Associate, Strategic Engagement

LGBT Great; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate for their Strategic Engagement team in London. This dynamic role focuses on building relationships with clients to meet their strategic objectives in the insurance sector. You will engage with C-level stakeholders, contribute to market entry strategies, and support various initiatives across the organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills, thrive in a collaborative environment, and be committed to delivering exceptional results. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and encourages professional growth.

Benefits

Global Wellbeing Days

Flexible Working Solutions

Continuous Learning Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in the insurance industry or business development roles.
• Proven relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain client relationships to ensure strategic success.
• Conduct market research and data analysis to inform recommendations.

Skills

Relationship Management

Analytical Skills

Negotiation

Presentation Skills

Sales Methodologies

Education

Degree Level Education

Job description

Associate, Strategic Engagement

Aon is recruiting for an Associate to join Aon's Strategic engagement team in Inpoint (London, UK). This role can either be a hybrid or office based role.

This is a relationship focused role where you will have responsibility for partnering with Aon clients to develop relationships and ensuring success of their strategic objectives. This role will suit someone who is relationship focused with a background in the commercial insurance industry.

When you join Aon you are joining a culture of collaboration with significant networking opportunities both internally and externally through different routes such as our Employee Resource Groups which provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer and mentoring opportunities.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

• Developing and maintaining a fluency in the company's and insurers strategy, products, leadership and operations to enrich client outcomes
• Contributing to initiatives across the wider firm
• Working with the team on ensuing account management tasks including requests and gathering of information from carriers and colleagues, participating on projects, liaising between internal professionals and organising meeting logistics to ensure customer satisfaction
• Report to senior colleagues on relationship satisfaction to ensure a mutual understanding both internally and externally.
• Working as part of a team that delivers discrete projects for insurers and reinsurers on wide ranging strategic questions
• Undertaking market research, financial and data analysis that informs recommendations
• Supporting the preparation and facilitation of interviews with clients and Aon colleagues
• Engaging and contributing to the production of reports and other client deliverables

How this opportunity is different

You will be involved in shaping market entry options, international growth planning, distribution strategy and operational improvement initiatives across Property & Casualty Insurance, Reinsurance, Health & Benefits and Life business. This is a high-profile strategic engagement role, and one where the role holder would be expected to establish themselves as a trusted advisor to c-level stakeholders within Insurers across the UK and Europe, working in partnership with leaders across our organisation.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• You are entrepreneurial and have experience in the insurance industry, or business development roles within a financial services or consulting environment
• You are educated to a degree level or with an entrepreneurial background with experience working as an associate
• You have proven relationship management skills and evidence of building trusted relationships both internally and externally
• People skills, persuasion, negotiation, diplomacy, able to work within mixed and virtual teams, able to forge links and build networks with different Aon teams
• You have excellent research and presentation skills with the ability to influence decisions at all levels
• You are comfortable using sales methodologies to open new opportunities i.e. the Challenger Sales Model
• You have analytical capability – with focus and high attention to detail comfortable to undertake or instruct the organisation, analysis and interpretation of structured and unstructured data and information to be used for decision-making
• You have the ability to interpret data, seeking trends and translating this into valued insights for the business and our clients.
• You have a consistent record of delivering results with the ability to follow through on actions and track them to closure
• You are educated to a degree level, working as an associate or in a relationship management/technical role with transferable skills

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email [e-mail]

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