Strategic Business Partner, CFC
3-5 days a week in office
Insurance products purpose-built for today's risks
Be an early applicant
Insurance products purpose-built for today's risks
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
3-5 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To simplify the way business insurance is bought and sold. As a specialist insurance provider, they offer purpose-built packages that are designed for risks that modern businesses face.
Role
Who you are
- This is a strategic role for an experienced professional
- We're looking for an individual with experience and a proven track record in management or strategy consulting from a top-tier consulting firm or similar background in corporate strategy within financial services, and we'd love to hear about your interest in Insurance!
- Resilient and able to operate effectively and accurately under pressure
- Have excellent level of attention to detail including accurate written and numeracy skills
- A skilled influencer and communicator; with the ability to listen, collaborate and partner with key internal and external stakeholders, including leadership and C-Suite
- Strategic, detail-oriented and analytical
- Finally, any Finance experience particularly in FP&A is highly desirable!
What the job involves
- Reporting into and working alongside the Chief of Staff, the Strategic Business Partner will be responsible for keeping on track the key projects contributing to our future growth strategy
- In this newly created role, the Strategic Business Partner will focus on the success of a variety of cross-functional strategic, transformation, M&A and finance initiatives
- The role will involve high exposure to the executives, and to our Private Equity investors
- You will work with the Chief of Staff and wider team in building our overall Strategy and Change capability across all disciplines (Strategy, M&A, Finance, PMO, Change Management and Sustainability)
- Acting as a key liaison between the business leaders and project teams, ensuring that initiatives are designed and communicated effectively to meet business needs
- This role will have lots of engagement with business leaders across a range of functions and geographies to understand the core strategic initiatives and begin to deliver these
- Overseeing key strategic business initiatives from development through to successful execution under the guidance of the senior leadership team, the Strategic Business Partner will also prioritise and report critical issues and information back to the Chief of Staff, facilitating efficient decision-making
Application process
- Applied
- Phone Screening
- First Stage Interview
- Second Stage Interview
- Hired
Salary benchmarks
Our take
According to CFC, modern businesses of all sizes need insurance built for today's risks. CFC is a global specialist insurance platform aiming to protect businesses with policies that are specially designed for their needs.
The company differentiates itself through its proprietary technology and cutting-edge data science and delivers high-quality products to the market faster than its competitors. Moreover, it aspires to make it as easy as possible for brokers to do business. The company's main priority at this point is expanding its technical capabilities in key areas of underwriting and claims handling. Its products are used by more than 150,000 businesses in 90 countries.
According to the founder & former CEO, Dave Walsh, the company passed the test of time due to the strong culture it embraced within the organisation from the moment the company was created in 1999. The culture of the organisation involves aspiring to continually improve its systems and products, aiming to simplify specialist insurance, investing in innovative technologies and always doing the right thing.
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Company benefits
- Private healthcare insurance
- Generous parental packages
- Cycle to work scheme
- Qualifications sponsorship
- Subsidised gym membership
- Monthly in-office massages
- Paid volunteer time
- Discretionary bonus scheme
Company values
- Love what you do: We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and make the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers, and carriers
- Challenge everything: We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to make things better
- Have fun, be good: Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at CFC
Ellie Khan (Talent Acquisition & Inclusion)
- At CFC, the only thing we don’t tolerate is intolerance. Everyone is welcome, individuality is celebrated, and empathy is cultivated.
- We believe hiring the right people is one of the most important parts to building our business and we look for talented individuals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
- We invest in technology to minimise bias throughout the recruitment process.
- We have a dedicated "Together at CFC" team and a really exciting company-wide DEI calendar of events to participate in each year.
- We attend a diverse range of events and career fairs to learn more about DEI best practices and promote CFC as an inclusive business.
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