Manager, Insurance

Greenhouse Software, Inc.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Five weeks’ annual leave

Job summary

Baringa is seeking an experienced Manager to join our growing US consulting team. You will lead teams delivering complex strategic, operational and transformational engagements, working closely with senior clients to define problems, align stakeholders, and turn recommendations into measurable outcomes.

You will also play an active role in developing our people, shaping propositions, and growing trusted client relationships.

Qualifications

• We are looking for an experienced Manager with typically 5+ years of relevant consulting experience.
• The strongest candidates will have led project teams, managed complex workstreams or engagements, built trusted senior client relationships, and contributed to business development.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of complex client engagements, with accountability for scope, workplan, quality, risks, team performance and client outcomes.
• Shape approaches to ambiguous business problems and guide teams through analysis, solution design, and implementation planning.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, facilitate decision- making, and communicate clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, creating clarity and momentum while maintaining high standards of delivery and an inclusive team environment.
• Coach and develop consultants, providing timely feedback, stretch opportunities and support for their career growth.
• Support implementation so that recommendations translate into practical, sustainable change and tangible client benefits.
• Contribute to business development through proposals, account development, market insight, and the creation of reusable capabilities and assets.
• Collaborate across Baringa to bring the right sector, capability and technology expertise to each client challenge.

Skills

Management consulting

Strategy consulting

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Business development

Travel willingness

People development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

About the opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Manager to join our growing US consulting team. You will lead teams delivering complex strategic, operational and transformational engagements, working closely with senior clients to define problems, align stakeholders, and turn recommendations into measurable outcomes. You will also play an active role in developing our people, shaping propositions, and growing trusted client relationships.

What you will be doing

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of complex client engagements, with accountability for scope, workplan, quality, risks, team performance and client outcomes.
• Shape approaches to ambiguous business problems and guide teams through analysis, solution design, and implementation planning.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, facilitate decision- making, and communicate clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, creating clarity and momentum while maintaining high standards of delivery and an inclusive team environment.
• Coach and develop consultants, providing timely feedback, stretch opportunities and support for their career growth.
• Support implementation so that recommendations translate into practical, sustainable change and tangible client benefits.
• Contribute to business development through proposals, account development, market insight, and the creation of reusable capabilities and assets.
• Collaborate across Baringa to bring the right sector, capability and technology expertise to each client challenge.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for an experienced Manager with typically 5+ years of relevant consulting experience. The strongest candidates will have led project teams, managed complex workstreams or engagements, built trusted senior client relationships, and contributed to business development.

• A strong foundation in management or strategy consulting, with experience delivering complex client work.
• Strong analytical, commercial, and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to structure ambiguous issues and turn analysis into clear recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create concise, compelling client materials.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams in dynamic, client-facing environments.
• Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to solving problems.
• A commitment to developing others and contributing positively to an inclusive, people-first culture.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as engagement needs require.
• A track record of managing teams and maintaining delivery quality across complex engagements.
• Experience developing senior stakeholder relationships and contributing to proposals or account growth.
• Experience in one or more of Baringa’s sectors or capabilities, with the ability to connect sector context to broader strategic and transformational issues.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognize the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost for employee-only coverage. These benefits utilize comprehensive networks to offer coverage throughout the United States
• Company-paid group term life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and travel insurance
• Participation in our 401k retirement plan; we contribute 3% of your annual base salary and match up to an additional 2% if you contribute to the plan
• Ability to set aside pre-tax dollars toward commuter benefits, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Dep-care FSA
• Baringa People Fund – an opportunity for every employee to manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice outside of work
• Paid Parental leave of 16 weeks for primary caregivers
• Opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge through a range of learning courses and resources
• Five weeks’ annual leave, with an additional two-week recharge after five years

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.

You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.

Using business as a force for good.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organizations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

For UK & EU

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice , to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at [e-mail]

For the USA

Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) , to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact [e-mail]

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) , to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at [e-mail]