Description
Role Description
The Propositions Consultant plays a pivotal role in shaping, developing and delivering customer‑centric propositions that support Allianz Commercial’s strategy and strengthen our competitive position in the UK commercial insurance market.
The role leads defined cross‑functional proposition initiatives, bringing insight, constructive challenge and strong commercial judgement to ensure outcomes meet customer needs, regulatory expectations and business priorities.
This role requires excellent analytical capability, confidence engaging senior stakeholders, solid commercial insurance knowledge, and the ability to translate insights into compelling, deliverable propositions.
Location
This role is based in our Guildford office. Please not that this is a hybrid role with the expectation of attending the office a minimum of 2 days per week
Salary Information
Circa £55,000 per year
Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.
About You
Strategic market, customer & competitor insight
- Analyse UK insurance market trends, competitor activity and customer needs, to inform proposition strategy, prioritisation and decision‑making.
- Translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations, influencing senior stakeholders and contributing to forward‑looking strategic thinking.
- Contributes to the development and maintenance of proposition pipelines, ensuring a clear link between strategic priorities, customer value and delivery plans.
Proposition design & development
- Leads the end‑to‑end development of assigned propositions or proposition initiatives — from idea generation and business case through to market launch — ensuring alignment with customer needs, commercial opportunity and Allianz Commercial strategy.
- Facilitates value proposition and service design, working closely with key stakeholders to co‑create solutions that deliver meaningful customer value.
- Challenges assumptions and applies structured thinking to ensure proposition concepts are robust, insight‑led and commercially viable.
Delivery leadership & cross‑functional coordination
- Acts as day‑to‑day proposition lead for initiatives, coordinating activity across Underwriting, Technical, Distribution, Transformation and Marketing.
- Maintains momentum on initiatives, proactively managing risks, dependencies and decision points to ensure timely and effective delivery.
- Builds strong working relationships across the business, influencing and negotiating to achieve alignment, resolve issues and drive progress.
- Operates confidently in ambiguity, using judgement to balance pace, risk and quality of outcomes.
Governance, assurance & senior engagement
- Guides product and business owners through governance requirements, offering expertise, constructive challenge and support where needed.
- Provides clear, succinct written and verbal updates into governance and senior leadership forums, supporting prioritisation, investment and approval decisions.
- Supports the delivery of propositions that achieve positive customer outcomes while balancing profitability, risk appetite and regulatory requirements.
Go‑to‑market & proposition activation
- Works closely with Marketing and Distribution to define effective go‑to‑market, communication and launch strategies for new and enhanced propositions.
- Supports internal understanding and adoption of propositions, ensuring clarity of value, positioning and intent.
Essential Skills
- Technical knowledge of commercial insurance products is a must have
- Previous experience in proposition development, strategy, product, underwriting or related roles within insurance or financial services
- Excellent commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to assess value and investment rationale.
- Demonstrated ability to independently take ownership for delivery, quality and stakeholder alignment
- Commercial awareness with the ability to balance customer needs, profitability, risk and strategic fit.
- Excellent research, analytical and problem‑solving capability, with the ability to interpret data and market intelligence.
- Well-developed planning, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent communication skills — able to produce high‑quality, concise written outputs and present confidently to senior stakeholders.
We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.
Desirable Skills
- Experience within commercial insurance and broker‑focused markets.
- CII Diploma or above preferred
- Experience leading cross‑functional projects or working within transformation or change environments.
- Experience using customer insight, proposition design or service design methodologies.
- Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage
What We Will Offer You
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options
- Hybrid working
- Annual performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- Development days
- A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
- Retail discounts
- Volunteering days
Our Ways of Working
Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust
At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.
We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.
We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.
Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.
Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk
For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact Conor McCourt
Closing date 26th May 2026
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
Join us - Let’s Care for Tomorrow.
