At Johnson Matthey, your work will matter. As an Insurance Lead, you’ll join a world leader in platinum group metals with over 200 years of history. Using advanced metals chemistry, you’ll help tackle the world’s biggest challenges - cutting emissions, powering modern life and supporting life‑saving technologies - by applying, refining and recycling metals that matter for a healthier, more sustainable, circular future.
The role:
As an Insurance Lead, you will help drive our goals by:
• Leading and managing Johnson Matthey’s global insurance programme, including renewals, procurement and policy oversight
• Delivering the insurance strategy aligned to the organisation’s risk profile and business priorities
• Acting as the main point of contact for global insurance matters, building strong relationships with brokers, insurers and internal stakeholders
• Overseeing claims management processes, ensuring effective handling, governance and compliance
• Coordinating insurance data, cost allocation, documentation and reporting to support business decision-making
• Collaborating with Risk and Resilience teams to assess exposures and optimise insurance coverage across the organisation
Key skills that will help you succeed in this role:
• Demonstrable experience managing global insurance programmes within a complex organisation
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and build relationships across functions
• Solid understanding of insurance principles and their alignment with risk and resilience strategies
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to senior stakeholders
• High attention to detail with strong organisational and prioritisation capabilities
• Ability to analyse information, provide practical recommendations and drive implementation
Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!
What we offer:
We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:
• Competitive retirement savings
• Company matched Share Incentive Plan
• Life Assurance, Income Protection and Critical Illness
• Medical plans/health assessments
• Retailer and Wellbeing discounts
• Competitive annual incentive plan
Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!
At JM, inclusivity is central to our values. We create an environment where everyone can thrive, embracing diverse perspectives to tackle challenges and ensure all colleagues feel valued and connected.
For any queries or accessibility requirements, please contact [email protected]. We will work with you to make suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are confidential, and your feedback is welcome to help us provide an accessible and positive recruitment experience.
Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks, early application is advised.
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Skills Required
- Demonstrable experience managing global insurance programmes within a complex organisation
- Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to influence and build relationships across functions
- Solid understanding of insurance principles and alignment with risk and resilience strategies
- Excellent communication skills, including presenting to senior stakeholders
- High attention to detail with strong organisational and prioritisation capabilities
- Ability to analyse information, provide practical recommendations and drive implementation
- Willingness/ability to travel up to 20% and attend London hub two days per week
What We Do
We are Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies. Our customers include many of the world’s leading energy, chemicals and automotive companies. They depend on us to use our cutting-edge science to enable them to decarbonise, reduce harmful emissions and improve their sustainability. With climate change, energy supply and resource scarcity high on the agenda, this work is more critical now than ever before.
