Introduction
Gallagher isn't just a company; it's a global community driven by shared values and an unyielding commitment to excellence. With over 49,000 passionate professionals, we are the architects of the future, designing customized solutions to protect businesses and fuel their extraordinary growth. As a member of our team, you'll experience empowerment, creativity, and the exhilarating journey of making a real difference in the lives of our clients. Join us and become part of a story that transforms aspirations into reality.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you're close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview
You'll support the Pen CEO in the day-to-day running of a £940m GWP business, both internally and externally. You'll drive the operational strategy as well as the development and delivery of our long-term business growth plan. You'll also have the leadership accountability for business integration, operational change, process improvement and the implementation of effective operational governance and controls.
This is not just a Pen role; this role forms part of the UK and global COO community for Gallagher and the role holder will be expected to be an active member of that team.
As a business leader you will of course receive an enhanced benefits package in relation to what is automatically applied further below this advert.
How you'll make an impact
You'll be the key stakeholder for our IT, Real Estate, Compliance and Risk teams for Pen. Our business is growing at pace and is evolving into an increasingly complex and sophisticated business. You'll work in partnership with our CFO, CDO and CUO to ensure alignment in respect of financial efficiency, underwriting performance and strive to deliver robust strategies and systems to support the business.
You'll be responsible for driving continuous improvement for customers and colleagues, working with senior members of the business, US stakeholders and third parties, where appropriate, to ensure the delivery of the UK strategic and annual business plans adhering to Company and regulatory requirements whilst appropriately meeting the needs of customers, the regulator, colleagues, and US stakeholders.
You'll also be responsible for supporting the delivery of the required financial performance against targets and for building a strong business partnering model to support other functions to enable the effective delivery of the business strategy.
How you'll make an impact
Technical Knowledge
- Operational knowledge of insurance-related business, preferably in the insurance/reinsurance sector and able to demonstrate broad strategic insight
- Knowledge of general insurance products, services, and classes of insurance including underlying legal principles and practices relating to risk within own role capacity desired
- Knowledge of, and exposure to, business transformation process.
- Knowledge of FCA regulations
Experience and Skills
- Proven track record in programme change and project management and has successfully taken a business through change, has operated in a fast-changing environment
- Senior-level people development and management experience essential
- Business acumen experience in commerciality and risk awareness
- Ability to build rapport, establish credibility, engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, internally and externally
- Results-oriented mindset with a drive for growth
- High degree of self-awareness and self-management
- Able to articulate yourself in a way that anyone can understand, either verbally or in writing
- Experience working in a global, matrix-managed organisation, with the utmost integrity and confidentiality
- Ability to read data packs and spot patterns or potential issues within it
- Strong sense of self, able to adapt and be flexible, willing to challenge constructively
- Demonstrates high-level ownership and accountability
Eligibility Requirements
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Ability to travel as required
Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to 'buy' extra days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection, we'll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it's embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees' diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don't worry, we're here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If you'd prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.
Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as "protected characteristics") by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.