Managing Director, Insurance (Life & Annuities)

The role

This leader will grow relationships and business with life insurers, annuity providers, reinsurers, and distribution organizations. The role combines executive-level business development with leadership of strategy, operating model, and technology transformation engagements.

What you will do

• Cultivate new and existing client opportunities across life insurers, annuity providers, reinsurers, and distribution organizations.
• Build executive relationships around priorities such as policy administration, modernization, and retirement solutions.
• Identify opportunities to apply business and technology strategy, data and AI, and digital experience.
• Develop account and go-to-market strategies.
• Lead proposals and engagements involving business, actuarial, technology, operations, and distribution stakeholders.
• Participate in local business and Insurance industry organizations.
• Lead the development of proposals, work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments.
• Partner with Technology, Operational Excellence, Customer Solutions, and/or product practices.
• Collaborate with office and Insurance leadership to grow the Insurance practice.
• Lead, mentor, and grow consultants and participate in performance management.

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of experience leading business and technology strategy, operating model, or transformation initiatives within Life & Annuities organizations.
• An active professional network of relevant executive-level contacts in the local market/region.
• Strong communication skills.
• Commitment to inclusion and diversity.
• Openness to new ideas and perspectives.
• Ability to lead entrepreneurial environments effectively.
• Balance of subject matter expertise and business skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team and attract, develop and retain talent.
• Ability to travel frequently to be on-site with clients and in-person with project teams 3 days per week.

Nice to have

• Led a relevant consulting group or practice in the local market in the past 3 years
• Experience in areas such as policy administration, new business and underwriting, distribution transformation, in-force management, actuarial or finance transformation, or retirement solutions
• Technical experience in insurance core platforms, data and AI, digital distribution, and business transformation
• Strong program and project management methodology background
• Visible in relevant professional organizations
• Published thought leadership
• Active voice in their local market

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 401k plan
• Employee stock ownership program
• Annual bonuses
• Unlimited flexible time off
• Ten paid holidays
• Ten weeks of paid parental leave

About the company

West Monroe is a global business and technology consulting firm. They focus on creating measurable value for clients by combining business and technology expertise.