Insurance - Senior Manager

Wavestone; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Manager for their Insurance division. The successful candidate will leverage deep industry expertise to drive operational improvements and support business development initiatives. Key responsibilities include managing crucial client relationships, leading Insurance transformation projects, and mentoring team members. This role offers competitive benefits and an empowering work culture, with a focus on employee growth and client satisfaction.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus scheme

Income protection insurance

Private health and dental cover

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits like additional holidays or wellness subscriptions

Qualifications

• Experience in client-facing consulting or equivalent in Insurance transformation.
• Track record of selling consulting services and managing business accounts.
• Solid network of contacts in the insurance sector.

Responsibilities

• Drive Insurance transformation projects leveraging technology for operational efficiency.
• Manage relationships with key clients in technology and insurance.
• Lead sales initiatives and contribute to account development.

Skills

Consulting skills

Sales acumen

Insurance industry knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Job description

Company Description

Be part of a global consulting powerhouse, partnering with clients on their most critical strategic transformations.

We are Wavestone. Energetic, solution-driven experts who focus as much on people as on performance and growth. Hand in hand, we share a deep desire to make a positive impact. We are an ambitious firm with a worldwide reach and an ever-expanding portfolio of clients, topics, and projects.

Recognized by the Financial Times as one of the UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2024, Wavestone UK now boasts a team of 300 employees, with ambitions to rapidly grow in the coming years. Our services span business and digital transformation, cybersecurity, operational improvement, risk advisory, and IT advisory. We exist to provide end-to-end expert advice to clients across industries, with a particular focus on Insurance, Financial Services and Life Sciences – helping them to positively transform into modern, innovative organizations that thrive in a sustainable way.

In 2024, we received the UK’s Great Place to Work accreditation, and we are proud to have been recognized in the following Best Workplaces categories: Large Organizations, Wellbeing, Development and Best Workplace for Women.

Are you a true team player, living strong values? Are you a passionate learner, aiming to grow every day? Are you a driven go-getter, tackling challenges head-on? Then we could be the right fit for you.

Join Wavestone and thrive in an environment that’s empowering, collaborative, and full of opportunities to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s solutions.

Job Description

Wavestone UK are seeking to hire a UK Insurance – Senior Manager.

Over the years, we have established ourselves as a strong partner in the UK insurance sector. We remain dedicated to continually enhancing our service portfolio to help our customers navigate future challenges and seize new opportunities in challenging environments. Becoming part of the UK team will present new opportunities for you to make a positive impact as we embark on serving our existing customer portfolio, both here in the UK and internationally, and attracting new Insurance clients. We currently advise 13 of the largest 15 European Insurers and 4 of the top 5 reinsurers.

This will mean working with our key clients on a wide range of advisory projects, bringing deep business and technology expertise to help address opportunities and challenges across their organisations.

Your role as a Senior Manager means being a key player in the development of the UK practice in terms of:

• Deep Industry Expertise and Experience: Proven track record in delivering Insurance transformation across the value chain, leveraging Technology to drive operational efficiency and competitive advantage.

• Business Development: Play a key sales role, driving complex business proposals and contributing significantly to account development. Drive challenging deal wins and sales growth by expanding networks and mobilizing skilled stakeholders. Demonstrate cutting‑edge expertise on a topic, being able to make a difference when selling, enriching the value proposition, anticipate trends and clients’ needs.

• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients in the technology and insurance sector.

• People development– supporting the development of our teams in the UK, and leading and coaching our teams both on client engagements, and internally.

Qualifications

To be considered for this role:

• Solid foundations in consulting skills in external client‑facing consulting or equivalent role (Insurance transformation, management, or Advisory focused)
• Proven track record of selling consulting services (account planning, pitches, proposals, value proposition development)
• Solid network of contacts within the insurance industry
• Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels of an organization, experience in managing and leading teams, developing and coaching junior members of staff
• Proven background leading strategic Transformation Programmes and strong acumen enhancing advisory credibility

Additional Information

Our commitment:Wavestone values and Positive Way

• Elevate client satisfactionby impacting high‑growth business across US, UK, and Europe. Shape culture, enhance value propositions, and foster business development.
• Nurture employee growthwith Wavestone horizon career path, competitive compensation, transparent salary policy, tailored training, and internal mobility.
• Embrace acollective mindsetwithin a barrier‑free, collaborative team. Engage in vibrant people culture through regular events, meetings, and committees.
• Experience ethical responsibilitywith flexible work options, strong CSR commitment, and a culture promoting work‑life balance and time‑off.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Income protection insurance, 5% company pension, private health and dental cover, life insurance, company share scheme
• Additional flexible benefits you can select from such as additional holidays, additional pension contributions, subsidized gym, subscriptions to wellbeing apps, Netflix, retail vouchers
• 25 days annual leave

Travel and Location

• Employees are not required to work in a Wavestone office on a full‑time basis but are required to commute to the office /client site, whenever necessary. Wavestone UK office is in the heart of the city of London.
• Note: Mandatory 2‑3 days per week in Wavestone office / client site during probation

Diversity and Inclusion

At Wavestone, we celebrate diversity and inclusion. We have a strong global CSR agenda and an active Diversity & Inclusion committee with Gender Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability Inclusion, Social Mobility and Anti‑Racism networks.

If you need flexibility, assistance, or an adjustment to our recruitment process due to a disability or impairment, please reach out to us to discuss this.