Group Strategy Manager

Admiral Group Plc; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Cardiff is seeking a Group Strategy Manager to support strategic initiatives, develop plans, and communicate priorities across the organization. The ideal candidate will hold an MBA and have experience advising senior stakeholders and managing large projects. Benefits include a flexible hybrid work model, 33 days of holiday, and opportunities for share ownership. Join us to shape the future of our growing organization.

Benefits

33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Free shares eligibility after one year of service

Flexible hybrid work model

Qualifications

• Experience working with and advising senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing large scale cross-functional projects.
• Comfortable working with data and technology to support informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior teams on strategic priorities.
• Support transition of new ideas from concept to implementation.
• Prepare reports and recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Experience working with and advising senior stakeholders

Experience managing large scale cross-functional projects

Fluency in one of the operational languages (French, Italian, Spanish)

Education

MBA from a leading business school

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to help shape the future of a FTSE 100 company? Join Admiral’s Group Strategy team and accelerate your path to senior leadership. If you're motivated by making a difference, exploring new ideas, and working across international markets, we’d love to hear from you!

About Us:

As Admiral continues to grow in both size and complexity, we're looking for talented people with the potential to help guide our future. We need leaders who want to make a meaningful impact, and we're committed to helping you achieve just that.

Admiral is a Financial Services company, offering a variety of insurance and lending products. Admiral Group has grown into a successful FTSE 100 company, operating in the UK, France, Italy and Spain. With over 11 million customers, a market cap over £10bn, and 25 consecutive years as a Great Place to Work, we’re proud of our people-first culture and forward-looking growth.

Your Role

As a Group Strategy Manager, reporting into our Head of Group Strategy, and sponsored by our Group CEO, Milena Mondini, you’ll play a key role in supporting our Group strategy - placing culture and customer experience at the heart of everything we do. Our 3 core focus areas include scaling our business, enhancing our data utilisation and speed of delivery to customers, and amplifying our Admiral DNA.

This programme bridges the gap between strategic thinking and hands-on delivery, preparing you for a future role in leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior teams to support a wide range of strategic priorities across the Group
• Support the transition of new ideas from concept to full-scale implementation, working across various products and new ventures
• Pick up on ad-hoc projects assigned by our Group CEO
• Bring an entrepreneurial and innovative approach to your work
• Develop plans, gather and analyse data, solve problems, and offer recommendations for strategic and operational initiatives
• Work with teams across the Group to communicate our strategy and priorities, and how they connect to each business area
• Help prepare reports and recommendations from concept to implementation, and present them to senior stakeholders (including the Group Board)

Location

This role is based at our HQ in Cardiff, UK, although we work on a flexible hybrid model meaning you won’t need to be in the office every day.

There will also be potential opportunities in Paris, Rome, and Seville. For roles outside the UK, we may consider direct placements outside the programme.

We’re looking for

• MBA from a leading business school
• Experience working with and advising senior stakeholders
• Experience managing large scale cross-functional projects

Desirable Skills and Qualities

• Comfortable working with data and technology to support informed decision-making
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to take initiative while working collaboratively
• Enthusiastic and proactive approach to making things happen
• Interest in working across our international operations
• Fluency in one of our operational languages (French, Italian, Spanish)

We’re on the hunt for future CEOs

curious minds, strategic thinkers, fast learners, and bold problem-solvers ready to shape the future of industry.

Ready to help shape Admiral’s future? Apply now and take the first step toward a high-impact career in strategy and leadership.

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow and Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we\'ve been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.

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