Who are we?
We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.
The roleWhat will you be doing?
Purpose: The Strategy Manager is a senior individual contributor responsible for shaping and delivering key elements of Unum UK’s strategy. Working in close partnership with the Strategy & Transformation Director, the role leads high-impact strategic analysis, priority initiatives and executive-ready outputs, including monitoring the external market and generating competitor insight. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy across defined strategic areas, without direct line management responsibility, and plays a key role in enabling the effectiveness and pace of the wider strategy agenda.This role also manages and support various strategic projects working closely with SMEs and leaders.
What will you bring?
About the Role
Unum UK has recently launched a new strategic horizon and is entering an exciting period of transformation. As customer expectations evolve, technology continues to reshape service delivery, and new opportunities emerge across the market, we're looking for a Strategy Manager to help define and drive our future direction.
Working closely with the Strategy & Transformation Director, you'll play a key role in bringing external market insights into the business, identifying emerging trends, opportunities and risks, and supporting senior leaders in making informed, evidence-based strategic decisions.
This is a high-impact role at the heart of Unum UK, offering the opportunity to influence strategic priorities, challenge thinking constructively, and turn complex business issues into clear and actionable recommendations.
What You'll Be Doing
- Monitor and analyse market trends, customer needs, competitor activity and industry developments
- Identify strategic opportunities and potential risks across the business
- Develop evidence-based insights and recommendations to inform business decisions
- Support the creation and delivery of strategic initiatives and transformation programmes
- Partner with senior stakeholders across the organisation to shape future priorities
- Translate complex information into clear, compelling and actionable business cases
- Challenge existing thinking and drive continuous improvement through strategic insight
What We're Looking For
- Experience in a strategy, consulting, transformation or commercial role
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify complex issues
- Proven ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders
- Commercially minded with a naturally curious approach
- Experience working within financial services, insurance, employee benefits, or another regulated B2B environment
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to turn insight into tangible business outcomes
Why Join Unum?
- Generous bonus scheme
- Defined Contribution pension scheme
- Life, medical and income protection insurance
- Access to remote GP services
- Nutrition coaching and personal training support
- Unlimited mental health support
- Medical second opinion service
- 27 days annual leave, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
- Free on-site electric vehicle charging points
Strategy Manager
Location: Dorking or Basingstoke
Working Pattern: Hybrid (2 days per week working from home)
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Why join us?
At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.
As a part of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace, we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions.
If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Company:
Unum UKSkills Required
- Experience in strategy, consulting, transformation, or commercial roles
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to simplify complex issues
- Ability to influence and build credibility with senior stakeholders
- Commercial mindset and curious approach
- Experience in financial services, insurance, employee benefits, or another regulated B2B environment
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to turn insight into tangible business outcomes
Unum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unum and has not been reviewed or approved by Unum.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as starting day one and include medical coverage along with employer-provided life, short-term disability, and long-term disability. On-site amenities like a gym and café are also part of the health-and-extras package in some locations.
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Retirement Support — The retirement offering is positioned as a standout through a high employer 401(k) contribution. This retirement support is repeatedly framed as a key draw within the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is characterized as generous, with additional personal days and company closure days also described. The time-off program is presented as broader than many peers on paper.
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What We Do
Unum is a company of people serving people. A Fortune 500 company, we help millions of people gain affordable access to disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision benefits through the workplace — benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures. Our products and services meet the needs of a diverse workforce that includes four generations, growing ethnic diversity and changing family dynamics. A strong commitment to social responsibility is one of Unum's core values. In fact, we place particular emphasis on contributing to positive change in the communities in which we live and work. Helping our communities become better is a natural extension of the commitment we make each and every day to our customers — to help employers manage their businesses and employees protect their families and livelihoods. We look forward to sharing industry news, community involvement, recognition and other info we hope you find interesting and informative. We encourage your comments and feedback so we can be a valuable resource for you and get to know you a little better.
