Managing Director - Insurance / Private Equity Advisory Consulting

Aon Hewitt; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consulting firm as a Managing Director in the Strategy and Technology Group, where your expertise in the insurance and private equity sectors will drive growth and innovation. In this hybrid role, you'll leverage your extensive experience to build trusted relationships with C-Suite executives and lead a talented team in delivering impactful advisory services. With a focus on developing the private equity sector, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of consulting within the insurance industry. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and inclusive environment, where your contributions will help shape better decisions for clients worldwide.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years in consulting/advisory services, ideally in the Insurance/Financial Services sector.
• Experience in building trusted advisor relationships within relevant markets.

Responsibilities

• Develop STG's advisory business and grow private equity sector revenue.
• Lead complex consultative sales and deliver advisory services to clients.

Skills

Consulting/Advisory Services

Relationship Building

Leadership Skills

Market Knowledge

Business Development

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Equivalent years of industry experience

Job description

Managing Director, Insurance / Private Equity Consulting - Strategy and Technology Group

Aon's Strategy and Technology Group (STG) is seeking an experienced Managing Director to join our leadership team and help to accelerate the development of our advisory business focused on clients in the insurance industry and with a particular focus on Private Equity and other financial sponsors in the insurance vertical. This unique opportunity is a crucial part of scaling a leading, differentiated consulting business.

This is a hybrid role with flexibility to work virtually and from our New York City Offices.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

STG is Aon's global consulting and technology business focused on, but not limited to, insurance and reinsurance companies and other participants in the insurance industry. The team provides strategy consulting and advisory services to many of the most prestigious global insurance companies and private equity companies. In addition, we have privileged access to Aon's proprietary data and the knowledge of its global network of insurance industry experts to derive unique and compelling insights into our industry's sources of competitive advantage.

Your role will include accountability for developing a practice focused on providing buy side commercial due diligence for Private Equity companies, including developing new business, and will require you to demonstrate solid and sustainable relationships with C-Suite client executives and will require you to build productive relationships with the leadership of Aon's private equity practice. In addition, you will be responsible for managing the on-going consulting relationship with a large insurance company.

You will be leading complex consultative sales and delivering a range of advisory services to clients, leading project teams who will deliver outstanding work that makes a difference for our clients.

• Develop STG's advisory business, helping to lead growth in the private equity sector, especially building strong and sustainable relationships with C-Suite client executives.
• Successfully grow our private equity and insurance company advisory revenue base.
• Responsible for the delivery of sophisticated advisory services to private equity clients.
• Use your proven leadership skills to create a cohesive shared culture across STG and Aon Commercial Risk teams.
• Contributing to building high-performing teams, fostering a culture of development and learning to nurture talent.
• Continually role model Delivering Aon United behaviors, identifying which parts of Aon are most relevant to the reinsurance segment, and building mechanisms to best interact and maximize opportunities.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• 10+ years of experience in selling and delivering consulting/advisory services to clients, ideally in the Insurance/Financial Services sector, and leading teams to provide sophisticated projects.
• Demonstrated experience in building trusted advisor relationships within an advisory business in relevant (re)insurance markets, private equity, insurance vertical M&A.
• Deep market knowledge and the ability to translate that into impactful advice for C-Suite clients.
• Track record of successfully building growth plans and accelerating business development within an advisory function.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills – team leadership, relationship building, communication.
• Demonstrates personal qualities of planning, commitment, resolving problems, decisiveness, and commitment to personal development.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, a related field, or equivalent years of industry experience.

Pay Transparency Laws:

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $185000 to $250000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.