Senior Consultant, Insurance

Are you ready to make an impact? West Monroe is currently seeking a Senior Consultant with Insurance and Consulting experience to join our Chicago office.   West Monroe is currently seeking an Experienced Consultant with Insurance and Consulting experience to join our Chicago office. Our Insurance practice is a growing team focused on business and technology projects to transform brokers and carriers and help them adopt to market demands. We assist our clients by developing operating models and cost optimization strategies, while also implementing technology, platforms, data and analytics tools, and supporting the related change management. The role will involve applying knowledge and experience to tailor solutions, helping our clients gain a competitive advantage in their markets. You will help business and technology executives solve key problems within the financial services industry, begin mentoring junior consultants, while building the practice and your career at one of the best places to work.   Responsibilities:   Client Delivery:    Work directly with clients to implement processes and technology that support business value and process efficiency across business and technical functions   Work closely with the business owners to create new business processes   Facilitate client workshops focused on future state of the Insurance Industry, design future state business process and requirements   Support detailed requirements gathering   Lead package evaluations against industry leading practices in the Insurance Industry   Interface with all levels of management both internally and at client sites   Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.   Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.   Project Management:   Develop client-ready communications to facilitate decision making, communicate status, mitigate risk or resolve issues   Participate in the creation of project related deliverables such as project plans, implementation plans, communication plans, and financial models   Work closely with engagement management to reduce project risk   Work closely with members of WMP as well as our clients to quickly establish highly functioning joint project teams   Business and Practice Development:    Participate in the business development process by assisting in the development of project approaches and proposals   Participate in the practice development process by assisting in the development of tools, methodologies and techniques used by WMP in on client assignments.   Qualifications:   Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required   At least 4+ years of experience in a team based consulting environment and working directly with external clients demonstrating an understanding of the operations on the insurance industry   At least 2 years of experience in one of the following processes specific to organizational transformation, process improvement, product development, managing teams and work streams, etc.   Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, display excellent judgment, and work productively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment   Strong organizational skills, detail oriented, and the ability to hand multiple priorities   Ability to develop a sense of urgency and respond appropriately   Experience working in a collaborative team environment on large initiatives   Strong communication skills to be able to work with clients and present to C-level executives   Good presentation skills and business development skills; able to assist in selling work to clients   Experience in developing work plans, project scopes, pricing estimates   Strong project management and leadership skills to manage and drive concurrent small to large projects for one team   Good interpersonal, written and oral communications skills as well as customer relations and the ability to travel   A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives   Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.   A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives   Ability to travel to client-site 30-50%   Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can  vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see  table below). Information on our competitive total rewards package,  including our bonus structure and benefits is  here . Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography,  experience, skills, education, and internal equity. Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan,  purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to  receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off  and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.  Seattle or Washington, D.C. $121,800 — $143,300 USD Los Angeles $127,600 — $150,200 USD New York City or San Francisco $133,400 — $157,000 USD A location not listed above $116,000 — $136,500 USD   Other consultancies talk at you. At West Monroe, we work with you. 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