Director - Insurance Consulting, Life & Annuities

Preferred Locations – US - Northeast or Midwest

• Established yet entrepreneurial – with over 20 years of success and a proven record on the London Stock Exchange, Alpha offers the stability of an established consultancy with the energy of a fast-growth business.
• Backed by Bridgepoint – as part of one of the world’s leading growth investors, Alpha benefits from strategic investment that fuels innovation, expansion and new offerings – creating even more opportunity for our people.
• Exposure to senior leadership – whether you are in an internal or a client facing role, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from the best of the best – high performers at the top of their game.
• Learning and growth opportunities – we run tailored training to help you be successful, provide you excellent mentorship, and offer up to 5 days paid training time per year. Perhaps the best training though is the experience on the job – as everyone at Alpha has high responsibility and autonomy, you can develop your skillsets quickly.
• Performance-driven culture with real impact – advancement at Alpha is based on impact and capability, not tenure or quotas. You’ll have autonomy and see the tangible difference your ideas and decisions make.

Roles and Responsibilities:

We have a fast-growing team of dedicated consultants with deep experience from working both within the industry and consulting. Successful candidates should expect a diverse range of complex and strategic engagements across the Insurance market. As we continue to expand our client base and expertise, we are looking for individuals to join our team to support our growth journey. Please see below an outline of the responsibilities of the role as well as the requirements.

As a Director, you will be responsible for: 

• Independently managing complex, high-impact client engagements from project design through delivery, ensuring strong client satisfaction
• Developing strategies that help life and annuities carriers achieve their business, operational, and regulatory objectives
• Driving high-quality work products within expected timeframes and budgets
• Analyzing client business needs to identify key issues and develop pragmatic solutions and recommendations
• Monitoring delivery progress, managing risks, and keeping senior stakeholders informed of outcomes and dependencies
• Bringing together diverse stakeholder groups across business, actuarial, operations, technology, and finance functions
• Managing and motivating junior colleagues and supporting their professional development through coaching and mentorship
• Developing and maintaining long-term client relationships within the life and annuities ecosystem
• Identifying and executing appropriate client and vendor relationship-building activities
• Clearly articulating Alpha’s life and annuities capabilities, offerings, and credentials
• Staying abreast of industry trends impacting life and annuities carriers (e.g., retirement solutions, product innovation, regulatory change, technology modernization)
• Making a strong contribution to business development and practice growth
• Undertaking effective account management, including financial oversight and forecasting

We want to hear from people with: 

• 10+ years of proven experience delivering consulting or large-scale change initiatives within life and annuities carriers, retirement providers, or consulting firms serving the insurance sector
• Significant experience with “blue-chip” consulting firms and/or direct industry experience within life insurance, annuities, or retirement services
• Experience delivering Target Operating Model, business process, and/or technology-enabled transformation initiatives across areas such as: Product development and management (Life, Annuities, Retirement), sales, marketing, and distribution (career, independent, broker-dealer, and digital channels), new business and underwriting, policy administration systems (PAS) modernization, in-force management, operations, and servicing, data, analytics, actuarial, and regulatory reporting
• Business development and account management experience, with a proactive interest in growing the Life & Annuities practice
• Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure and articulate complex topics clearly
• Demonstrated ability to build strong client relationships and act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders
• A genuine interest in mentoring and developing junior team members
• Familiarity with key themes in the life and annuities sector, such as retirement income, capital and reserving considerations, regulatory change, and digital transformation

Compensation and Perks:

As part of the Alpha team, you will be rewarded with the following: 

• Competitive salary with annual profit-sharing opportunity 
• 401k matching 
• 25 days of annual paid time off (accrued)
• Supplemented medical, dental and vision coverage 
• Reimbursement for commuting, mobile phone, and home internet expenses 
• North America team-wide training and retreats 
• Sponsorship towards professional certifications / training supported with 5 days of paid training time