Management Consulting Principal Director - Insurance

Location: Bath, Bristol, London, Hybrid

Mobility: Up to 100%

Career Level: Principal Director

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We are recruiting for an experienced and dynamic Management Consulting Principal Director to work with the leadership team to grow and develop our Life, Pensions & Retail Investment strategy and consulting practice.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO 

As a team:

Within Accenture, the UK Insurance Strategy & Consulting team focuses on scoping and shaping large transformational engagements for leading providers across the market. We help our Life, Pensions & Investments clients drive innovation through our deep Industry experience, extensive capabilities, proven assets & market insights both in the UK and globally.

With a strong and extensive client portfolio across Life Office, Life Insurance, Pensions and Retirement, we support the full breadth of business change from defining market participation strategies and designing retail advice and distribution models, through to shaping and delivering digital customer journeys. Our work involves complex platform and technology transformations, including large‑scale re‑platforming programmes, optimising operating models and sourcing arrangements, and supporting clients through major M&A activity - covering deal strategy and diligence, as well as post‑deal target operating model design and integration delivery.

We were recently awarded a Gold rating for Insurance in the Financial Times report on the UK’s Leading Management Consultants.

In our team you will drive:

• Meaningful and sustainable business outcomes for leading Life Office, Life Insurance, Pensions and Retirement organisations.
• Deep, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a strategic advisor and long-term partner.
• Innovative solutions to complex client challenges, leveraging industry expertise, market insight and emerging technologies including Generative AI.
• Collaboration across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Song and Operations to bring the breadth of Accenture's capabilities to our clients.
• Growth of strategic client relationships through exceptional delivery, executive engagement and identification of opportunities to create additional client value.
• The evolution of our industry propositions, thought leadership and consulting assets.
• The development of high-performing teams and future consulting leaders.

As an Industry Principal Director, you will:

• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, including C-suite executives and business leaders.
• Lead the shaping and sponsorship of complex business and technology transformation programmes from strategy through to delivery.
• Act as a senior advisor to clients, bringing insight, challenge and pragmatism to help solve complex business problems and unlock sustainable value.
• Lead major consulting engagements with accountability for delivery excellence, client satisfaction, commercial performance and profitable delivery.
• Identify opportunities to deepen client relationships and extend the value Accenture delivers across strategic accounts.
• Define and develop industry propositions, offerings and assets that address emerging client challenges and market opportunities.
• Bring together multidisciplinary teams from across Accenture to solve client challenges and deliver differentiated outcomes.
• Help shape the strategic direction and continued growth of the Insurance Strategy & Consulting practice.
• Build, mentor and sponsor consulting talent, creating an inclusive and high-performing team environment.
• Represent Accenture externally through client events, industry engagement, publications and thought leadership activities.

We are looking for an experienced consulting leader with experience in the following skills:

• Demonstrable experience leading large-scale business, operating model, customer, proposition or technology transformation programmes.
• Significant experience within Life Office, Life Insurance, Pensions, Retirement or Long-Term Savings markets.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior executive stakeholders and build credibility through expertise, insight and delivery.
• Strong strategic problem-solving capabilities and experience developing practical solutions to complex business challenges.
• Experience leading major consulting engagements with accountability for delivery quality, commercial performance and client outcomes.
• Experience building and maintaining long-term client relationships based on trust and successful delivery.
• Excellent people leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to bring clarity and structure to ambiguity, balancing strategic thinking with practical execution.
• Experience building, developing and leading high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of technology, digital and AI trends relevant to the financial services industry.
• Innovative and able to articulate ideas clearly, bringing them to life through compelling storytelling, visual communication and executive engagement.
• Genuine passion and enthusiasm to make a difference for Accenture, our clients and their customers.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and globally and undertake varying roles at client organisations.

Set yourself apart:

• Strong track record of shaping and delivering strategic transformation within Life Office, Protection, Pensions, Retirement or Long-Term Savings organisations.
• Recognised expertise in a relevant specialism such as operating model transformation, business architecture, customer and adviser journeys, retirement solutions, proposition development, platform transformation or digital modernisation.
• Distinctive industry perspective and the ability to translate complex topics into actionable business outcomes.
• Experience developing thought leadership, market insights or industry perspectives that influence clients and stakeholders.
• Strong network across the Life, Pensions and Retirement ecosystem.
• Demonstrable ability to identify emerging client needs and translate them into innovative solutions and business opportunities.
• Deep understanding of the evolving technology landscape including FinTechs, software providers, cloud services, data and AI capabilities.
• Proven ability to create lasting impact for clients through delivery of measurable and sustainable outcomes

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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