Your main responsibilities are:
1. New Strategy Cycle Design: Oversee the design of the new strategy cycle by bringing together various teams and entities, facilitating seamless collaboration and involvement, and serving as the primary contact for consultants when required.
2. Portfolio Reviews: Carry out yearly portfolio review of the Operating Entities from both market and financial perspectives, offering strategic recommendations to ensure holding portfolio remains resilient for the future.
3. Strategic Assessments: Perform comprehensive research and analysis of key strategic challenges and opportunities among Group entities (e.g. entry to new domains/capabilities, changing distribution dynamics) and develop detailed assessment blueprints outlining potential strategic options.
4. Trend monitoring and strategic foresight: Identify and track emerging trends that influence the future of insurance, conduct deep dives, organize relevant community events involving Group entities, and integrate long-term perspectives into decision-making processes.
5. Market & Competitor Insights: Monitor market developments within the insurance sector and among designated peers and develop benchmarks for targeted domains.
6. M&A Transaction Support: Evaluate M&A opportunities for strategic fit, provide strategy input on deals, and work with teams across M&A, Finance, IR, and Legal in a fast-paced setting.
7. Project management & PMO: Set change projects’ scope, design frameworks, oversee delivery with cross-functional teams, prepare governance materials, identify risks and mitigations, and facilitate strategic discussions
Your profile
8. You hold a university degree, preferably in economics, finance, or business administration.
9. You have a good knowledge of the international insurance market, including a well-developed understanding of the dynamics of the financial services industry.
10. You possess strong project management and cross-functional coordination skills, apply PMO best practices and master stakeholder management.
11. You have excellent written/oral communication and comfort with producing high-quality presentation materials and proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
12. You have sufficient knowledge of corporate finance and are familiar with valuation/modeling concepts.
13. You have international experience, speak/write English fluently and are willing to travel when necessary
14. You are an analytical thinker with strong critical skills
15. You have a growth mindset and curiosity to learn
16. You are creative, self-motivated and have an energizing personality
Our offer?
17. The possibility of (maximum 50%) home working;
18. A dynamic, multicultural working environment;
19. An interesting and extensive salary package (including meal vouchers, eco vouchers, hospitalization, disability and group insurance, additional child benefit, mobile allowance and intervention in the internet reimbursement, ...);
20. The possibility to optimize part of your salary package through a flexible income plan;
21. A corporate culture where you are encouraged to share your views and opinions;
22. A flat organizational structure with close collaboration and communication with management and cross departments;
23. An extensive range of learning & development opportunities through our online learning platform;
24. The opportunity to further develop yourself and to be part of a great team at a Top employer in Belgium. Find out more about it here.
Interested?
Please apply online. We are looking forward to talking to you!