Head of Strategy Execution

Title:

Head of Strategy Execution

Company:

Everest Advisors (UK), Ltd.

Job Category:

Underwriting

Job Description:

Title: Head of Strategy Execution, Everest International Insurance.

Reporting Lines: Chief Operations Officer, Everest International [Martyn Benson]

Position Summary:

• The Head of Strategy Execution serves as a key enabling partner to the International Insurance cockpit (subset of the ILG - International Leadership Group), reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Everest International Insurance.  The role holder:
  • Drives the articulation of business strategy plus its delivery execution - overseeing the change portfolio and ensuring the outcomes remain on-track and always aligned to business priorities (assumed to be via OKRs and the chairing of a Strategy Realization Board). 
  • Lead when and how the ILG meet – bringing structure and discipline to checkpoints such as leadership meetings, business reviews, and offsites in addition to annual budget/planning cycles.
  • Coordinates how business strategy is communicated and understood across both the International Insurance Division and the wider group bringing connectivity to corporate strategy and practical relevance to front line staff. 

• Important that the individual is an ambassador of our corporate Values and Behaviours, helping foster the right culture across the leadership group and the wider business.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy Articulation & Execution

• Drive the articulation of business strategy, plus its delivery execution.
• Influence strategic decision-making by analysing and translating business needs and problems into comprehensive plans and business cases for change.
• Oversee and coordinate the Change Portfolio and ensure the outcomes remain on-track and always aligned to business priorities - assumed to be via OKRs and the chairing of a Strategy Realization Board. 
• Ensure that value extracted from change / transformation is operationalized and demonstrating increased business value.
• Define and articulate the impact of business and technological changes to the C-suite, ensuring that outcomes are measurable and adding value.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders and teams to define baselines and metrics. Monitor progress to ensure alignment with business outcomes and adjust strategies as needed.

ILG / Business Process Coordination

• Lead the rhythm around when and how the ILG meet – bringing structure and discipline to checkpoints such as leadership meetings, business reviews, and offsites.
• Ensure seamless coordination of budget cycles, strategic planning, portfolio reviews, and business reviews.
• Prepare and deliver corporate presentations for global reviews, ensuring full visibility and engagement from all stakeholders.
• Track progress meticulously to ensure that meetings are productive, and outcomes are aligned with strategic goals and actioned in a timely manner. 

Strategy Communication & Business Engagement 

• Coordinate how business strategy is communicated and understood across both the International Insurance Division and the wider group bringing connectivity to corporate strategy and practical relevance to front line staff. 
• Facilitate clear and consistent messaging around business strategy and effectively convey progress towards anticipated business outcomes.

Ad Hoc Support

• Provide additional support to strategic projects, partnering closely with ILG members to ensure successful execution.
• Handle other ad-hoc executive requests as required, ensuring responsiveness and adaptability to evolving business needs.

 

Be an ambassador of our corporate Values and Behaviours, helping foster the right culture across the leadership group plus the wider business.

• Values:  Talent, Thoughtful assumption of risk, Execution, Efficiency, Humility, Leadership, Collaboration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
• Behaviours:  Respect everyone, Pursue better, Lead by example, Own our outcomes, and Win together.

Our Culture 

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

  

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.  

  

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.  

Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

London

Additional Locations:

N/A