Strategy Manager, Group Commercial Excellence

Tryg; Ballerup; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Feedback culture

Team-driven learning

Work-life balance

Job summary

Tryg is seeking a driven Commercial Excellence Manager to lead project-based teams and drive strategic initiatives across the Nordics. You will work at the heart of our strategy and your analyses will inform critical decisions that shape Tryg’s commercial landscape.

You will collaborate with colleagues from top firms and internal groups, own end-to-end projects, mentor others, and contribute to Tryg’s long-term ambitions while maintaining a strong emphasis on personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in consulting, corporate strategy or related roles.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluency in Swedish, Norwegian or Danish and professional English.
• Master’s degree in business, economics, political science, or engineering.
• Able to work independently and in teams with a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategic projects with ownership of scope, planning, and delivery.
• Mentor and manage project team members and their development.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to support recommendations.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships.
• Balance long-term impact with day-to-day execution to hit targets.

Skills

Consulting experience

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree (relevant field)

Job description

We are looking for a driven and curious team player to take Tryg’s strategic Commercial Excellence to the next level!

Join a high-impact team working at the heart of strategy, where you will play a key role in shaping critical decisions and drive meaningful commercial outcomes across the Nordics. In this role, you will collaborate with top-tier colleagues, lead strategic projects, and contribute directly to Tryg’s long-term ambitions. If you are motivated by responsibility, growth, and real influence, this is your opportunity to make a tangible mark on Tryg’s future commercial landscape.

About the job | Commercial Excellence Manager

As our new Manager, you will be leading project-based teams alongside colleagues with backgrounds from top-tier consulting firms, investment banks, C25 companies, and other teams in Tryg.

You will be contributing directly to the development and execution of Tryg’s strategic initiatives and at the forefront of shaping and supporting the strategic priorities of our Executive Board.

What we offer:

• An opportunity to strengthen your consulting toolbox and leadership skills through hands-on experience in key strategic projects
• An environment that prioritizes personal and professional growth with a strong feedback culture and team-driven learning sessions
• Close collaboration with various functions and colleagues across the entire Tryg organization
• A role in a team characterized by an informal tone and emphasis on thriving socially
• Sustainable work-life balance within a fast-paced environment
• Key responsibilities which include:
  • Managing end-to-end projects independently, including scoping, planning, stakeholder management, and implementation, with full ownership of project deliverables
  • Team member responsibility on own assignments, including actively managing their development, performance, engagement, and growth
  • Conducting both quantitative and qualitative analyses to inform strategic recommendations
  • Engaging with senior stakeholders and building trusting work relationships
  • An equal focus on long-term impact as well as driving day-to-day execution to help our Business Units reach their targets

About you | An Efficient Manager with Consulting and Commercial Excellence Expertise

To be successful in this role, you are an ambitious, motivated, and proactive team player. You hold a great set of people skills and are comfortable engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders across the organization.

You hold a relevant master’s degree in business, economics, political science, engineering, or a similar field, and you bring a strong academic foundation to the table.

You have a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience with a professional background in consulting, corporate strategy, business development, or similar, ideally combined with experience working in commercial development, commercial excellence, or similar. You are an efficient project manager and understand what it takes to lead a project team towards achieving ambitious goals in close collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders.

Fluency in Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish, along with professional‑level proficiency in English, both verbal and written, is required.

Your sense of responsibility, attention to detail, and critical thinking skills make you a reliable colleague. As such, you can both work highly independently and in a team setting, where you actively seek out and challenge the perspectives of your colleagues. Most importantly, you are eager to learn and contribute actively to our team’s shared development and feedback culture.

About us | Group Commercial Excellence

In Tryg, we are in the business of helping people navigate life’s uncertainties. Tryg Forsikring is one of Scandinavia’s largest non-life insurance companies, with operations across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, where we serve +5 million customers across private and commercial segments. The world is changing today, more than ever, and we face new challenges as well as new opportunities.

Tryg’s “United Towards ‘27” strategy charts our most ambitious course to date. We in Group Commercial Excellence work to support mainly one of our three strategic pillars, “Customer and Commercial Excellence,” and we play a crucial role in elevating Tryg’s commercial efforts to drive sustainable business growth.

Our team works to identify and scale best-practice experiences within our commercial disciplines across our Business Units. We act as in-house consultants and work very closely together with the business to execute on our strategic priorities.

Our wider department, Group Strategic Development, is the beating heart of strategy at Tryg. We are responsible for driving decisions at the top of the agenda for our Executive Board and with group-wide implications, ensuring that Tryg stays at the forefront of the industry.

As we are a new team in rapid development, you will play a central role in building this next big success at Tryg.