Senior Integrations Manager [Insurance M&A]

London 

Hybrid, two days in office / remote East Coast

Permanent / full-time 

We are a fast-growing global reinsurance speciality company servicing the insurance markets of Lloyd’s, Europe and North America.

To develop our integrations capability, we are looking for our first Senior Integrations Manager to lead the successful transition of acquired insurance portfolios and entities into the business. 

Reporting to the Head of Business Integration, you will own the delivery of complex integration programmes from deal completion through to business-as-usual, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and aligned to commercial objectives. You will also play a key role in supporting transactions before completion through operational due diligence, integration planning and target operating model design.

• Lead the end-to-end transition and integration of acquired portfolios and legal entities from deal close to BAU.
• Own integration delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve agreed milestones and timelines.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, clients and senior leadership throughout each integration.
• Develop and manage integration plans, governance structures, steering committee, and risk and issue management.
• Ensure operational delivery remains aligned with the commercial objectives of each transaction.
• Support pre-deal operational due diligence by assessing risks, execution challenges and operational impacts.
• Work with functional leaders to develop target operating models and validate operational cost assumptions.
• Translate due diligence findings into practical and deliverable integration plans.
• Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and enhancing integration methodologies and playbooks.

• Right to work in this location
• Experience within (re)insurance or financial services, involving acquisitions, portfolio transfers or post-deal integrations.
• Proven experience delivering complex integration & transition programmes within an M&A environment
• Strong understanding of insurance operations, including areas such as Claims, Actuarial, Finance, Treasury, Reinsurance and Data.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to balance operational delivery against deal economics.
• Excellent programme management, planning and governance skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence senior leaders, including C-suite executives and external clients.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver results without direct line management authority.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience preparing executive-level presentation & updates.
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments with competing priorities.
• Contributing positively to our culture and values. 

Compre is a global speciality reinsurance company that offers capital and liability solutions to its clients, providing them with the certainty they need on their portfolios. We are known for being trusted partners to the market and for having a team of experts who collaborate and maintain discipline in underwriting, ensuring a differentiated client experience. 

 

As an ambitious business, we are focused on building depth, breadth, and diversity in the talent across our business to be future-ready. Our clients' needs evolve as the market changes, which is why we continuously invest in areas such as data and technology. This way, we can serve current and future clients' needs with scalable and new technology, delivered by our growing agile Data and Technology team. 

 

 

At Compre, we offer a range of benefits and team engagement events and provide a supportive environment for learning and growth. We are intent upon building a great business, and over the last few years, we have expanded our markets across Europe, Lloyd's, and North America. Our team is based in Bermuda, Finland, Germany, Malta, UK and the US.

 

To keep our globally dispersed team connected, we have various employee resource groups, including Wellbeing, DEI, COMMS and Engagement. 

 

We invest in our people and offer learning and development opportunities for leaders and employees to build confidence and grow their skill sets. We value teamwork, authenticity, and innovation, and provide a space for these behaviours to bloom at Compre.

Make an impact in a collaborative environment with some of the best talent in the industry, while enjoying:

 

·        competitive salary & annual bonus

·        a health & wellbeing subsidy (£20 per month) (from Day 1)

·        a generous pension (eligible after probationary period)

·        private healthcare from BUPA and a Healthcare Cash Plan from Medicash (from Day 1)

·        life assurance (from Day 1)

·        income protection (from Day 1)

·        25 days annual leave (from Day 1)

·        cycle to work scheme (from Day 1)

·        season ticket loan (interest free) (eligible after probationary period)

·        electric vehicle scheme (eligible after probationary period)

·        EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) (from Day 1)

·        learning/study support and reimbursement for professional memberships

·        hybrid working

·        employee socials and recognition programme