National Strategic Risk Advisory Practice Leader

Marsh Advisory is seeking a **National Strategic Risk Advisory Practice Leader **to join our team in Canada.

**What can you expect?**

Marsh Advisory provides clients with strategic advice and innovative solutions across a wide range of insurable and non-insurable risks. Marsh Advisory offers bespoke solutions designed to meet clients’ risk management objectives, and overall business goals. Using industry-leading data and analytics, we evaluate exposures and risk management program gaps, helping clients determine their return on investment and make informed decisions about program adjustments and direction. In short, Marsh Risk Consulting helps companies change their risk profiles so they can improve resiliency, reduce claims, and minimize costs.

As the Marsh Advisory National Strategic Risk Advisory Practice Leader, you will be responsible for managing the strategy across Canada, developing a high performing consulting team, project management and project delivery. In this critical leadership role, you will collaborate with Industry Practice Leaders and Consultants nationally and be a member of the Advisory Executive Leadership team.

**What is in it for you?**
- A company with a strong Brand and strong results to match.
- Culture of internal mobility, collaboration, and valued partnership with HR from the business.
- Employee Resource Groups, which provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer and mentoring opportunities and interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations.
- Competitive pay (salary and bonus), Full benefits package - starting day one (medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance, stock purchase plan, generous match AND contribution to our retirement plan).
- Generous Parental Leave and Tuition Reimbursement plan per year.

**We will count on you to**:

- Drive growth of the Strategic Risk practice and identify broader opportunities for other Advisory practices including development of cross practice opportunities.
- Take a long-range, broad approach to problem-solving and decision-making by analyzing and planning ahead to increase efficiency of practice.
- Lead proposal development initiatives.
- Co-operate with other firm practice units and uses an interdisciplinary approach to cross sell to identify and act on client opportunities across service lines and industries.
- Lead, coach and support team members/peers in meeting expectations to promote a working-learning environment.
- Mentor and develop a team of consultants; engage in talent reviews. Provide candid, timely and constructive feedback/appraisals.
- Manage the P&L and drive profitable growth.
- Engage in external speaking engagements.
- Engage with Marsh Client Executives to ensure Advisory value and services and fully understood

**What you need to have**:

- 10+ years of experience in a consulting environment with insurance risk knowledge.
- Knowledge of commercial insurance lines.
- Strong selling and execution skills with a successful track record of new business growth.
- Collaborative style with the ability to lead through influence.
- Demonstrated success leading a team and/or practice.
- Insurance Broker License (or willingness to acquire upon joining).

**What makes you stand out**:

- Experience with Strategic Risk Management, including Enterprise Risk, Cyber Risk, Business Continuity and Resilience, as well as risk analytics and insurance risk financing design
- Familiarity with ESG and Climate Risk as assets
- Ability to conduct business in both English and French is an asset
- Ability to present, and advise on, complex risk issues at the Executive level
- Ability to identify multi-dimensional client issues and leverage internal expertise to develop integrated risk management solutions

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.