Strategy and Performance Manager-central Dublin

Sigmar Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is assisting an established insurance company in central Dublin to appoint a Strategy and Performance Manager on a hybrid basis. You will develop strategic roadmaps, governance frameworks, and performance measures to support the COO.

You will oversee board papers, create strategic narratives and senior-level presentations, and lead planning processes for upcoming priorities. You will track metrics across change delivery, costs, vendor exposure, AI progress and resilience,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in strategic planning, management consulting, or senior business roles in the insurance or financial services industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Proven experience managing operational governance, project delivery, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee governance processes for board papers, and regulatory asks, ensuring timely contributions.
• Develop high-quality Board papers, strategic narratives, and senior-level presentations.
• Lead forward-looking planning processes for upcoming priorities and strategic themes.
• Responsible for tracking operational, financial, and strategic metrics (change delivery, cost & efficiency, vendor exposure, AI progress, resilience readiness).
• Collaborate with Finance on benefits realisation and budget management.
• Manage resources to efficiently achieve financial targets, implementing and executing the planning and forecasting.

Skills

Strategic planning

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field

Job description

AboutYourNewEmployer

My client, a leading insurance company is looking to recruit a Strategy and Performance Manager to support the Chief Operations Officer.The role is based in central Dublin and is hybrid.

This Strategy and Performance Manager is responsible for developing strategic and operational road maps, governance, and ensuring effective performance measurement.

This is not a traditional PMO role.

Maindutiesinclude:

• Oversee governance processes for board papers, and regulatory asks, ensuring timely contributions.
• Develop high-quality Board papers, strategic narratives, and senior-level presentations.
• Lead forward-looking planning processes for upcoming priorities and strategic themes.
• Responsible for tracking operational, financial, and strategic metrics (change delivery, cost & efficiency, vendor exposure, AI progress, resilience readiness).
• Collaborate with Finance on benefits realisation and budget management.
• Manage resources to efficiently achieve financial targets, implementing and executing the planning and forecasting.

WhatskillsYouNeed

• 5+ years in strategic planning, management consulting, or senior business roles (essential) in the insurance or financial services industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Proven experience managing operational governance, project delivery, and performance metrics.