Insurance Strategy Consulting - Senior Associate - Property and Casualty

Aon Corporation • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our New York City office. 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 team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed. As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions as part of our Strategy Advisory group within the Strategy & Technology Group (STG) vertical in Chicago, Illinois. Aon STG Strategy Advisory provides consulting services to firms who operate across the insurance landscape, which include many of the most prestigious companies in the Global Property, Casualty, Insurtech, Digital Platforms, and Health and Benefit (re)insurance market. We help our clients to navigate a fast-changing market environment to drive profitable and sustainable growth and business results. We have privileged access to Aon’s proprietary data and its global network of (re)insurance industry experts to derive unique and compelling insights into the sources of competitive advantage in our industry. Most importantly we help our clients to turn insights into practical actions and into tangible outcomes. As a Strategy Consulting Senior Associate, you will be in a client-facing role working closely with Client Leaders, Project Managers, and Aon Leadership. Your role will involve leading project work streams to deliver business focused initiatives and strategic recommendations for our clients through understanding their objectives, addressing their challenges, developing an understanding of market conditions and issues, and defining strategies that drive growth opportunities and competitive market advantages.

Requirements

• 3+ years of proven experience in strategy consulting, enterprise strategy, or the insurance/reinsurance industry (strongly preferred but not required)
• Prior experience at prominent Advisory Firms/ Strategy Consulting Firms is preferred
• Strong analytical abilities and a track record of academic success
• Project management skills
• Ability to communicate in a collaborative and client focused manner
• Ability to perform well under pressure, on multiple work streams, and with tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and critical eye in overseeing work of junior analysts
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to network and engage with all levels of stakeholders (both internal and external)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Fluency in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint and Excel)
• Experienced in data analytics tools is a plus
• Willing to travel up to 20% (typically much less)
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, a related field, or equivalent years of industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to full lifecycle client engagements by leading strategic initiatives, managing project workstreams, and developing strategic recommendations
• Deliver project workstreams and outputs, managing project team members, and mentoring colleagues outside of specific projects
• Lead workstreams with clients to develop approaches, methodologies, and transition strategies that will guide them to the objective future state
• Lead market research efforts, quantitative and qualitative analyses, to synthesize strategic recommendations for clients
• Take a lead role on analysis, initial story building, production of reports, client solutioning and other client deliverables
• Lead the facilitation of interviews with clients and Aon colleagues
• Identify and communicate recommendations to clients
• Manage the client relationship alongside other STG colleagues
• Work in a collaborative environment with clients and colleagues
• Challenge the status quo and internal processes to identify opportunities to work more efficiently
• Lead by strong example and take on additional responsibility as required
• Work with senior management to develop proposals and create marketing and business development materials
• Support the operational needs of STG including internal initiatives such as recruiting, marketing, communications, etc.

Benefits

• a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• an employee stock purchase plan
• consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion
• medical, dental and vision insurance
• various types of leaves of absence
• paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• 15 days of paid vacation per year
• paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
• short-term disability and optional long-term disability
• health savings account
• health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
• employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• optional personal insurance policies
• adoption assistance
• tuition assistance
• commuter benefits
• an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior