Aon is a 10,000+ person risk and human capital advisory firm operating across 120+ countries. The tech stack reveals a hybrid legacy-to-cloud transition: heavy reliance on AS/400, COBOL, and SAS alongside modern Python, Databricks, and AWS. Active adoption of Databricks and Snowflake signals a shift toward data-driven decisioning, while the hiring mix (sales-heavy with 567 roles, plus growing data and healthcare functions) reflects expansion into analytics-led advisory and benefits consulting.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director, Relationship Lead, Risk Director, Account Director, Head of Specialty Solutions
Aon advises mid-market to enterprise clients on risk management, insurance brokerage, and human capital strategy. The firm operates through regional service lines (aviation, energy, healthcare, actuarial) and derives insights from integrated claims data, client benefit portfolios, and parametric risk modeling. Operating at scale across 25+ hiring countries, Aon manages complex renewal cycles, regulatory compliance challenges, and multi-year client retention initiatives. Current focus areas include pricing strategy refinement, health analytics infrastructure, and parametric solutions for natural disasters.
Aon runs a legacy-to-cloud hybrid: AS/400, COBOL, SAS, and SQL underpin core operations, while Python, AWS, Databricks, and Apache Spark support analytics and data pipelines. Currently adopting Snowflake and Databricks for modernization.
Aon actively hires across 25+ countries including US, UK, Netherlands, Singapore, India, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, China, and Middle East/Southeast Asia regions.
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