Strategy & Change Specialist

Our organisation

Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning of 200 years, offering Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance, and is also engaged in reinsurance activities. As an international insurance company, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long-term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors. Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. It represents a staff force of about 50,000 people and reported annual inflows of over EUR 18.5 billion in 2024.

Ageas aims to be a Great place to Grow for all its people, while always staying true to its four values: care, share, deliver and dare. Ageas strives to create a truly inclusive company – attracting the most talented people and offering a working environment where everyone feels they belong, collaborates to achieve our common ambitions and is recognized for their contribution. Ageas encourages its people to think and act differently, to speak up, to be themselves and to contribute their individual skills. For Ageas, diversity and inclusion is a business imperative, providing us with the foundation to achieve sustainable business results across different markets.

Ageas has been re-certified as Top Employer in 2026.

The vibrant Ageas Corporate Centre in Brussels is home to a variety of Group level functions including, amongst others, Risk, Finance, Legal & Compliance, Investor Relations, Human Resources, Strategy, Business Development and Corporate Communications. It sets out the long term strategy for Ageas and coordinates numerous initiatives across the Group to help realise the strategic ambitions. The Corporate Centre also facilitates knowledge and skills sharing amongst its local operating entities and JV's, creating strong connections and leveraging on local strengths. It represents the Ageas Group towards external parties, managing relations with analysts, retail and institutional investors, regulators, rating agencies and the media.

Your function

Your main responsibilities are:

• New Strategy Cycle Design: Oversee the design of the new strategy cycle by bringing together various teams and entities, facilitating seamless collaboration and involvement, and serving as the primary contact for consultants when required.

• Portfolio Reviews: Carry out yearly portfolio review of the Operating Entities from both market and financial perspectives, offering strategic recommendations to ensure holding portfolio remains resilient for the future.

• Strategic Assessments: Perform comprehensive research and analysis of key strategic challenges and opportunities among Group entities (e.g. entry to new domains/capabilities, changing distribution dynamics) and develop detailed assessment blueprints outlining potential strategic options.
• Trend monitoring and strategic foresight: Identify and track emerging trends that influence the future of insurance, conduct deep dives, organize relevant community events involving Group entities, and integrate long-term perspectives into decision-making processes.
• Market & Competitor Insights: Monitor market developments within the insurance sector and among designated peers and develop benchmarks for targeted domains.

• M&A Transaction Support: Evaluate M&A opportunities for strategic fit, provide strategy input on deals, and work with teams across M&A, Finance, IR, and Legal in a fast-paced setting.

• Project management & PMO: Set change projects' scope, design frameworks, oversee delivery with cross-functional teams, prepare governance materials, identify risks and mitigations, and facilitate strategic discussions

Your profile

• You hold a university degree, preferably in economics, finance, or business administration.
• You have 5-7 years' experience in strategy and business development functions, preferably in the financial services industry, and/or in strategy consultancy with a focus on the insurance sector.
• You have a good knowledge of the international insurance market, including a well-developed understanding of the dynamics of the financial services industry.
• You possess strong project management and cross-functional coordination skills, apply PMO best practices and master stakeholder management.
• You have excellent written/oral communication and comfort with producing high-quality presentation materials and proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
• You have sufficient knowledge of corporate finance and are familiar with valuation/modeling concepts.
• You have international experience, speak/write English fluently and are willing to travel when necessary
• You are an analytical thinker with strong critical skills
• You have a growth mindset and curiosity to learn
• You are creative, self-motivated and have an energizing personality

Our offer?

• The possibility of (maximum 50%) home working;
• A dynamic, multicultural working environment;
• An interesting and extensive salary package (including meal vouchers, eco vouchers, hospitalization, disability and group insurance, additional child benefit, mobile allowance and intervention in the internet reimbursement, ...);
• The possibility to optimize part of your salary package through a flexible income plan;
• A corporate culture where you are encouraged to share your views and opinions;
• A flat organizational structure with close collaboration and communication with management and cross departments;
• An extensive range of learning & development opportunities through our online learning platform;
• The opportunity to further develop yourself and to be part of a great team at a Top employer in Belgium.

Interested?

Please apply online. We are looking forward to talking to you

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