Senior Manager/Director, Financial Services - Specialty Insurance, Business Transformation, Data & AI

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### About Baringa Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a *Great Place to Work* around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the *Financial Times* in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by *Forbes* for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms. ## Our Financial Services Insurance practice are looking for experienced Senior Managers and Directors to join our Specialty Insurance team. Our team works with leading insurers and London Market organisations to solve complex strategic and transformation challenges. We combine deep insurance expertise with business architecture, operating model design, data, digital, AI and technology capabilities to help clients transform underwriting, claims, operations and finance. We are particularly interested in individuals who bring strong expertise in Data, Digital & AI Transformation or Business solution Architecture & Industry SME knowledge delivering complex change. Candidates are not expected to specialise in both areas. ### What you will be doing **At Senior Manager level:** - Lead complex Specialty Insurance transformation programmes, bringing expertise in data, digital, AI or business solution architecture/operating model transformation. - Work with senior client stakeholders to define strategies, design practical solutions and deliver measurable outcomes across underwriting, claims, operations and finance. - Lead multidisciplinary teams across business and technology, managing delivery, governance, risks and dependencies. - Apply specialist knowledge to deliver either data and AI strategies, automation solutions, target operating models, business process redesign or wider technology-enabled transformation. - Build trusted client relationships, contribute to proposals and business development, and support the growth of our Specialty Insurance capabilities. **At Director level:** - Shape and lead our Specialty Insurance transformation propositions, with a particular focus on Data, Digital & AI and technology-enabled business change. - Originate, shape and sell large-scale transformation programmes, building relationships with executive and C-suite stakeholders across the London Market and Specialty Insurance sector. - Provide strategic advisory leadership across either data and AI strategy, business architecture, operating model transformation and complex business change. - Lead strategic accounts and multidisciplinary programmes, taking accountability for commercial performance, client relationships and delivery outcomes. - Drive proposition development, go-to-market activity and capability building, developing high-performing teams and strengthening Baringa's market presence. ### Your skills and experience **At Senior Manager level:** - Strong experience within Specialty Insurance, the London Market or insurance consulting, with functional knowledge across underwriting, claims, operations or finance. - Demonstrable expertise in **at least one of our priority areas**: Data, Digital & AI (including data strategy, governance, GenAI, automation and technology transformation) or Business Architecture & Transformation (including target operating models, capability modelling, process redesign and organisational change). - Proven experience leading complex transformation programmes, multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholder relationships. - Ability to translate strategic and technical challenges into practical business solutions, working effectively across business and technology functions. - Commercial awareness and experience contributing to client relationships, proposals, proposition development and business development. **At Director level:** - Significant senior leadership experience within Specialty Insurance, the London Market or insurance consulting, with established market credibility and executive relationships. - Deep expertise in Data, Digital & AI transformation or business architecture and operating model change, with the ability to shape and lead complex insurance transformation agendas. - Demonstrable track record of originating, shaping and selling large-scale consulting or transformation engagements, alongside strategic account management and commercial growth. - Strong experience advising executive and C-suite stakeholders, translating emerging technology and business transformation opportunities into compelling client propositions. - Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams, proposition development, capability building and talent development. ## What a career at Baringa will give you ### Putting People First. ### Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include: - Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service. - Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave. - Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us. - Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice. - Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success. ### Diversity and Inclusion We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people. ### An award-winning workplace You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. [Click here](https://www.baringa.com/en/impact/awards/) to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this. ### Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve. We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. ### Join us All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further. ### Baringa Privacy Notices **For UK & EU** Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our [UK Recruitment Privacy Notice /](https://www.baringa.com/globalassets/careers/dp-004-ukrpn---uk-recruitment-privacy-notice-pdf.pdf) [EU Recruitment Privacy Notice](https://www.baringa.com/globalassets/careers/dp-005-eurpn---eu-recruitment-privacy-notice-pdf.pdf), to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at [privacy@baringa.com](mailto:privacy@baringa.com) **For the USA** Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our [Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC)](https://www.baringa.com/globalassets/careers/dp-007-nerpn-amer--apac-recruitment-privacy-notice-word.pdf), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact [privacy@baringa.com](mailto:privacy@baringa.com) **For Australia & Singapore** Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our [Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC)](https://www.baringa.com/globalassets/careers/dp-007-nerpn-amer--apac-recruitment-privacy-notice-word.pdf), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at [privacy@baringa.com](mailto:privacy@baringa.com)