Chief Operating Officer

Location
London, LONDON, United Kingdom

Posted on
Jun 09, 2023

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Chief Operating Officer – Captives

We’re hiring! Aon are currently recruiting a Chief Operating Officer – Captives to join our team in the UK. The Chief Operating Officer – Captives will be primarily responsible for:

1. Collaborating with ACIM leadership and evaluating industry trends to define multi-year strategies comprised of near- and long-term growth, efficiency, and risk priorities.
2. Advocating for and aligning ACIM priorities across relevant Aon functions including Global Operations, IT, Finance, and Regions.
3. Evaluating and redesigning operating models, technology strategy, and governance to meet the needs of ACIM and clients.
4. Supporting the ACIM Leadership Team in strategic and annual business planning, quarterly and monthly business reviews, and investment prioritization.
5. Program management and oversight of critical initiatives and projects, and personal leadership of a select few.
6. Proactively recommending and driving continuous operational business improvement including margin expansion and growth.
7. Liaising across Aon to bring standard methodologies to bear for ACIM and to build a culture of constant operational improvement.
8. Responsibility for working in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in the management of risks that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company.

About Aon

Aon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance. Aon is an equal opportunities employer.

About You

Your knowledge and expertise:

1. Proven experience in the development and execution of global critical initiatives focused on delivering growth.
2. Extensive project management experience across global businesses.
3. Experience in developing and completing long-term strategic plans and driving growth.
4. Experience collaborating with HR, Finance, Legal, IT and able to flexibly manage and leverage resources in a complex global matrix structure.
5. Experience driving consensus among cross-functional, global teams.
6. Validated problem-solving ability using data and visuals to support a hypothesis.
7. Technical knowledge of captives, insurance management, and key client deliverables preferred.
8. Strong verbal and written skills, presentation skills, and ability to quickly build trust with senior leaders.
9. A commercial mindset with the ability to balance strategic needs with delivering operational objectives.

Salary and Benefits

This role offers a competitive salary and bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and 25 days holiday. Through our flexible benefits, you will also have the opportunity to choose additional benefits, including healthcare and additional holiday. We also offer tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organisation.

Our Colleague Experience

Every day, our colleagues make a difference, work with the best, own their potential, and value one another. Together, we share this one purpose: to empower economic and human possibility around the world. This unifying goal is at the heart of our identity, and it lives in everything we do.

We’re happy to talk flexible working. If you need to flex your working pattern, Aon offers flexible and agile working policies and we’re happy to discuss options with you upon application.