Chief of Staff (Insurance)

Location: London; primarily office-based

Company

hirify.global is a global insurance group, with Talbot operating in the Lloyd’s Insurance Market as a specialist insurance and reinsurance business.

What you will do

• Act as a strategic thought partner, advisor, and sounding board to the CEO.
• Translate the CEO’s vision into priorities, executable plans, decisions, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Prepare the CEO and leadership team for meetings, events, and key decisions through briefings, analysis, presentations, and communications.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives, identify blockers, coordinate resolution, and improve business execution.
• Facilitate leadership meetings, establish operating rhythms, track decisions and actions, and improve team effectiveness.
• Support business planning, strategic analysis, financial plans, performance monitoring, and stakeholder management across Talbot and hirify.global.

Requirements

• Extensive experience partnering closely with a CEO or senior executive.
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with the ability to understand business drivers quickly.
• Deep knowledge of delivering commercial impact within the insurance industry.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority, including project or program management.
• Strong stakeholder management, relationship-building, influencing, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments while handling confidential information and multiple priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Primarily office-based collaboration to support connection with colleagues and clients.
• Total Rewards benefits supporting health, wellbeing, financial security, and professional development.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Inclusive culture supported by cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups.