Strategy Lead/Programme Manager - Operations Excellence
Posted Today by Lorien
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Strategy Lead/Programme Manager will focus on operational excellence within the insurance sector, specifically targeting the London Market. This role requires significant experience in strategic planning and business transformation, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration. The position is a 6-month contract, hybrid in nature, requiring two days a week onsite in London. The role is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic planning and operating model design initiatives.
- Engage effectively with senior stakeholders and diverse teams.
- Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships.
- Solve complex business problems using structured, analytical, and consultative approaches.
- Manage initiatives end-to-end, from concept and planning through to delivery and outcomes.
- Utilize insurance/consultancy experience, ideally in London Markets.
- Create target operating models.
- Oversee global scale programme initiatives.
- Enhance stakeholder and customer engagement skills.
- Develop operating and service model designs focused on quality of service, automation, and scale.
- Apply planning and analysis skills to solve complex business issues.
- Stay informed on industry developments to provide focused recommendations.
Key Skills:
- Significant experience in strategic planning, operating model design, consulting, or business transformation.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
- Proven analytical and consultative problem-solving abilities.
- Experience managing initiatives from concept to delivery.
- Insurance/consultancy experience, particularly in London Markets.
- Ability to create target operating models.
- Experience with global scale programmes.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of operational and service model design.
- Ability to apply planning and analysis skills effectively.
- Awareness of industry advancements and developments.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Strategy Lead/Programme Manager - Operations Excellence - Insurance/London Market
We are currently recruiting for a Strategy & Planning Lead/Programme Manager with strong operation excellence and Insurance experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a 6-month contract.
Inside IR35 - Hybrid- 2 days a week onsite in London
Experience:
- Significant experience in strategic planning, operating model design, consulting, or business transformation environments.
- Ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders and diverse teams.
- Proven ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships.
- Demonstrated experience solving complex business problems using structured, analytical, and consultative approaches.
- Experience owning and managing initiatives end-to-end, from concept and planning through to delivery and outcomes.
- Insurance/Consultancy experience, ideally London Markets
- Strong experience creating target operating models
- Global Scale Programme experience
- Strong Stakeholder and Customer engagement skills
- Develop operating and service model designs to enable an efficient operations with a focus on quality of service, automation and scale
- To develop and apply planning and analysis skills to effectively solve complex business issues
- Able to Develop knowledge of developments and advancements inside and outside of the insurance industry to translate into focused recommendations
If this role is of interest to you, and would like to know more, please apply now!
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
