Insurance Consulting, Senior Manager (Life & Pensions)

Baringa Partners LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baringa Partners LLP is seeking an experienced Senior Manager in Insurance Consulting focused on Life & Pensions to join their team in London. This role requires leading transformation projects for clients, improving profitability, and implementing new technology solutions.

Responsibilities include overseeing technology transformations, building trusted client relationships, and leading teams. The ideal candidate has significant experience in the Life & Pensions market, exemplary leadership skills, and a proven track record of successful delivery in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Strong experience working in Life & Pensions market, understanding of sector dynamics.
• Delivered large transformation programmes in a consulting or major outsourcing environment.
• Led technology transformation and migration programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex transformation programmes for Life & Pensions clients.
• Deliver large-scale business and technology change across core domains.
• Shape and oversee technology-enabled transformations.

Skills

Experience in Life & Pensions market

Transformational leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Insurance Consulting, Senior Manager (Life & Pensions)

London, United Kingdom

Our Insurance practice is looking for an experienced Senior Manager with specialism across Life & Pensions to join the team. You will work with leading Insurers, Asset Managers and Distributors across strategic advisory projects and business and technical change delivery. You will help clients improve profitability, navigate regulatory change and implement new technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex transformation programmes for Life & Pensions clients, from mobilisation through to delivery
• Deliver large‑scale business and technology change across core Life & Pensions domains including policy administration, propositions, distribution, servicing and operations
• Provide senior day‑to‑day leadership, leading programme teams and client stakeholders to deliver outcomes at pace and with quality
• Shape and oversee technology‑enabled transformation, including target operating model design, process redesign, platform implementation and business change
• Build trusted relationships with client sponsors and senior stakeholders, acting as a go‑to adviser on delivery and transformation challenges
• Support practice growth through business development, proposition development and account growth
• Identify opportunities with existing and new clients, turning market demand into tangible consulting opportunities
• Lead, coach and develop teams, creating an inclusive and high‑performing environment
• Contribute to thought leadership, internal capability building and continued expansion of our Life & Pensions offering

Skills and Experience

• Strong experience working in the Life & Pensions market, with a good understanding of sector dynamics, product structures, value chains and key transformation priorities
• Delivered large transformation programmes in a consulting, insurer, pension provider or major outsourcing environment
• Experience delivering across Life & Pensions organisations including pension providers, third‑party administrators and outsourcing partners
• Led technology‑enabled change, including delivery of policy administration platforms, digital servicing solutions or regulatory‑driven programmes
• Led technology transformation and migration programmes, including platform modernisation, legacy policy administration system replacement and large‑scale data migrations
• Delivered transformation in key growth areas such as bulk annuities (BPA), pension risk transfer, pension dashboards, SIPP/platform modernisation or administration consolidation
• Track record of leading teams and managing senior stakeholders across complex delivery environments
• Ability to translate strategy into practical delivery, comfortable operating across business and technology agendas
• Experience supporting sales, account growth and practice development, shaping proposals and contributing to win activity
• Strong leadership, communication and problem‑solving skills, with the credibility to influence at senior levels
• Enjoyable of building teams, developing people and helping grow a successful practice
• Experience of core Life & Pensions platforms (e.g. policy administration systems) desirable

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.