Insurance Consulting, Senior Manager (Life & Pensions)

<div class="content-intro"><h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">About Baringa&nbsp;</span></h3> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Certified as a&nbsp;<em>Great Place to Work </em>around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the <em>Financial Times </em>in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by <em>Forbes </em>for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.</p></div><h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">Our Insurance practice are looking for experienced Senior Managers to join the team with specialisms across Life &amp; Pensions.</span>&nbsp;</span></h2> <p>Our Insurance practice works with the leading Insurers, Asset Managers and Distributors across strategic advisory projects right through to business and technical change delivery. We are at the cutting edge of the industry and the wider ecosystem, helping our clients improve their profitability, navigate regulatory change and implement new technology solutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">What you will be doing</span></span></h3> <ul> <li><span data-teams="true">Lead complex transformation programmes for Life &amp; Pensions clients, from mobilisation through to delivery</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Deliver large-scale business and technology change across core Life &amp; Pensions domains including policy administration, propositions, distribution, servicing and operations.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Provide senior day-to-day leadership, leading programme teams and client stakeholders to deliver outcomes at pace and with quality.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Shape and oversee technology-enabled transformation, including target operating model design, process redesign, platform implementation and business change.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Build strong, trusted relationships with client sponsors and senior stakeholders, acting as a go-to advisor on delivery and transformation challenges.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Support the growth of our Life &amp; Pensions practice through business development, proposition development and account growth.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Identify opportunities with existing and new clients, helping turn market demand into tangible consulting opportunities.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Lead, coach and develop teams, creating an inclusive and high-performing environment.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Contribute to thought leadership, internal capability building and the continued expansion of our Life &amp; Pensions offering.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">Your skills and experience</span></span></h3> <ul> <li><span data-teams="true">You will have strong experience working in the Life &amp; Pensions market, with a good understanding of sector dynamics, product structures (e.g. annuities, pensions, protection), value chains and key transformation priorities.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will have delivered large transformation programmes in a consulting, insurer, pension provider or major outsourcing environment.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will have experience delivering across Life &amp; Pensions organisations including pension providers, third-party administrators and outsourcing partners.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will have experience leading technology-enabled change, including delivery of policy administration platforms, digital servicing solutions or regulatory-driven programmes.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will have experience leading technology transformation and migration programmes, including platform modernisation, legacy policy administration system replacement and large-scale data migrations.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will have experience delivering transformation in key growth areas such as bulk annuities (BPA), pension risk transfer, pension dashboards, SIPP/platform modernisation or administration consolidation.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will have a track record of leading teams and managing senior stakeholders across complex delivery environments.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will have experience turning strategy into practical delivery and be comfortable operating across both business and technology agendas.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will have experience supporting sales, account growth and practice development, including shaping proposals and contributing to win activity.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will bring strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills, with the credibility to influence at senior levels.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">You will be someone who enjoys building teams, developing people and helping grow a successful practice.</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Experience of core Life &amp; Pensions platforms (e.g. policy administration systems) is desirable.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">What a career at Baringa will give you</span> </span></h2> <h2><span data-contrast="none"><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);">Putting</span> </span><span data-contrast="none"><span style="color: rgb(208, 0, 111);">Peo