leverage results for impactWorking closely to develop and enhance people initiatives – developing a plan to manage the people networks and support the success of consultants with the practice involvementAffiliation, communication and training - organizing internal/ external events and calls, develop agendas for meetings and preparing communication, coordinate calls, Virtual Trainings, LAB activities, own sector platforms, and develop all sector internal communications / newsletters on regular basis.Working independently to identify need for, scope, gain endorsement and drive implementation of commercially impactful initiativesLeading others including senior business leaders in clarifying problems and developing solutions by building cross-PA partnerships - building consensus, persuading and influencing.Motivating others to deliver highest standards, providing direction, mentoring and coaching.

Please note this position is not restricted solely to the responsibilities listed above and that the job scope and responsibilities are subject to change

 

What You'll Bring

Ideally 8-10+ years of relevant experienceMaster’s degree preferredBackground in consulting preferredAbility to manage and drive area of accountabilities, contributing to higher level agenda settingAbility to resolve complex issues and non-defined problems autonomously, with full business acumenStrong interpersonal skills, credibilityAbility to lead more complex, broader sub functional teams or projects fully independently and provide direction to othersAbility to influence senior members of the PA and beyondAbility to respect sensitive client, BCG, and people related information as personal and confidentialStrong written and verbal communication skillsAdvanced knowledge in Outlook, PowerPoint, Exel, Word, Slack, and Trello

Who You'll Work With

 

The Insurance Practice Area is one of BCG's industry practices. We develop and provide expertise on key topics around insurance and for our insurance clients. We serve as thought leaders, advisors, partners and developers for top insurers across the globe.

 

You will work closely with the Practice Area Leaders and their leadership teams when setting the strategic agenda and driving implementation. For additional tasks, you will collaborate with the Practice Area Coordinators, Sector / Topic Managers, HR and Marketing within the PA. Further interfaces exist with other Regional Managers as well as global and regional BCG functions and teams as needed

Additional info

Practice Area Management & Operations team members keep BCG’s industry and functional practice areas operating responsively and efficiently. As a member of this team, you will contribute directly to the success of our business through a number of roles, including content development, process management, marketing, meeting and conference management, and internal/external communications.

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