Strategy Manager Stratford-upon-Avon

NFU Mutual; Stratford-upon-Avon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mutual insurance and financial services company seeks an experienced Strategy Manager to guide strategic projects and influence long-term goals. This hybrid role involves significant homeworking and requires a strong background in financial services strategy.

Benefits

Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary)

Contributory pension scheme

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Gym membership contribution

Health and wellbeing plan

Employee Volunteering

Life Assurance cover of 4x salary

Employee discounts on insurance policies

Qualifications

• Strong background in strategic planning and development within Financial Services.
• Visionary thinker with the drive to shape strategy at a high level.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects and support the development of forward-thinking plans.
• Collaborate with Executive, Senior Management, and the Board.

Skills

Strategic & Market Expertise

Analytical Insight & Visualisation

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Influence & Communication

Collaboration & Resilience

Education

Background in Financial Services

Job description

Salary: Up to £90,000 + 25% annual bonus + PMI + benefits package

• Be a key player in driving the long-term success of NFU Mutual
• Influence, change and make an impact
• Hybrid role with 80% homeworking and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon

About the role

Are you ready to help shape the future of one of the UK’s leading mutual insurance and financial services companies? We are looking for an experienced Strategy Manager to guide and support our long-term strategic direction. In this high-impact role, you’ll lead strategic projects, support the development of forward-thinking plans, and consider strategic options with a particular focus on financial services (investments, pensions & life insurance).

You’ll be responsible for challenging and guiding critical programmes to ensure they align with our long-term goals, using your strategic planning expertise to develop, implement, and monitor planning processes that connect our long-term vision with medium-term and annual business objectives. Your insights will shape and inform NFU Mutual’s strategy, and you’ll collaborate with the Executive, Senior Management, and the Board to drive NFU Mutual’s long-term success.

A confident communicator and skilled relationship builder, you’ll be absorbing wide-ranging and complex information and data, simplifying it, and presenting insights to inform high-level decision-making. Your strategic decisions will then be delivered through NFU Mutual operational teams.

This role is known internally as a Senior Strategy Consultant.

About you

You’ll have a strong background in strategic planning and development within Financial Services in the UK (Investments, Pensions & Life insurance). You’ll be a visionary thinker with the drive to shape strategy at a high level, alongside the following skills:

• Strategic & Market Expertise: Deep understanding of relevant industry trends, market dynamics, and strategic planning.
• Analytical Insight & Visualisation: Ability to interpret complex data, visualise insights effectively, and support strategic decision-making with financial reporting knowledge.
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Skilled at analysing challenges, thinking critically, and delivering innovative solutions.
• Influence & Communication: Exceptional communicator, with storytelling ability to simplify and present ideas at the Executive Committee level.
• Collaboration & Resilience: Strong relationship-building skills, a respected professional reputation, and resilience to thrive in dynamic, high-stakes settings.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognize that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. We encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Benefits and Rewards

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Salary – up to £90,000 depending on experience
• Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy to help you balance work and family responsibilities
• Private medical insurance + options to add family members
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel, and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – T&Cs apply
• Health and wellbeing plan with cashback for dentist, opticians, physio, and more
• Employee Volunteering: one day each year in the community
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend scheme with a £500 bonus
• Life Assurance cover of 4x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies

Working at NFU Mutual

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years, we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and have received the Gallup Exceptional Workplace award in 2024, among other recognitions.

We offer a supportive culture that empowers and inspires our people to perform, grow, and be recognized. Our ethos of trust, respect, and personal service underpins our reputation and success. Despite over a century in business, we have big ambitions for the future and are looking for talented individuals to join us.