Business Manager to Chief Investor Relations and Strategy Officer

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Direct Line Group Full time
Job Title: Business Manager to Chief Investor Relations and Strategy Officer

At Direct Line Group, we're a customer-obsessed market powerhouse, combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field. Our vision is to create a world where insurance is personal, inclusive, and a force for good. We're recruiting for a Business Manager to support our Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Officer, Dhruv Gahlaut, in executing the Group strategy and investor relations activity.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide strategic-level support in managing business operations, implementing strategies, and overseeing key projects.
  • Work closely with the Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Officer and their Leadership Team to develop and execute the strategy and initiatives.
  • Coordinate business initiatives to ensure they're joined up, encouraging simplicity and identifying and removing any blockers.
  • Monitor industry trends, regulatory guidance, and competitor activities, bringing the outside in.
  • Ensure Investor Relations activity is completed to a high standard, including supporting the preparation of content for external results announcements, investor relations roadshow planning and coordination.
  • Work closely with finance and assist the Leadership Team in preparing and managing budgets, forecasting financial performance, identifying cost efficiencies, and ensuring that financial goals are met.
  • Review the supporting material for the announcements, presentations, investor packs, annual report, press releases, etc.
Requirements:
  • Current or recent experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), External Reporting, Equity Research (covering insurance), or Investor Relations within an insurance plc or Lloyd's of London insurer.
  • Strong financial analysis experience, with the ability to understand the key financial drivers of a business.
  • Analytical skills to not only gather and summarise data but also help find solutions to project challenges.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate and present information to a wide range of senior internal and external contacts and prepare materials for such audiences.
  • Discretion, tact, and assertiveness, with the ability to influence and manage relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
  • Proactive and self-led, with the personal resilience to work under conflicting priorities and pressures, requiring flexibility and adaptability in working approach.
What We Offer:
  • Flexible and generous annual leave.
  • 9% employer contribution into your pension - regardless of whether or not you pay into the pension plan.
  • Annual bonus - dependent on personal and company performance.
  • Free private medical cover for you.
  • 50% off home, motor, and pet insurance.
  • Free travel insurance and free Green Flag breakdown cover.
  • Life assurance.
  • Income protection.
  • Access to company car and cycle to work schemes.
  • Retail discounts to your everyday shopping needs.


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