Associate Partner - Insurance

Associate Partner

Actionist is a premier business consultancy that serves leading companies in financial services, consumer/retail, institutional investing, business services, and technology across the functions of strategic planning, growth management, organizational enablement, investment support, and business transformation. Our insurance practice serves carriers, distributors, and technology and service providers across the Property & Casualty and Life & Annuities segments.

Actionist's client mission is to create more impact, on a pound-for-pound basis, than any other consulting firm. We pride ourselves on our culture of collaboration and deep partnerships with executives and investment professionals to find the right answer, create pragmatic recommendations, and execute a winning strategy. Actionist operates with a nimbleness and efficiency that makes consulting accessible at every stage of the growth journey and maximizes clients' return on consulting investment.

Actionist's talent mission is to accelerate and enrich the careers of our team members. We do so through distinctive training and coaching, intellectually stimulating engagements, cultivating an entrepreneurial environment, and enabling a travel light model.

Job description:

Associate Partners are senior client service leaders who own the end-to-end success of Actionist's client engagements, including both client service and client development initiatives. This role pairs deep insurance expertise with proven consulting leadership: owning complex, multi-workstream engagements, building trust-based relationships with C-suite and Board-level executives, and driving the growth of Actionist's financial services practice through new and expanded client relationships. Associate Partners bring a point of view grounded in real insurance industry experience, mentor Engagement Managers, Associates, and Analysts, and take a leading role in business development and practice building.

Responsibilities

• Own overall project delivery and Engagement Manager mentorship across insurance engagements, spanning strategy, growth, operations, and transformation work
• Serve as the primary client advisor to senior executives and Boards, translating complex insurance industry dynamics into pragmatic, actionable recommendations
• Lead and grow Actionist's insurance client relationships, drawing on established industry connections to originate new engagements
• Shape proposals, scope engagements, and lead business development efforts across the insurance sector, in partnership with firm leadership
• Direct and quality control the research, analysis, and financial modeling produced by engagement teams
• Recruit, mentor, and develop Engagement Managers, Associates, and Analysts, contributing to their growth toward future leadership roles
• Build Actionist's insurance practice more broadly, contributing to thought leadership, recruiting, and internal capability building

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience, including at least 3 to 5 years at a tier-one strategy consulting firm (McKinsey, Bain, BCG) as well as experience at the Associate Partner (or equivalent) level
• Deep insurance industry expertise; has led at least 5-10 insurance consulting engagements with demonstrated depth in Property & Casualty insurance; familiarity with Life & Annuities is a plus
• Outstanding executive presence, with experience advising C-suite and Board-level stakeholders; excellent presentation skills, including strong verbal and written communications
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with experience overseeing research, financial models, and data analysis in service of executive-level recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop multi-level teams across complex, ambiguous problems
• Proven track record of development new client relationships and contributing to business development opportunities that lead to successful client engagements, particularly in the insurance industry
• Strong entrepreneurial drive with excitement to contribute to the growth of the firm
• Proven thought leadership within the insurance industry including production and syndication/publication of knowledge
• Distinctive record of success in past professional and academic endeavors
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, JD, PhD) from a top-tier institution preferred

Compensation

The base salary range for this role is $240,000 to $300,000 USD per year, plus the opportunity to earn a significant performance-based bonus. Total compensation is competitive with tier-one firms.