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Insurance Practice, Director or Senior Manager

In the insurance industry, our client is one of the market leaders in technology and management consulting. The healthy organic growth of the insurance practice is driving further expansion in this area. Why is our client so successful in achieving double-digit organic growth? It's because of their deep understanding of the strategic, operational and technological challenges in the insurance sector, combined with their strong execution capabilities.

How you can benefit from talking to us:

  • Salary comparison, current salary to market salary
  • Understanding your career options
  • Identification of development and promotion potential
  • 65% of candidates will be making a career move within the next 12 to 24 months

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The insurance practice is one of the highest revenue generating sectors within our client's organisation. In Switzerland, all major national and international insurance companies have been clients of our client for many years. If you have several years of successful consulting experience and a passion for client service, this is the perfect career opportunity for you.

Why is this challenge interesting for you

 

Market leader in primary and health insurance

  • Your benefit: As a recognised expert in innovation and implementation, you are deeply embedded in top brands for many years.

 

Sustainable customer strategy & business model

  • Your benefit: Focus on client relationships, act as a trusted industry expert and grow existing accounts.

 

Content & industry expertise

  • Your benefit: Be an active contributor - develop the Insurance Practice's content and expand the service portfolio in your role.

 

Transparent, fact-based career path

  • Your benefit: A work culture that makes room for you, manifested daily in respect, mutual recognition and appreciation.

Topics & capabilities

  • Digitisation of core processes, strong focus on sales and marketing, management cockpit, KPI monitoring
  • Sales metrics strategy and implementation, including compensation models
  • Digital selling/lead generation, CRM evaluation to implementation
  • Digitisation of customer onboarding, from strategy to implementation
  • Technology assessment, CIO/CDO consulting

 

Role, function

  • Focus: Expand the existing client portfolio
  • Further development of the industry portfolio
  • Engagement lead, programme and project management, responsible for quality and customer satisfaction

 

Your profile

  • You have been a successful consultant in the insurance market for many years, winning clients through charm, reliability and trust
  • You are currently responsible for transformational projects for clients
  • You see yourself as an initiator of innovation, transformation and digitalisation projects and engage with insurance customers on an equal footing
  • Employee development and active coaching are among your competencies
  • You are comfortable moderating strategy workshops, leading proposals and enjoying the successful implementation of your projects with clients

 

Conditions

  • Mobile working, including the possibility of working abroad
  • Seniority here is expressed through respect and humanity, not a cut-throat mentality
  • Area of work: Switzerland (with a focus on the German-speaking region)
  • High standards of value reflected in quality of life, enjoyment of teamwork and long-term development in line with personal goals

Application & Contact

Erik Wirz
Erik Wirz
Managing Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email erik.wirz@w-gruppe.com

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Recruitment Process

In an initial conversation, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial conversation with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

 

Time until feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it to the shortlist, you will move on to the next round. During the interview with Wirz & Partners, we will get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive additional information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier on you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis of the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

 

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to 2 weeks

The first meeting with the client is about getting to know each other on an equal footing, getting to know the people and the culture. This takes place in person at the client's location and usually lasts around an hour.

The second interview focuses on professional competencies and leadership issues. You will get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals.

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the overall offer.

 

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

A de-briefing with you and the client takes place after the final meeting.

We help you negotiate the contract and clarify further details. The contract is drafted and we support the onboarding process with the client.

 

Duration until feedback: Up to 1 week

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