Jobs at Howden Re

Lead and govern end-to-end international payroll across multiple countries and outsourced providers, ensuring accurate, compliant processing. Manage providers, reconciliations, reporting, audits and payroll-related projects. Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal to address legislative change and risk. Drive standardisation, automation and integrations for acquisitions/expansion, coach payroll team members, and ensure data integrity and GDPR compliance.

Provide third-line support for Workday Financials and T&E, manage changes and testing, support deployments and release testing, liaise with project teams and third-party partners, train new users, and maintain audit-ready configuration and processes for global finance operations.

Manage the effectiveness of delegated underwriting operations, ensuring binder governance, FCA compliance, bordereaux accuracy, claims and finance reconciliation, supplier and system change management, and cross-functional coordination with underwriting, finance, compliance and capacity providers.

Serve as trusted advisor to the Group Chief Data Officer to shape and deliver data, analytics and AI strategy. Coordinate business planning, budgeting, vendor management, governance, transformation initiatives, acquisition integrations, and executive communications. Build reporting, track outcomes, and foster a global data community to accelerate value from data and AI.

Sell commercial insurance to B2B clients by prospecting, building relationships, and winning new business. Develop market presence via networking, marketing and community engagement, provide consultative advice on products and solutions, and work with the Branch Manager to meet branch objectives.

Manage complex property, liability and business interruption claims for renewable energy, provide technical oversight and mentoring, engage clients/brokers/insurers, negotiate resolutions, ensure compliant processes and reporting, and drive operational improvements.

Manage group consolidation and external reporting for monthly management accounts, quarterly and annual statements. Prepare consolidation journals, perform analytical reviews and balance sheet reconciliations, assess IFRS 15 revenue recognition, support M&A accounting and onboarding, assist with year-end statutory accounts and audits, and coordinate with divisions to improve reporting quality and meet deadlines.

Lead marketing strategy for Financial Institutions and D&O practices: advise senior stakeholders, create thought leadership, run integrated campaigns, manage budgets and timelines, coach a two-person team, and use performance insight to improve market positioning and growth.

Sell commercial insurance to B2B clients by prospecting, building relationships, and working with the Branch Manager to meet targets. Drive new business through marketing, networking, community engagement, and consultative client meetings. Advise on products and solutions, identify opportunities, and pursue paths to close while developing professionally.

Develop and win new B2B commercial insurance business by building long-term client relationships, networking, and community engagement. Advise clients consultatively on products and solutions, identify opportunities, collaborate with the Branch Manager to meet targets, and pursue professional development.

Sell commercial insurance to B2B clients by winning new business, building long-term relationships, and developing market presence through networking, marketing and client meetings. Work consultatively with clients and the Branch Manager to advise on products and identify opportunities to achieve branch objectives.

Provide executive and administrative support to the Protection team, manage diaries, coordinate meetings, and oversee case management activities, ensuring compliance and effective client communication.

Provide end-to-end operational support for M&A insurance transactions, managing documentation, recordkeeping, invoicing and payments, and client/broker communication. Ensure compliance with internal procedures, maintain accurate company system records, monitor post-completion deliverables, assist due diligence, and guide junior team members to deliver high-quality, timely transaction execution.

Provide pragmatic UK employment law advice to HR and business leaders across disciplinaries, grievances, restructures, exits, restrictive covenants, TUPE and tribunal/high court litigation support. Draft and update contracts, settlement agreements and policies, partner with HR, manage external counsel, and train stakeholders on employment law developments.

Provide insurance advice to consumer and small commercial clients, build relationships, listen to client needs, and design tailored insurance solutions. Receive on-the-job training, pursue industry qualifications, and progress into sales or leadership roles while supporting clients across varied niche insurance areas.

Lead and standardize international cyber claims across global offices (outside UK/US). Develop and implement strategy, manage major incidents, embed best practices, build local capability, provide technical guidance and training, support tenders and business development, drive claims data initiatives, and collaborate with underwriting, wordings, and global cyber teams.

Lead global brand implementation and governance across a federated organisation. Maintain and evolve brand identity systems and mentorship, enable consistent application at scale, manage approvals and compliance, work with internal and external creative partners, and influence stakeholders across regions and functions. Balance multiple priorities and projects while providing strategic and practical brand direction.

Provide hands-on HR generalist support and strategic business partnering for international offices. Advise on multi-jurisdictional employment law, manage cross-border employee relations, support international recruitment and onboarding, lead HR projects (policy harmonisation, restructures, TUPE), and use HR data to drive improvements. Build relationships with local HR, legal, finance and deliver consistent HR processes as the international business scales.

Provide high-level PA support to three senior legal leaders: manage complex diaries and inboxes, prepare and proof legal documents, coordinate travel and external counsel, process invoices and e-billing, track actions and deadlines, assist with meetings and recruitment/onboarding, maintain confidentiality, and use document/matter management and collaboration tools.

Provide high-level executive support to two senior legal leaders, managing complex diaries, inboxes, international travel, documents, meetings and confidential legal matters; coordinate legal operations tasks including e-billing, matter management, committee papers, onboarding, and cross-team coverage.