Strategy and Corporate Development Senior Analyst / Associate

Full Time Finance Insurance Marketing

Job Description

Role purpose

  • The role is a key member of the Strategy team. This team is responsible for investigating, developing and implementing strategic initiatives including capital raising, developing the medium-term business plan and liaising with external counterparties including investors, advisors and rating agencies
  • The role requires the ability to effectively collaborate across the business including with Risk / Legal / Origination / Investments / Finance / Operations to deliver activities carried out by the strategy team including capital raising, investor relations, new strategic initiatives and other strategic projects.
  • In carrying out the role it is required to apply knowledge and insights concerning the PIC’s overall business activities and how this helps to achieve our purpose and strategic objectives.
  • All roles are expected to deliver strong business outcomes relating to capital, profitability, the Company brand and market reputation whilst achieving positive outcomes to our policyholders, shareholders, and other stakeholders on a consistent basis.
  • Our Company values are expected to be reflected in the delivery and performance of every role.

Specific accountabilities assigned to the role of Strategy Analyst/Associate within the Strategy team:

  • Research and development of strategic initiatives
  • Project management of strategic projects (capital raising / M&A)
  • Liaising and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on strategic projects
  • Supporting annual cycle of external business reporting and investor relations including preparation of annual report and investor presentation
  • Supporting investor relations process with both debt and equity investors including regular and ad-hoc enquiries
  • Liaison with credit rating agencies and supporting annual company credit rating process
  • Takes ownership for their own learning and development in both technical (e.g. data analysis and critical judgement) and non-technical (self-insight and relationship management) skills of Strategy function
  • Supports and takes responsibility for risk management activities within the team.
  • Keeps informed of industry trends, competitor behaviours, market developments, regulatory changes in the public and private sectors, as well as best practices related to the Pension Risk Transfer market by attending industry seminars, reading and sharing relevant published articles.

Requirements

Knowledge

  • Basic understanding of the economic dynamics of the pension risk transfer market and investment management markets
  • Intermediate knowledge of capital raising and/or M&A processes
  • Basic knowledge of strategic analysis approaches and methodologies

Experience

  • Either (i) prior experience in investment banking (M&A or capital markets) or (ii) prior experience of in-house strategy/corporate development ideally in insurance or other financial services sectors with exposure to capital raising and M&A
  • Strategy consulting experience in insurance or asset management is helpful but would need knowledge and understanding of M&A and capital markets processes