UK Inpoint Leader

Job Description

UK Aon Inpoint Leader

Location: London

Aon Inpoint serves as Aon's strategic advisory and implementation arm for insurance carriers. Its core function is to enhance the relationship between Aon and its carrier partners, ensuring mutual growth, strategic alignment, and operational efficiency.

As a trusted advisor with unmatched experience in strategy and execution, we deliver credible and practical solutions to empower our clients’ performance. Aon Inpoint serves clients from offices in Chicago, New York, Miami, Bermuda, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil. Toronto, France, London, Rotterdam, Singapore, Melbourne, and Sydney and works with experts from Aon's global network of more than 600 offices in 120 countries.

We work with our clients to understand their objectives, address their challenges, provide a deep understanding of market conditions and issues, and create and implement strategies that help them drive strategic goals and objectives and enhance their value proposition through structured engagement throughout Aon.

Your role will include the management of the UK Carrier Engagement Team (30 colleagues) through:

• Effectively and independently conducting relevant business discussions at the most senior level (CEO/CFO) internally and externally
• Being recognised as a company leader, committed to continuous improvement and colleague development
• Leading a team of professionals
• Acting as a mentor to the team and developing people to maximum potential
• Creating an inclusive environment where there are no barriers to success for our colleagues (attracting, developing and retaining the best talent in the market)
• P&L ownership
• Dedication to pursuing self-development of knowledge and skills in the evolving world of insurance, reinsurance, and data and analytics

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

The UK Aon Inpoint Leaderwill participate in various client facing activities including prospecting and business development, project management, engagement, governance, and ongoing client management with responsibilities including:

Driving business and practice development:

• Working with the regional sales leaders and other client leaders, develop proposals and identify business development opportunities
• Source and develop new business opportunities through new and existing clients
• Support the firm’s and P&C segment’s operational and business development needs on a variety of internal initiatives
• Pioneer new thinking, tools, and techniques to enable Aon Inpoint to deliver higher value carrier initiatives at lower cost

Leading client management and execution:

• Assume a global dedicated account management role in the delivery of Aon Inpoint services for one or more client accounts
• Engage deeply with client C suite and leadership and develop trusted advisor relationship
• Spearhead overall relationship between carrier clients and Aon
• Own and drive client discovery, strategic engagement, and execution in accordance with the Aon Inpoint contract and operating principles
• Conduct discovery sessions with clients to develop a deep understanding of the carrier’s corporate strategy and key strategic challenges
• Understand and articulate, wider Aon capabilities and support deployment where required
• Prepare and conduct client and industry expert interviews
• Oversee data analysis and modeling to drive business excellence
• Facilitate the execution of initiatives with key client and Aon participants

Leading client projects:

• Lead a joint carrier/Aon Inpoint team, conceiving, shaping, and prioritizing strategically valuable initiatives
• Project manage valuable initiatives for assigned carriers delivering planned benefits in line with client expectations
• Influence client stake holders to sponsor initiatives effectively (governance, allocating resources, visible support)
• Develop storyboards and analytical frameworks, synthesize findings, and identify key insights from data, analytics, and market knowledge and experience
• Communicate findings to the client, as well as to internal partners, by developing high quality, compelling client-ready materials (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues
• Strong analytical (quantitative and qualitative) abilities
• Commercial Acumen
• Ability to drive team to deliver the highest in client service, quality, and results
• Known problem-solver who anticipates issues and brings creative solutions
• Ability to embrace, inspire and lead change
• Complex problem solver
• Manage multiple senior stakeholders (internal and external)
• Strong attention to detail and critical eye in overseeing work of analysts and other colleagues
• Experienced people leader with a track record and demonstrated success in building and leading high performing teams
• Drives operational efficiency
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, (PowerPivot an advantage)

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive workplace. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. You can request accommodations by emailing us at [email protected] or your recruiter. We will work with you to meet your needs and ensure a fair and equitable experience.

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