Strategy Manager

Job Type:

Permanent

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The Role

The Strategy Manager role is a role in the European Change Team who is responsible for actively supporting the European Leadership Team (ELT) strategic agenda. The Strategy manager is responsible for supporting the definition, revision and delivery of Hiscox Europe strategy and goals, identifying its potential strengths and opportunities for improvement. It is also its responsibility to recommend and lead the implementation of detailed plans based on specific assessments conducted.

The main focus of this role are listed as follow:

• Defining, analysing and tracking key financial, business and operational indicators to respond to European Leadership Team specific questions/needs;
• Supporting the conversion of the vision enablers and strategic priorities into actionable plans, ensuring these plans are evaluated in both quantitative and qualitative manners, and leading their execution to achieve measurable results;
• Supporting the ELT and remaining EU senior leadership by leading the established plans and mitigating associated risks;
• Keeping up to key market trends and making sure they are brought for discussion and consideration at the relevant time.

Considering our current stage in Europe, where we are aiming to leverage from major investments to consolidate the technology stack and continue to support the double-digit growth journey, there is an opportunity to provide closer support to the ELT in achieving their 2030 vision and beyond.

What does a Strategy Manager do?

A Strategy Manager is a business partner to the ELT and Hiscox EU senior leadership, converting the strategic ambitions of each country into actionable plans. They understand and promote the role of Europe in boosting these local plans and lead their implementation, ensuring alignment with the overall strategic goals.

Main activities for this role should be:

• Respond to the ELT priorities through the run of appropriate assessments (internal or external) and provide clear recommendations
• Drive the creation of local and functional strategic plans, assign ownership, define monitoring mechanisms, and when appropriate lead their implementation to ensure successful execution and alignment with strategic objectives
• Report on any deviations from the implementation of strategic plans or other strategic recommendations and define mitigation actions
• Be a business partner to the ELT and Hiscox EU senior leadership
• Drive strategic projects sponsored by the ELT
• Gather best practices from throughout Hiscox Group and link them to Hiscox EU strategic plans

Technical must-haves

• Master’s degree, ideally in Management / Economics / Finance
• At least 10 years in strategic consulting or strategic advisory, having worked on the Financial Services sector and ideally in insurance business
• Proven track record of converting vision into actionable plans and successfully leading their implementation to achieve strategic goals
• Ability to conduct Strategic Planning activities and link it to Business/Financial Planning
• Team management skills and experience
• Fluent in English, verbally and written; fluency in German, French and/or Spanish is considered a significant plus

Personality trades

• Strong senior stakeholder engagement with the ability to converge different needs / priorities into plans with clear accountability
• Ability to exert influence across a range of geographically distributed stakeholders
• Strong communication skills with the ability to inspire and get consensus
• Ability to work well under pressure and achieve results within the scheduled time-frame
• Ability to drive results through others
• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment with rapidly evolving targets; multitasking effectively, (re)prioritize and switch focus with efficiency
• Strong leadership and analytical skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguous situations, identify and solve blockers with minimal guidance, know how to build cross-organizational partnership

Nice to haves

• MBA degree

Why Hiscox?

At Hiscox, we believe in creating an environment where our people can thrive - both professionally and personally. Here's what we offer:

• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 35 hours work week and a hybrid model designed for flexibility.
• Holidays: 25 days + 2 Hiscox Days (Extra two Annual Leave).
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health insurance for you and your family, Life Insurance, a pension plan, sports allowance and access to mental health support.
• Sabbatical Program: Every 5 years, take a fully paid 1-month sabbatical on top of your holidays.
• Team Spirit: Be part of a collaborative and inclusive cultural with opportunities to engage in local and international initiatives

Work with amazing people and be part of a unique culture