Consultant - Insurance Consulting - London

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC) is the leading global consultancy to the Asset and Wealth management and Insurance industry. We are a boutique management consulting firm that offers the world’s top financial institutions a competitive edge through our expertise and industry insight. We work with a blue-chip client base, and work with over 660 clients across the globe. We have our headquarters located in the United Kingdom and offices in France as well as other major European financial centres (Luxembourg, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany) and globally across United States, Canada and Asia-Pacific.

The Insurance team works with industry leading carriers, brokers, market bodies, ancillary businesses, and technology providers to position our clients for future success. We have a growing team of dedicated consultants with deep experience from working both within the industry and consulting.

Following a hugely successful AIM listing where Alpha listed with a market cap of £160m in 2017, the company enjoyed further substantial growth before selling to one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors (Bridgepoint) for £626m in August 2024. As such, we are now at a critical turning point in our growth. We are looking to grow the company across all levels. Pivotal to our success in this, we will be assembling the next generation of leaders, responsible for growing, elevating our market position further and nurturing the junior talent through the business. At Alpha, we pride ourselves in fostering a meritocratic environment perfect for building a career and meeting great people, as well as a rewarding place to work.

Role Responsibilities:

• Working, both alongside a team and independently, on client projects, supporting project design through to delivery
• Supporting with the creation of high-quality work products within expected timeframes
• Owning key items for project delivery – including possible ownership of deliverables or workstreams within a project
• Actively participating in the preparation of materials for and delivery of project and client meetings
• Identifying and internally discussing ideas for further business opportunities
• Tracking and monitoring project plans and milestones, as well as key project issues, risks, actions, and dependencies, and escalating where appropriate
• Managing competing demands and priorities, from both internal and external stakeholders, to the satisfaction of all parties
• Understanding Alpha and its services and actively assessing ways to serve clients
• Staying abreast of General Insurance & Specialty trends relevant to the client's business
• Making a contribution to business development, supporting with the development of one or two internal business management areas (e.g. contributions to thought leadership, recruitment or Alpha proposition development)

Role Requirements (Skills, Experience and Qualifications):

• Successful candidates typically have around 2-3 years of proven experience in the delivery of consulting or change projects gained within a leading financial institution or consulting firm
• Significant experience within ‘blue-chip’ Financial Services organisations, preferably within the General Insurance or Specialty insurance sector (insurer, carrier, broker, MGA, reinsurer etc.)
• Experience of projects engaged on Target Operating Model, business processes and/or IT solutions in some of the following areas: Broking, Underwriting & Distribution, Claims, Operations, IT, Data, Finance, Risk, Regulatory, Outsourcing, Cost optimisation
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills – with both clients and colleagues
• Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills, confident at structuring and articulating messages and adapting communication style for different audiences
• Demonstrable proficiency in relationship development, preferable with business development/ account management experience and a proactive interest in contributing to the growth of the practice
• Superb interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, build strong relationships and establish a high degree of credibility internally and externally
• Ability to work together with and coach junior team members
• Focus on team achievement, not just individual goals
• Strong academic background (including a minimum of a 2:1 degree from a leading institution) as well as an aptitude and desire to proactively learn and develop
• Familiarity with and interest in some of the key topics and themes in the insurance industry
• Business language fluency in English
• Willingness to travel

Sharing in our Success:

Allowing our people to share in our growth journey is a highly valued component of the business and here are a few ways that we do this: 

• Competitive base salary
• Profit share (% of base salary) which is linked to company performance
• Private medical insurance
• Critical illness
• Flexible benefits platform
• Mobile phone allowance
• Home office setup allowance
• 25 days annual leave
• Paid parental leave and secondary carer leave

Your Wellbeing:

Ensuring that we prioritise the wellbeing and pastoral care of everyone is paramount. To support this, we have an established mentoring and employee oversight framework across all global locations and levels. At the same time, we continue to invest in our comprehensive training and development programme that builds confidence, consulting skills and industry content.  

Our commitment to diversity & inclusion:

At Alpha we are committed to employing individuals from all backgrounds, that reflects the multi-cultural society we live in. We pride ourselves on operating an inclusive working environment and providing the best people to meet our client’s expectations of service.

We are a disability-inclusive employer and want to ensure that you have a barrier-free recruitment experience. If you require assistance or adjustments during your recruitment process, please let us know in advance and we will do our best to accommodate your request.