Chief Operations Officer for Strategy and - London, United Kingdom - Aon Corporation

Aon Corporation
Aon Corporation
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London, United Kingdom

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Chief Operations Officer for Strategy and Technology Group:

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Aon are currently recruiting a Global Chief Operations Officer (COO) for Strategy and Technology Group (STG).


The Global STG COO will be primarily responsible for designing, building and implementing the business model for the Strategy and Technology Group in order to support the overall profitable growth objectives.

The Global COO will also lead and maintain oversight of the day-to-day operations, technology, risk and client services organisation across STG.

The role will sit in the STG Executive Committee and in the Global Reinsurance Operating Executive Leadership and report into Global Reinsurance COO (supervisory leader) and Global STG CEO (helix leader)


About Aon:


Headquartered in London, Aon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions.

Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.


Strategy and Technology Group:


Strategy and Technology Group (STG), a division of Aon plc, is a key player who brings together insights and software solutions to help insurer/reinsurer clients make better business decisions.

Through our tailored discovery approach, we deliver highly customized solutions with a focus on exploring profitable opportunities, boosting enterprise efficiency and driving financial health to help our clients build and lead more resilient companies across Property & Casualty and Life.

We aim to solve business goals with holistic, executable solutions for better informed decision making.

Our strategy consulting proposition is at the heart and is underpinned by our technology suite (Tyche, ReMetrica and PathWise) that helps clients deploy capital efficiently and effectively across the enterprise.


About the Role and Key Responsibilities:

The Global COO will be an experienced leader, capable of designing and delivering the successful implementation of the business model across STG.


Key areas of responsibilities:

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Growth strategy and Execution


Support the Global CEO to develop and implement a multi-year growth strategy that drives the overall business objectives, including achieving growth, margin, market share expansion, colleague engagement and client experience targets.

The role involves support for financial budgeting and regular management in line with corporate targets.

There is also a focus on identifying possible M&A targets, undertake DD and implement transactions in alignment with growth strategy.

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Change Management


Be accountable for enabling and driving the transformation and changes needed in support of the Growth Plan, including bringing together different teams and functions.

Support the development of robust cases that will drive additional investment.
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Operating Model


Develop an effective operating model that enables the execution of the growth strategy and an efficient service model, while ensuring the measurement and delivery of operational, growth and other performance metrics to demonstrate progress against achievements.

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Risk Management
Ensure effective processes are embedded across STG to lead business risk within the appetite.

Enable an effective control environment and ensure the business remains compliant with all regulations and corporate policies, and in collaboration with the relevant parts of the firm.

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Innovation


Identify new solutions and partnerships to develop new client propositions and look at improving ways of working both internally and externally.

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People
and Network
Attract, lead, motivate, and retain key talent to deliver the people agenda. Develop a strong internal network with global leaders across Aon and external client and trading partner network.


Essential Skills and Knowledge:


  • Experience in a COO or similar role/function.
  • Experience in change projects implementing process, organisational and technology change.
  • Leadership and influential ability to drive strategic business vision
  • Full understanding of the challenges in developing and delivering technology, including the development lifecycle, and of running a consulting operation.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills with ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationship at a most senior level at external (clients and trading partners) and internal (Aon Reinsurance and Aon global) level
  • Prior experience on delivering business and operating model change.
  • Positive attitude and known problemsolver who anticipates issues and suggest innovative solutions
  • Ability to manage complex programmes, as well as the ability to stay focused on key business initiatives.
  • Extensive experience presenting to executive sponsors and demonstrated communication skills (both written and oral with technical and nontechnical colleagues).
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