Insurance Practice Lead

About us   

Ascent is a design-led data, software, and cloud business specializing in AI and advanced analytics. We’re on a mission to help our customers do something new or do something better.   

We design, build, and run data and AI-driven solutions, products, and experiences on Azure. Our pan-European community of engineers, architects, data scientists, and digital consultants empowers customers to take on challenges and opportunities, delivering change and scale with less friction and more certainty.   

We work with three of the world’s largest reinsurers, and many of our customers operate in heavily regulated industries like pharmaceutical development, healthcare, financial services, and automotive.   

Ascent is headquartered in the UK and home to technology specialists across key European locations, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Malta, and Bulgaria.   

About the role   

We are looking for an insurance practice leader to drive new business growth and deliver consulting services in the insurance and reinsurance sector. This role offers the opportunity to build, expand client relationships and deliver innovative tech, data and AI solutions to leading Fortune 500 companies.   

We are seen as a domain expert with deep experience and process knowledge across various insurance divisions. The role presents a fantastic opportunity to develop Ascent’s insurance portfolio, proposition, and value for our customers.   

Accountabilities include   

• Be a leading voice in developing Ascent’s insurance practice offerings.   
• Write and publish industry thought pieces on social platforms and as part of our marketing campaigns.   
• Deliver high-quality consultancy services into insurance customers.   
• Support the broader tech, data and AI teams delivering services into our insurance customers and provide them with insight and industry knowledge where needed.  
• Identify and secure new business opportunities in the insurance and reinsurance sectors, focusing on high-value accounts with potential for strategic partnerships.   
• Develop and maintain senior-level relationships to establish Ascent as a strategic partner.   
• Lead the creation and execution of market strategies and support our Customer Success and Sales teams to develop account plans that drive commercial success.   
• Lead presales teams of SMEs to develop compelling solutions Ensure revenue growth, gross margin success, and pipeline development, achieving medium-term growth targets for the insurance practice.  

Skills and experience required   

• Insurance or Reinsurance Expertise: Good understanding of insurance operations including underwriting, claims, actuarial and compliant IT. Knowledge of industry trends and risk management strategies.   
• Lead Engagements: Experience of leading business transformation at insurance organisations, either as an internal employee of consultant. Including bringing people together and manager broad groups of stakeholders.  
• Consulting: Experience of delivering consultancy services into enterprise customers, for example use case development, data strategy definition, roadmap definition, customer journey mapping, etc.   
• Senior-level Relationship Management: Track record of building and nurturing relationships with executives, department leads, sponsors aligning with their business goals.   
• Agile delivery: Familiarity with Agile delivery methods, and consulting models tailored to insurance/reinsurance needs.   
   

Capabilities and Strengths   

• Leadership and Gravitas: Strong decision-making and leadership presence, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and represent Ascent at the highest levels.   
• Effective Communicator: Fluent in English; able to simplify complex technical solutions and communicate business value to stakeholders.   
• Customer-Centric Mindset: Passion for delivering high-quality customer experiences and building long-term partnerships.   
• Strategic and Creative Thinker: Innovative in proposing solutions that align with customer needs and business objectives.   

Working at Ascent   

At Ascent, we promote a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in where you work. We also promote well-being and provide access to Wellbeing Coaches. Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we'll support your professional growth through training, certification, regular feedback, and reviews. We offer a fun, supportive, and modern workplace where we live by our values of Empathy, Energy, and Audacity. Ascent also offers a variety of benefits across our countries. We are an equal opportunities employer. We ensure inclusion and belonging through intentional actions, treating no person less favourably due to gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion, or disability. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.