Role Profile

Experience

Must have: Min 2-3 years’ experience within the Financial Services industry, which typically could include the following areas: Wealth (Life, Pensions or Investments), General Insurance (personal or commercial lines), FinTech or similar providers.

• Ambition, drive with a willingness to learn
• A positive attitude to all tasks
• Tenacity and resilience
• Ability to manage pressure and manage multiple priorities
• Ability to work a min of 3 days a week from Southampton and prepared to travel nationally based on client demand

Desirable but not essential:-

• 2 years of working within a change environment or on change programmes
• Degree educated
• Financial Services qualification
• Change related qualification

What you will accomplish during the Academy

• Attain competency in various modules (covering areas in Business Analysis, Project Management, industry knowledge including wealth & Insurance and soft skills) throughout the programme in line with the Academy Framework.
• Work on a broad range of challenging projects that have a significant impact on our clients, including regulatory and strategic projects across both business and tech, in various client functions.
• Contributing across the team, collaborating with colleagues to build trusting relationships and support the delivery of engagements.
• Support engagements in various ways such as conducting market analysis, running workshops, mapping processes, leading workstreams, engaging with SME’s and stakeholders on project progress.
• Lead or contribute to internal projects, aligned to the Simplify strategy gaining experience in a safe environment to supplement client work and personal development.
• Expand tool kit, through coaching and training from our experienced team of practitioners across all core areas of consultancy from technical to soft skills.
• Receive coaching development on increasing capability for interpersonal skills such as presenting, effective communication, managing stakeholders, difficult conversations & problem solving.
• Provide thought leadership and insight based on knowledge, experience and research of wealth / insurance, technology, products and processes.
• Involvement in Simplify’s corporate social responsibilities, including charity fund raising activities.
• Study for and attain qualifications in your chosen specialism, typically Project Management or Business Analysis within first two years.