Insurance Consulting, Senior Manager (General Insurance)

Baringa

ABOUT BARINGA  Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms. OUR INSURANCE PRACTICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS TO JOIN THE TEAM.  Our Insurance practice are looking for an experienced Senior Managers to join the team with specialisms across Life & Pensions.  Our Insurance practice works with the leading Insurers, Asset Managers and Distributors across strategic advisory projects right through to business and technical change delivery. We are at the cutting edge of the industry and the wider ecosystem, helping our clients improve their profitability, navigate regulatory change and implement new technology solutions.   WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING * Lead complex transformation programmes for Life & Pensions clients, from mobilisation through to delivery * Deliver large-scale business and technology change across core Life & Pensions domains including policy administration, propositions, distribution, servicing and operations. * Provide senior day-to-day leadership, leading programme teams and client stakeholders to deliver outcomes at pace and with quality. * Shape and oversee technology-enabled transformation, including target operating model design, process redesign, platform implementation and business change. * Build strong, trusted relationships with client sponsors and senior stakeholders, acting as a go-to advisor on delivery and transformation challenges. * Support the growth of our Life & Pensions practice through business development, proposition development and account growth. * Identify opportunities with existing and new clients, helping turn market demand into tangible consulting opportunities. * Lead, coach and develop teams, creating an inclusive and high-performing environment. * Contribute to thought leadership, internal capability building and the continued expansion of our Life & Pensions offering. YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE * You will have strong experience working in the Life & Pensions market, with a good understanding of sector dynamics, product structures (e.g. annuities, pensions, protection), value chains and key transformation priorities. * You will have delivered large transformation programmes in a consulting, insurer, pension provider or major outsourcing environment. * You will have experience delivering across Life & Pensions organisations including pension providers, third-party administrators and outsourcing partners. * You will have experience leading technology-enabled change, including delivery of policy administration platforms, digital servicing solutions or regulatory-driven programmes. * You will have experience leading technology transformation and migration programmes, including platform modernisation, legacy policy administration system replacement and large-scale data migrations. * You will have experience delivering transformation in key growth areas such as bulk annuities (BPA), pension risk transfer, pension dashboards, SIPP/platform modernisation or administration consolidation. * You will have a track record of leading teams and managing senior stakeholders across complex delivery environments. * You will have experience turning strategy into practical delivery and be comfortable operating across both business and technology agendas. * You will have experience supporting sales, account growth and practice development, including shaping proposals and contributing to win activity. * You will bring strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills, with the credibility to influence at senior levels. * You will be someone who enjoys building teams, developing people and helping grow a successful practice. * Experience of core Life & Pensions platforms (e.g. policy administration systems) is desirable. WHAT A CAREER AT BARINGA WILL GIVE YOU PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST. BARINGA IS A PEOPLE FIRST COMPANY AND WELLBEING IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CULTURE. WE RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND FLEXIBLE WORKING AND PROVIDE OUR STAFF AMAZING BENEFITS. SOME OF THESE BENEFITS INCLUDE:  * Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.  * Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.  * Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.  * Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.  * Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.  DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.  AN AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.  USING BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD.  We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.  We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. JOIN US All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.   BARINGA PRIVACY NOTICES For UK & EU Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com For the USA Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact privacy@baringa.com For Australia & Singapore Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com

Baringa

ABOUT BARINGA  Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms. OUR INSURANCE PRACTICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS TO JOIN THE TEAM.  Our Insurance practice works with the leading Insurers and Distributors across strategic advisory projects right through to business and technical change delivery. We are at the cutting edge of the industry and the wider ecosystem, helping our clients improve their profitability, navigate regulatory change and implement new technology solutions.   WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING * Work with leading Insurers and Distributors to design and deliver innovative solutions to their most critical technology challenges across Digital, Data and Technology * Helping Insurers with large transformation including legacy technology application replacement across Underwriting, Claims, Pricing, Finance and other Shared Services * Data strategy definition and delivery of data solutions * Digital and customer front end design and transformation * Leading Programme Scrum teams efficiently managing delivery of workstreams and raising risks to delivery within larger transformation programmes * Gathering client requirements and prioritisation of backlogs to deliver best returns for clients * Supporting business case development and presenting back to senior client stakeholders    YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE * Experience of working on a minimum of one large scale transformation or technology application upgrade within Insurance/Life & Pensions with a track record of delivering change * Knowledge of the technology landscape including the main COTS policy and claims platforms alongside InsurTech players relevant to the industry * Strong Business Analyst skills with experience of requirement gathering using different methodologies * A desire to learn and grow own skills in supporting Insurers to deliver their Digital, Data and Technology Agenda * Strong understanding of how General Insurance/London Markets/Life & Pensions businesses operate and the key processes within them * Strong communication and presenting skills * An interest in helping to build and develop our capabilities, thought leadership and offerings * Proven experience of project and programme delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Bi-modal etc)  * Proven experience in business engagement and business stakeholder management * Experience of working in a multi-vendor and multi stakeholder environment    WHAT A CAREER AT BARINGA WILL GIVE YOU  PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST. BARINGA IS A PEOPLE FIRST COMPANY AND WELLBEING IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CULTURE. WE RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND FLEXIBLE WORKING AND PROVIDE OUR STAFF AMAZING BENEFITS. SOME OF THESE BENEFITS INCLUDE:  * Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.  * Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.  * Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.  * Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.  * Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.  DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.  AN AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.  USING BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD.  We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.  We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. JOIN US All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.   BARINGA PRIVACY NOTICES For UK & EU Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com For the USA Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact privacy@baringa.com For Australia & Singapore Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com

Mongodb

We are looking for passionate technologists to join our Pre-Sales organization to ensure that our growth is grounded and guided by strong technical alignment with our platform and the needs of our customers.  MongoDB Pre-Sales Solution Architects are responsible for guiding our customers and partners to design and build reliable, scalable systems using our data platform. Our team is made up of seasoned software architects and developers who take direct responsibility for customer success, including the design of their software, deployment, and operations. You'll work closely with our field partner leaders and play a key role in winning deals and driving the business forward. You'll be a trusted advisor to a wide range of users from startups to the world's largest enterprise IT organizations. AS AN IDEAL CANDIDATE, YOU WILL HAVE: * 8+ years of pre-sales experience with enterprise software and technical aptitude * Working knowledge and ability to code with one  or more modern scripting languages (e.g. Python, Node.js, SQL) and/or popular programming languages (e.g. C/C++, Java, C#)  * Experience with scalable and highly available distributed systems  * 2+ years of software development experience * Excellent presentation and communication skills  * The ability to travel up to 50% * A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience * Professional proficiency in speaking and writing Portuguese and English  * Professional proficiency in speaking and writing Spanish is highly preferred AS AN IDEAL CANDIDATE, YOU MAY ALSO HAVE: * Experience selling databases and/or deploying applications with any of the major cloud providers  * Experience with database programming and data modelling * Knowledge of modern technologies - their function and integration requirements - e.g. Spark, cloud storage/streaming, API mgmt, Kafka, serverless. * A cloud provider certification * A MongoDB Certification  WHAT YOU DO AT MONGODB: * You work with our advisory consulting partners on reference architectures, patterns, and AI blueprints for making the best use of MongoDB  * You confidently articulate the business value of MongoDB solutions and bridge this to technical value * You partner with our account teams to help ensure success in accounts ranging from small startups to large enterprises  * You align to support sales with activities such as technical discovery, demos, proof of value, presentation, sizing, and documentation of technical decision criteria; working across a number of opportunities in parallel * You translate technical concepts and patterns into business benefits for management and executives  * You act as a liaison, gathering feedback from the field to relay back to the Product Management team * You will have the opportunity to help drive demand through participation in both industry-known trade-shows as well account-based marketing events * You demonstrate resilience and sound judgment in dealing with business challenges * You have an ability to drive customer demand within a sales territory, by being self-motivated, proactive and understanding the importance of a strong sense of urgency * You proactively seek opportunities to support and mentor other pre-sales team members and share best practices * You have situational awareness and react appropriately in group settings PARTICULARLY WITH PARTNERS: * You successfully build and maintain effective relationships with technical partners, gaining their trust, influencing their decisions, and reinforcing their understanding of how MongoDB adds value to the broader ecosystem and needs of clients * You understand the importance of a strong sense of urgency reflected through ability to drive partner demand within the sales territory * You align to drive partner Center of Excellence strategies and create demand for MongoDB solutions * You have a strong understanding of partner business model, value, and needs * You demonstrate the ability to anticipate and respond appropriately to partner objections * You are seen as a “Trusted Advisor” with technical partner stakeholders * You team up to build joint proposals with partners for the client * You drive strategy and implementation of solution architecture for products and services within the partner ecosystem of the region * You can demonstrate technical expertise of general IT and application operations through mentorship of local partner organizations * You create strategies that map specific industry trends to account base within local partner organizations * You create strategies that map competitive threats within local partner organizations WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: * The rapidly expanding MongoDB product suite, including: * Core database server * Atlas (fully managed cloud database service) * Atlas Data Lake * Atlas Full-Text Search * Realm * Charts * Other Tools and connectors - Ops/Cloud Manager, Compass, Connector for BI, Connector for Spark * Market-relevant, complementary technologies e.g. Apache Kafka, Kubernetes * Modern and popular architecture design patterns, methodologies and concerns e.g. microservices, event-driven architectures, DevOps, cloud, security * Sales techniques and related soft skills - presentations, demonstrations, whiteboarding, discovery, objection handling * Exposure to a wide variety of market verticals and broad spectrum of interesting use cases ABOUT MONGODB MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software. Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world! MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter. MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Req ID: 1273379214 MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates. MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is: $104,000—$204,000 USD