Insurance Consulting, Senior Manager

About the role

Senior Managers guide complex transformation initiatives for insurance clients within Baringa's Insurance practice. Success in this role requires balancing strategic advisory and delivery for Life & Pensions sectors. The role depends on guiding programmes from mobilisation through delivery and influencing senior stakeholders.

Most organizations organize this kind of work into small teams with a clear owner for each project. People are expected to set priorities, share progress, and ask for help early. Written communication matters because decisions are often recorded and revisited. Successful professionals in any field share a few habits: they take notes, keep commitments, and communicate in writing. Teams value people who make their work easy to review and build on.

Key facts

Requirements

The posting states a bachelor's degree requirement. The posting states a minimum of 5 years of experience.

Strong experience in the Life & Pensions market is required, with understanding of sector dynamics, product structures, value chains and key transformation priorities.

Large transformation programmes have been delivered in consulting, insurer, pension provider or major outsourcing environments.

Delivery across Life & Pensions organisations is demonstrated, including pension providers, third-party administrators and outsourcing partners.

Technology-enabled change leadership is shown, including delivery of policy administration platforms, digital servicing solutions or regulatory-driven programmes.

Technology transformation and migration programmes are led, including platform modernisation, legacy policy administration system replacement and large-scale data migrations.

Transformation delivery is experienced in key growth areas such as bulk annuities (BPA), pension risk transfer, pension dashboards, SIPP/platform modernisation or administration consolidation.

Teams are led and senior stakeholders are managed across complex delivery environments.

Strategy is turned into practical delivery, operating comfortably across both business and technology agendas.

Sales support is provided, including shaping proposals and contributing to win activity for account growth.

Leadership, communication and problem-solving skills are demonstrated, with credibility to influence at senior levels.

Team building, people development and practice growth are actively pursued.

Core Life & Pensions platforms experience is desirable.

Practical notes

Applications undergo review by Baringa Talent Acquisition; interviews and decisions are not automated.

Baringa operates an inclusive recruitment process and encourages applications from under-represented or minority groups.

Typical interview steps

Interviews in this field typically test judgment, communication, and fit as much as technical skill. Be ready to describe a challenge you faced, what you did, and what you learned. Most companies value honest answers over polished ones. Whatever the role, preparation is visible. Reviewing the company's product, the job description, and your own past work before the conversation is the strongest step.

Good to know

Consulting roles of this level manage complex client portfolios and cross-functional delivery teams.

The role relies on financial services transformation experience, particularly in insurance sectors.

Advanced data analytics, digital innovation and regulatory change define much of the work in this domain.

Thought leadership and capability development are often integrated into day-to-day responsibilities.

Senior Managers frequently act as trusted advisors at executive levels while coaching newer team members.

Questions to ask

Worth asking in any interview: how the team measures success, who the role works with daily, what the onboarding looks like, and what the company is trying to achieve this year. Asking what past hires did well is a strong final question. Keep the list short and pick the questions that matter most to you.

Career growth

Career growth comes from taking on harder problems and making your work visible. Look for opportunities to own outcomes, mentor others, and learn the business beyond your team. Growth in any career comes from scope, results, and reputation. Take on work that is slightly uncomfortable, and make sure others can see the outcomes.