Consulting Manager / Senior Manager

• Take a leading role in the high-quality delivery of client engagements, including ownership and management of the quality of team outputs.
• Manage projects to budget, profitability, time and specification.
• Own and manage relationships with key clients, anticipating clients' needs to drive opportunities for Crowe.

• Make a significant contribution to the development and definition of Crowe's offering by using your knowledge and expertise to act as a subject matter expert and own the development of relevant propositions, which are aligned and supports the delivery of the consulting strategy.
• Develop a detailed understanding of other propositions and how they meet the needs of our clients.
• Detailed understanding of and ability to articulate what differentiates Crowe in the consulting market.

• Network, engage and manage relationships effectively with management at clients and potential clients to generate leads.
• Own, manage and deliver client proposals and business development activities.
• Full ownership and delivery of high-quality marketing and brand development initiatives, including thought leadership.
• Personally recognised as an expert in one of your areas of expertise.

• Role model the behaviours of a High Performing Team (trust, open debate, commitment and performance focus), holding each other accountable by calling out actions and behaviours that are inconsistent with the team's values and culture.
• Lead, coach and develop effectively our Consulting team.
• Accountable for internal work, adopting a coaching mindset of leading while delivering high quality output (within time allocation, on time and to specification). In the context of a relatively small team, being prepared to roll your sleeves up and support and engage in delivery in order to achieve a positive outcome.
• Commercial accountability for team members' time - demonstrating ability to manage and delegate work.
• Supporting a continuous improvement culture by identifying and delivering on opportunities to improve across the team.

• Good analytical and organisation skills and the ability to think logically and intuitively.
• Strong knowledge, demonstrable experience (i.e. 8 - 10 years +) and a successful track record in risk management and governance and at least one other associated discipline in the insurance sector.
• A breadth of knowledge across traditional and emerging areas of enterprise risk management
  • enterprise risk management: depth and expertise in key areas, e.g. risk management frameworks, risk appetite, stress and scenario testing, ORSA.
  • able to interpret quantitative information as a core competency.
  • experience of financial risk oversight, Solvency 2 framework and capital modelling.
• Practical experience with both the design and embedding of aspects of risk management, aimed at bringing sustained value to organisations.
• Knowledge, awareness of interest in a number of our broader consulting offerings.

• Experience of or an aptitude for consulting, either gained from working in another professional services consulting firm or in an 'internal consulting' role within financial services. This could include experiences at a UK regulator.
• Experience with companies with a range of sizes, capabilities and issues, including mid-market businesses.
• Strong business acumen, with an ability to see the big picture and to think from a client perspective about how to develop innovative, practical and pragmatic solutions that can be executed to make a real difference.
• An appreciation of or prior exposure to the key commercial and risk management considerations for a successful consulting business.
• Confident in ability to actively support business development and expanding client relationships.

• Demonstrable excellence in interpersonal skills and stakeholder management across a range of situations, with the ability to navigate and develop strong business relationships, including an ability to influence peers and clients. Extensive experience in working with senior people within client organisations, including Board and C-level executives.
• Confidence and focus combined with the emotional intelligence to work together with clients and other Crowe staff in a highly collaborative, considered and sensitive way.
• Able to work both independently and as part of small teams.
• A real interest in coaching and transferring knowledge in order to help develop/ and nurture Crowe's consultants to build their skills and confidence, and to help support and drive the growth of the business.
• Excellent communication skills and high-quality written outputs and deliverables underpinned by a keen attention to detail, with an ability to explain complex topics to people from a variety of backgrounds.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and multi-task, combined with a desire to apply skills and experience in new contexts or new situations to add value.
• A positive attitude and a desire to learn, develop and grow as an individual.
• A real and demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.
• Personal values that are consistent with Crowe's values, including acting with integrity, and focusing on doing what is right for the client.

• A range of exposure to insurance sub-sectors (i.e. life and pensions, general, health, London Market).
• Equivalent exposure to banking.
• Experience of additional propositions within our focus areas.
• Risk management related qualifications such as IRM or equivalent.
• Programming skills.
• Experience of skilled person reviews (section 166)
• Experience in business development, including a record of sales or contribution to sales.

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