Job Description
This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our New York City or Norwalk, CT offices Aon is in the business of better decisions At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed. What The Day Will Look Like The Associate Director - Strategy and Execution (S&E) plays a pivotal role in shaping, driving, and operationalising Aon’s Facultative growth agenda across the United States. Acting as a strategic advisor, connector, and execution catalyst, this role ensures that global Facultative strategy, priorities, and frameworks are translated into actionable, measurable, and regionally relevant outcomes. The leader partners closely with US regional leadership, line of business leaders, and global S&E partners to build and deliver coherent growth strategies, enable disciplined execution across key initiatives, and embed consistent ways of working that accelerate commercial impact. Key Responsibilities Partner with the US leadership teams to define and refine the strategic direction for the US Facultative business. Translate the global Facultative strategic imperatives into region specific priorities, ensuring full alignment with US Reinsurance growth plans. Assess market trends, client needs, and competitive positioning to inform strategic focus areas and investment decisions. Establish and maintain governance structures that enable disciplined execution and strong accountability across strategic initiatives. Coordinate annual and quarterly business planning cycles, including objective setting, progress tracking, and performance reviews. Partner with global S&E to ensure consistent application of frameworks, tools, and success metrics. Lead the regional execution roadmap for Facultative critical initiatives, ensuring projects are well-defined, resourced, and delivered on time with measurable outcomes. Drive cross functional delivery by coordinating with Broking, Product, Data & Analytics, ABS, Finance, People, Legal & Compliance, and other support functions. Remove barriers to progress, call out risks, and ensure strong decision making cadence. Serve as the strategic connector between the US Facultative business, regional specialty lines and global S&E teams. Align US priorities with enterprise wide initiatives, including cross pillar programs, client experience enhancements, and global capability builds. Promote consistency of messaging and approach across US offices and Facultative subsegments. Partner with Data & Analytics and business leadership to create transparency into performance drivers, indicators, trading dynamics, and growth opportunities. Use analytics and insights to support decision making, prioritisation, and course correction across initiatives. Provide structured reporting to US leadership, global S&E, and executive partners. Skills And Experience That Will Lead To Success Bachelor's degree in Business, Risk Management, a related field or equivalent years of industry experience 2+ years of experience working in Commercial Insurance, Reinsurance, Financial Data, Project Management or a related field Deep understanding of Facultative Reinsurance, the US marketplace, and client needs. Proven track record leading or supporting critical initiatives within a complex global organisation. Demonstrated ability to partner with senior leadership and cross functional teams. Experience with disciplined execution frameworks, change management, or transformation programs strongly preferred. Strong project and program leadership, including governance, structuring, and change management. Natural connector with the ability to drive alignment across regions, functions, and solution lines. Data driven orientation with ability to interpret insights and guide decision making. Success Measures Delivery of US aligned growth initiatives on time and with measurable commercial impact. Clarity, adoption, and consistency of S&E frameworks across US Facultative teams. Improved connectivity between US and global Facultative strategies, processes, and messaging. Strong leadership feedback on effectiveness, influence, and ability to simplify complexity. Enhanced visibility and performance insights enabling better prioritisation and decision-making. Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but n