Business Development Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Foster robust relationships with broker members and insurer partners to enhance growth and engagement.

• Recognize and cultivate commercial opportunities that provide value for members and partners.

• Serve as a reliable point of contact, offering support, guidance, and solutions.

• Advocate for the network’s products, services, and business opportunities.

• Collaborate with internal teams to assist in member retention, development, and new business expansion.

• Participate in meetings, events, and networking opportunities.

• Contribute to initiatives aimed at business improvement and broader strategic projects.

• Assist member brokers in maximizing the benefits available through the network.

• Address challenges and enhance engagement with both members and insurer partners.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in the insurance sector, preferably in broking, underwriting, account management, or business development.

• Strong comprehension of the insurance market and broker distribution channels.

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities.

• Commercial insight with the capability to identify and cultivate growth opportunities.

• Proactive and self-driven with the confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Power BI, Word, and PowerPoint.

• A valid UK driving licence.

• Willingness to travel.

• CII qualifications or progress towards them are desirable.

• Experience with broker management systems and management information tools is advantageous.

• Background checks, including employment history, address, credit history, and standard criminal record checks, required prior to employment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Holiday entitlement of 26 days plus bank holidays, with increases based on length of service.

• Opportunities for career advancement within the entire Ardonagh family.

• Award-winning learning and development programs.

• Support for obtaining professional qualifications.

• Pension scheme.

• 24-hour Employee Assistance support for both your and your family’s physical and mental wellbeing.

• Corporate perks such as discounted gym memberships, cinema tickets, shopping, Eyecare vouchers, cycle to work schemes, and more.

• One day of paid volunteering.

• Ardonagh Community Trust donation matching for local community initiatives.

• Spotlight Awards.

• Car allowance.