Strategy Manager - Insurance - Toronto, 40 King St W., Corp

We Are:
Accenture Strategy. Through deep industry expertise, analytics and insights, we empower clients to survive and thrive in the new, the now and the unknown. To stay agile in a world dominated by change, the C-suite must keep the core business running while simultaneously identifying and investing in the new. Accenture Strategy consulting enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology.

You Are:
A Strategy Consulting guru with tons of experience in setting the growth and transformation agendas of the largest insurance Property and Casualty, Life and Health insurance carriers and their partners.  Your expertise includes working with the management team and senior leadership to advise clients on data-driven strategies to transform their business operations or business model so they can crush their strategic, financial, and operational goals. As a manager, you’re a natural at building and bringing out the best in teams. And you’re a problem’s worst nightmare, thanks to your prodigious analytical and creative chops. Communication and people skills, you have both in spades, along with a strong desire to work in an information systems environment.

The Work:

• Run delivery of projects to get the lay of the land of clients’ position in the financial services and insurance industries to find their best business options in the context of global, economic, technology, and social trends.

• Head up teams to deliver world-class business, operations, and technology strategy solutions that meet the needs of clients in the industries.

• Earn the trust of senior leaders at client organizations and partner with them to create strategic solutions at the intersection of business, technology, and operations.

• Lead project delivery to make sure clients are positioned for long-term success with practical road maps for carrying out strategy, managing change, monitoring and gauging processes, and taking remedial steps.

• Provide overall guidance on quantitative analysis and research to generate recommendations and insights and drive outcomes

• Build relationships with clients to sustain Accenture’s profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner.

• Fortify Accenture’s Strategy practice and role as a thought leader by creating content and taking part in professional forums, both internal and external.

• Mentor junior members of the Strategy team and groom them for more responsibility.

• Travel Monday – Thursday may be required based on client demand. Accenture promotes a client-centric, flexible work environment.

Here’s What You Need:

• Minimum 6 years of experience in the Insurance or Financial Services Industry

• Minimum 4 years of strategy consulting experience at a top tier consulting firm

• A Bachelor’s degree

Bonus Points if:

• You have an MBA or equivalent graduate degree