iCON – Internal Management Consultant

Zurich Insurance Group – iCON

 

Are you looking to launch a career where you can develop consulting skills and insurance/risk/financial services expertise while supporting the implementation of strategic priorities? Do you want to play a key role in the strategic development of a global company that offers you opportunities beyond consulting? Are you a bright, open-minded and results-oriented person with leadership skills who wants to be part of an international and diverse team?

                       

Then join us!

 

As an iCON Consultant, you will help identify and shape the problem to be solved, generate hypotheses on potential solutions, build insights that test those hypotheses whether through data analytics, business partner interviews, or other, and synthesize results to effectively communicate options and recommendations that drive impact. This work will be collaborative, requiring professionalism in engagement of colleagues of various tenures from across the organization. You will independently deliver assigned project tasks and present materials to project manager.

 

Zurich Insurance Group

 

We are a financial services provider whose core businesses are General Insurance and Life Insurance. With total premiums of over $67 billion, we achieved a net profit of over $4.5 billion in 2016. Our customers range from the majority of Fortune’s Global 100 companies to all sizes of commercial enterprises, plus individuals.  Headquartered in Zurich (Switzerland), we have a global network of subsidiaries and offices serving 170 countries.

 

Internal Consulting – iCON

 

Zurich Internal Consulting (iCON) is the internal management consulting service provider supporting Zurich in key strategic and operational projects. iCON consists of senior professionals from top management consulting firms with extensive experience in strategic projects and experienced professionals from leading insurance companies, as well as graduates from premier MBA programs and undergraduate universities, and as such represents a talent pool for management roles within Zurich.

We support Zurich’s global business segments to help them reach their strategic goals, operating out of hubs in Chicago and Zurich.

 

Who we are looking for

 

We are looking for a Consultant. We encourage you to apply to iCON if you have strong academic credentials (detailed below) and an interest in expanding your career in consulting. We expect open-minded personalities with strong leadership potential and interpersonal skills, eager to work in an international environment.

 

Required Basic Qualifications

 

·         Bachelors Degree and 2 or more years experience in the Analyst area

OR

·         Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Sciences, Finance, or Economics and 0 years of experience

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

·         Exceptional analytics and problem solving skills

·         Ability to communicate complex concepts verbally and in writing

·         Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting

·         Results oriented

·         Fluent in Spanish or Portuguese

·         Business Travel, as required (approx. 15%-30%)

 

What iCON offers you:

·         A diverse, high-profile team, working in an international business environment

·         Leadership opportunities in high-performing teams that drive impact for our business partners

·         The opportunity to coach and mentor earlier-tenured, high-performing colleagues

·         A chance to develop projects on a broad range of topics from strategy to implementation

·         Exposure to Zurich’s Top Management and the opportunity to shape their agenda

·         The opportunity to strengthen insurance expertise and enhance your thought leadership