PWC

Life, Annuity & Group Benefits Operations Consultant - Sr. Manager

PWC$124K — $280K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferred
  • 7 years of combined experience in Consulting and the Insurance industry
  • Proficiency in managing complex business initiatives
  • Strong client relationship and network-building skills
  • Experience with quantitative and qualitative benchmarking
  • Proficiency in insurance technology and analytics
  • Demonstrated leadership and team-building abilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of Insurance initiatives
  • Drive project success through senior client interactions
  • Innovate and improve processes to maintain operational excellence
  • Build trust with teams and stakeholders through transparent communication
  • Motivate and coach teams to address and resolve complex issues
  • Apply strategic thinking to deliver impactful results
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid time off including holiday pay and vacation
  • Personal and family sick leave
  • Access to an annual discretionary bonus
Full Job Description

Industry/Sector

Insurance

Specialism

Operations

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Customer Service practice, within Operations Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients optimise all elements of their operations to move beyond the role of a cost effective business enabler and become a source of competitive advantages. We focus on product innovation and development, supply chain, procurement and sourcing, manufacturing operations, service operations and capital asset programmes to drive both growth and profitability.

Our team helps organisations improve their customer interface, service delivery, and middle and back office operations. We use customer insights and market analytics to help our clients make smarter decisions, integrate products and services, and optimise their customer operations to enable sustainable growth.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

  • Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.
  • Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
  • Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.
  • Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
  • Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
  • Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.
  • Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
  • Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.
  • Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.
  • Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

The Opportunity
As part of the Life Annuity Group Benefits Insurance team you lead the creation and implementation of impactful Insurance initiatives. As a Senior Manager you lead large projects, innovate processes, and maintain operational excellence while interacting with clients at a senior level to drive project success. You are also responsible for building trust with multi-level teams and stakeholders through open and honest conversation, motivating and coaching teams to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of Insurance initiatives
- Drive project success through senior client interactions
- Innovate and improve processes to maintain operational excellence
- Build trust with teams and stakeholders through transparent communication
- Motivate and coach teams to address and resolve complex issues
- Apply strategic thinking to deliver impactful results
- Maintain a focus on achieving top-quality outcomes
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment

What You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree
- 7 years of combined experience in Consulting and the Insurance industry

What Sets You Apart
- Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Banking and Insurance, Banking and Finance, Business Administration/Management, Economics, Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance & Technology, Finance, Finance & Technology, Management Information Systems, Organizational Management, Operations Management/Research preferred
- Proven success in operationalizing business strategies
- Proficiency in transforming chain functions
- Client relationship and network building skills
- Experience in quantitative and qualitative benchmarking
- Ability to manage complex business initiatives
- Proficiency in insurance technology and analytics
- Leadership and team-building abilities

Travel Requirements

Up to 60%

Job Posting End Date

The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

About PWC

PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms operate in 157 countries, 742 locations, with 276,000 people. As of 2020, 26% of the workforce worked in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe, 5% in Middle East and Africa and 11% in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Learn more about PWC
Size
284,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1998

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