Senior Strategy Consultant

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. 

Join us and play your part in something special!

Do you have a background in Strategy? Come and work with our Global Strategy team here at Markel.

We're looking for a Senior Strategy Consultant to join our US Strategy team. You'll collaborate directly with our senior business leaders to develop strategy and bring fresh, innovative thinking to the table in pursuit of our global ambitions. As a Senior Strategy Consultant, you’ll play a pivotal role in providing support and analysis on projects that ensure we stay ahead of the competition and grow our market leadership. In short, we serve as the internal consulting firm to the senior leadership team.

Our team is friendly, ambitious, respected and highly visible across the company, especially with senior leadership. We pride ourselves on a flat team structure that provides opportunities for team members to shape and own their projects, with strong growth opportunities both within the team and the wider business.

What you’ll be doing:

• Contributing to continuous development of the overall strategy for Markel’s US insurance platform and corporate shared services
• Providing thought leadership to our business partners on a broad range of business-critical topics, from product and growth strategies to operational and organizational challenges and opportunities
• Owning end-to-end projects, crafting insightful presentations that summarize analysis and presenting them to groups of senior leaders to influence decision making
• Conducting market research, identifying and monitoring industry trends and competitive analysis
• Building strong relationships with specific business leaders to help them develop and grow their divisions
• Supporting the Executive Committee with ad hoc requests in a timely, accurate and insightful way
• Ensuring seamless project delivery through strong project management skills  

Our must haves:

• Relevant experience: Experience in management consulting or similar in-house role (insurance experience not required, but the candidate should be prepared to embrace a learning curve on day one)
• Problem solving ability: High proficiency in and passion for problem solving; ability to identify business challenges and opportunities, break these into logical and manageable components to think creatively about solutions
• Strong communication skills: Comfortable engaging with senior leaders, and able to effectively challenge the status quo to shift the way of thinking

• Organizational skills: Strong time management skills with the ability to deliver on multiple, varied projects simultaneously. Ability to operate with tight deadlines and sometimes limited information

Location: Must be willing and able to travel to Richmond, VA periodically 

US Work Authorization

• US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Pay information:

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The national salary range for Senior Strategy Consultant position is $80-110K with a 25% bonus potential.  

Who we are: 

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. 

 

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better 

 

We enjoy the everyday | We think further 

 

What’s in it for you: 

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.  

• We offer competitive ben