Arthur Recruitment
Data & AI Strategy Manager
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Data & AI Strategy Manager
Location: London, Hybrid
Sector: Insurance
The Opportunity
We are partnering with a leading global insurance organisation to appoint a Data & AI Strategy & Value Senior Manager into its Group Data function.
Sitting at the intersection of Data, AI, business strategy, technology, and transformation, you will help shape the organisation’s enterprise Data & AI direction, align priorities across multiple divisions, and provide oversight of a significant portfolio of strategic investment.
You will play a central role within the Group Data function, with responsibility for:
- Shaping and refreshing the enterprise Data & AI strategy, working across Group and divisional leadership.
- Translating strategic objectives into clear priorities, OKRs, and measurable business outcomes.
- Aligning Data & AI priorities across multiple business divisions and functions.
- Leading the development of business cases for major Data & AI investments, clearly articulating benefits, costs, and expected value.
- Establishing frameworks for value realisation, benefits tracking, and investment assurance across the Data & AI portfolio.
- Providing oversight of strategic initiatives, identifying execution risks, and challenging where programmes are not delivering expected outcomes.
- Ensuring Data & AI investment and value creation is clearly communicated at Board, Executive, and senior leadership level.
- Partnering with Heads of Data, Technology, Transformation, and senior business stakeholders to drive alignment and execution.
- Influencing enterprise-wide outcomes within a complex, matrixed organisation without relying on formal authority.
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You will ideally bring:
- Significant experience in Data Strategy, AI Strategy, Data Transformation, or Data & AI Portfolio Strategy.
- Experience shaping or contributing to enterprise-level Data and/or AI strategies.
- Strong experience across value realisation, benefits tracking, investment assurance, and business case development.
- Previous experience within the insurance industry, with an understanding of areas such as underwriting, broking, claims, and wider insurance operations.
- A combination of experience within a major consulting environment and an in-house industry role.
- Experience operating across large, complex, and highly regulated organisations.
- The ability to align multiple divisions and senior stakeholders around a common strategy and set of priorities.
- Strong commercial judgement and the ability to challenge whether Data & AI programmes are delivering genuine enterprise value.
- Experience preparing strategy papers, investment cases, and materials for Executive and Board-level audiences.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
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