Business Improvement Consultant

Direct Line Insurance Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Business Improvement Consultant to drive change initiatives across various teams. This role requires strong analytical skills and experience in project management. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid setting, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure effective change implementation. The position offers a competitive benefits package designed to support work-life balance.

Benefits

9% employer contributed pension

50% off home, motor, and pet insurance

Generous holidays

Employee discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of diagnosing issues and delivering solutions.
• Experience managing or supporting projects across the full lifecycle.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, design, and deliver business change independently or as part of transformation programmes.
• Collaborate across the business to ensure key change activities deliver within timescales and benefits are fully realised.
• Support the embedment of change with key stakeholders.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Job description

Business Improvement Consultant (Full Time this role may be offered on a permanent or 6 Month Secondment basis)

Leeds Bristol Doncaster Glasgow and London (Hybrid) with some travel to other sites as required

DLG is evolving. Across every part of our business teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. Whether youre already part of DLG or thinking about joining us youll have the chance not only to be recognised for your skills but also to build on them and be empowered to do your very best.

The Role

You will be deployed to business areas and projects within Claims to provide expertise in change leadership methodology and practice. This will include but is not limited to overseeing diagnostic activity problem solving change delivery optimisation and benefit realisation building change capability and knowledge and ensuring the correct governance is being adhered to.

What you'll be doing

• Identifying / designing / delivering business change either independently or as part of wider transformation programmes (including running Proof of concepts as appropriate)
• Collaborating across the whole business to ensure all key change activities deliver within timescales with associated benefits fully realised
• Support the embedment of change working with key stakeholders.
• Ensure all change adheres to relevant governance and sign off processes
• Apply appropriate change methodology and structured problem solving to maximise benefit realisation ensuring that Customer experience Conduct growth and profitability are considered at every stage
• Build change capability within areas of the business that you interact with
• Provide coaching and thought leadership across all hierarchy levels to improve ways of working
• Work closely with the key support departments including Learning Internal Comms Governance & Customer Interactions Knowledge Asset & Operational Comms to ensure specialist services are utilised where required
• Delivers strong engagement with (and management of) stakeholders
• Keep abreast of developments within the Change Management field and ensure that appropriate tools and techniques are transferred into your personal development plan

What you'll need

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of diagnosing issues and delivering solutions.
• Experience managing or supporting projects across the full lifecycle.
• Excellent communication influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to empathise with business challenges and translate them into actionable change whilst demonstrating the ability to have a strategic view.
• Organised and adaptable able to work across multiple priorities and business areas.
• Experience within Claims or a strong understanding of insurance operations is desirable.

Our hybrid model offers a best of both worlds approach. When youll be in the office depends on your role and team but colleagues spend at least 2 days a week in the office.

Hours: 35 hours (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)

Closing Date 29th October 2025

Benefits

We recognise we wouldnt be where we are today without our colleagues thats why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle :

• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home motor and pet insurance plus free Green Flag breakdown cover
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• EV car scheme
• Generous holidays
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback

Plus many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why weve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best whatever that looks like and offering real choice flexibility and a greater work-life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. Theyre about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. Were delighted to feature as one of the UKs Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know youre more than a CV and the things that make you you are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you

#LI-AC1 #LI-Hybrid

Required Experience : Contract

Key Skills

Business Intelligence,Children Activity,Business Analysis,Corporate Sales,ABB,Corporate Development

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1