Director, Insurance Strategy & Growth

Travelers; Cavan; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Plan contribution

25 days holiday + options to buy more

Job summary

Travelers Europe is seeking an experienced strategy advisory leader to shape market strategy and investment priorities across London and European markets. The role requires deep understanding of insurance value chains, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to translate insights into actionable strategic programs.

You will lead strategic reviews, benchmark competitors, and develop performance frameworks that align with Travelers’ objectives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Economics, Strategy, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Experience in corporate strategy, business transformation, strategic planning, or a related discipline within a complex, multi‑line organisation.
• Experience working with executive stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to align activity around shared strategic objectives.
• Strong financial and analytical acumen, with the ability to assess portfolio performance, growth opportunities, investment priorities, and key performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Strategy Formulation: Provide leadership and hands‑on support to deliver key strategic initiatives, including strategic reviews, market horizon scanning, competitor benchmarking, and market insight development.
• Investment Framework: Shape translation of strategy into investment priorities that advance Travelers Europe’s market offering, capabilities, and operating model.
• Strategy Communications: Provide leadership on clear and effective communication of Travelers Europe’s business strategy, working with Corporate Communications and stakeholders.
• Performance Framework: Establish and mature performance frameworks including OKRs and KPIs, to monitor strategic progress and drive accountability.
• Strategic leadership: Pragmatic, commercially minded leadership with autonomy.
• Trusted advisor: Navigate ambiguity and build consensus with senior stakeholders.
• Proactivity & resilience: Drive progress across complex initiatives and maintain momentum through challenges.
• Autonomy & judgement: Operate with significant autonomy while knowing when to engage or escalate.
• Company values: Embody Travelers’ integrity, innovation, customer focus and commercial outcomes.

Skills

Strategy Formulation

Investment Framework

Strategy Communications

Performance Framework

Strategic leadership

Trusted advisor

Ambiguity navigation

Autonomy & judgement

Travelers values

Education

Degree in Business, Economics, Strategy, Finance, or related discipline

Job description

Travelers Europe is seeking an experienced strategy advisory leader to shape market strategy and investment priorities across London and European markets. The role requires deep understanding of insurance value chains, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to translate insights into actionable strategic programs.

You will lead strategic reviews, benchmark competitors, and develop performance frameworks that align with Travelers’ objectives.