Here’s what you’ll be doing:
Due to an internal promotion we are looking for a new Insurance Business Development Manager to join our team on a 12 month fixed term contract. You’ll be motivated to push boundaries and unlock commercial income with new insurers while you collaborate with internal stakeholders to support the best outcomes for the business and our customers
Working closely with Sophie Vickery (Head of Insurer Markets) and Sophie Snook (Senior Broking Development Manager), you’ll work with a team who is looking to the future and direction of the business. You’ll be driven to push boundaries and unlock your capability.
As one of our Insurance Business Development Managers, you’ll
- guide and support sales, business development, and relationship management with prospective insurers
- build and maintain key relationships with prospective insurers and build contacts in the insurance market
- manage the process for onboarding new insurers onto Simply Business’s new products or existing panels
- assist and support key negotiations with new insurers to achieve the best financial results for Simply Business while maintaining strong and lasting relationships
- oversee projects to unlock capacity and support our strategy
We’re looking for someone who is:
- self-assured and calm in complex situations
- experienced in handling commercial insurance negotiations and can deliver results
- able to use good judgement and make well-informed recommendations and decisions
- creative with their solutions and new ideas to support negotiations
- tactical and can recognise trends and use these to inform new insurers’ activity
(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)
We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.
Ready to support Simply Business in this fixed term contract? Apply today!
About Simply Business
We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.
We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.
What are the benefits?
•ㅤwork-life balance – we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload
•ㅤhybrid working – you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs
•ㅤmental health and wellbeing – we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health
•ㅤflexible parental leave – we understand how important this time is, that’s why we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver
•ㅤpaid sabbatical – as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you’ve been here for five years. And four weeks off for those who’ve been with us for 10,15, and 20 years
•ㅤlife event leave – you can get an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday
•ㅤa dedicated learning platform – our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes
We also make sure you’re compensated fairly
•ㅤcompetitive salary – we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we’re in from day one
•ㅤannual bonus – the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance
•ㅤpension – we’ll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent
•ㅤprivate medical insurance – you’ll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit
•ㅤhealth cash plan – we reimburse your everyday medical expenses
•ㅤholiday entitlement – 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days)
•ㅤlife assurance – pass on a tax-free sum that’s four times your basic salary (core benefit). With the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme
•ㅤsalary sacrifice car scheme – option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service)
•ㅤflexible benefits scheme – everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, a gym membership, and up to five days extra holiday
Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.