Strategyand Execution Manager

Job description

Strategy and Execution Manager As a Strategy and Execution Manager you will be responsible for driving agreed strategic and priority projects through the design, planning, and development phases all the way through to coordinating implementation and delivering organisational change. You will be the project leader, managing, influencing, and coordinating the end-to-end process. Your success will depend on your ability to deeply understand business needs, develop successful customer and client relationships and balance local with global requirements.

You will serve in a key partnership role with leaders to drive programs and initiatives critical to operational success and organisational change. The role is a hybrid role between project management, strategic planning and strategy execution. As part of the COO organisation, you will also act as an advocate for embedding the operations (including technology and data) strategy into their primary areas of alignment to ensure that execution is more agile and aligned to the global operations strategy, thus ensuring consistency in outcomes delivered.
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, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.
What the day will look like Project management and Strategic planning:

• You will develop and lead clear project plans which enable the successful delivery of projects.
• Ensure a common understanding by setting expectations in accordance with the Project Plan, to align the collaborators and team members.
• By proposing and implementing process analysis & improvement initiatives, you will ensure that progress is accurately supervised.
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques.
• You will build a cohesive and effective partnership with aligned business leaders by keeping customers sufficiently informed of project progress - regular monitoring, controlling, and reporting of project progress to key Collaborators.
• Using your broad understanding of the environment/our business and goals, you will identify relevant project risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies to handle those risks.
• Promote interdependency between business functions, Service Delivery Leaders and global partners and other Aon business divisions.
• In addition to project management, organisation and oversight the role will include collection, analysis and reporting of data and existing processes to help identify areas of opportunity for change to better serve our stakeholders.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent work experience required.
• demonstrated ability including:

a) Proven experience in developing and implementing long and short term regional/global strategic initiatives focussed on delivering business objectives.
b) Extensive project management experience including across global businesses.
c) Collaborating across geographies and functions including Broking, HR, Finance, Legal, IT and able to flexible manage and leverage resources in a complex global matrix structure.

• Some technical knowledge of the (re)insurance industry
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
• Ability to contribute to the overall strategic business agenda actively and credibly
• A commercial mind-set with the ability to balance strategic needs with delivering operational objectives.

How we support our colleagues In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive 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, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!
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.
We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on [email protected]
Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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