Global Strategy & Execution Manager
Role is required in the office min of 3 days per week (this will include Monday and Fridays as potential days for office attendance)
Role Overview
The Global Strategy and Execution Manager is responsible for driving and accelerating the development of global central initiatives across solution lines. This role involves carrying out these initiatives to deliver business outcomes. It combines long-term planning, business planning, execution planning, change management, and implementation.
Success in this role will require a clear understanding of Aon’s global strategy, strong insight into business needs, and the ability to build effective collaborator relationships
The role holder will have clear ownership of a set of strategic priorities, with accountability for delivering agreed outcomes. This includes working across the business to ensure global alignment, consistent change management and effective execution. The role will also work closely with leaders and teams across Risk Capital to support and help deliver broader cross‑solution strategies that create differentiated client value and commercial value for the firm.
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 organisation, we are united through trust as one inclusive team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.
About the Strategy and Execution Function:
Strategy & Execution accelerates growth by turning the firm’s most critical strategic priorities into focused execution. Working alongside leadership, S&E brings clarity, pace and enterprise connectivity to deliver scalable impact and sustainable outcomes.
This sits as part of the broader business team called Client Solutions and Execution
Key Responsibilities
- Drive and accelerate execution of assigned global central initiatives, from planning through to delivery.
- Support the development of annual strategy plans, working with leaders and functions across the business to agree priorities and objectives.
- Translate strategic priorities into clear, deliverable project plans and roadmaps.
- Develop materials to support leadership business reviews and decision‑making.
- Support our leadership in crafting and delivering against the broader remit of the team
- Drive tracking and reporting of progress and impact across prioritised central initiatives.
- Leverage data and analytics (including market assessment, pipeline, revenues and placement data) to generate insights, track KPIs and measure performance.
- Support the development and scaling of standard sales and execution methodologies, in alignment with global teams, to drive sustainable growth.
- Maintain a strong understanding of Reinsurance market dynamics, growth drivers and success factors, and share insights to advise decision‑making.
- Support the development and implementation of change management approaches to ensure initiatives are delivered optimally and sustainably.
- Build positive relationships with collaborators of all levels from across the enterprise.
- Partner with key business functions (Risk, Operations, Finance, HR) to accelerate execution of initiatives critical to delivering growth objectives.
- Work closely with the Global Strategy & Execution team to ensure coordination, alignment and prioritisation across initiatives.
Education, Skills, and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree education or relevant professional qualifications and experience
- Proven Strategy/growth consulting and/or in-house strategy/growth experience preferably within the (Re)Insurance Sector (+5 years min) – other relevant skill backgrounds will be considered
- Strong verbal, written skills and presentation storytelling skills
- An analytical and commercial mind-set with the ability to balance strategic needs with accelerating execution to deliver timely business results
- Strategic problem solver, with a solution led approach
- Previous experience of successful delivery on business transformational and growth initiatives
- Experience with collaborating across geographies and business divisions i.e HR, Finance, Legal, IT and able to flexible manage and leverage resources in a sophisticated global matrix structure
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.
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.
Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.
We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com
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