Premium Funding Partner

Howden Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Hybrid and flexible working

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Howden Group is seeking a commercially minded Premium Funding Partner in Sydney to elevate premium funding adoption across our broking network. You will embed premium funding in client conversations, placements and renewals, and influence stakeholders to convert opportunities.

You will educate and support broking teams, identify targeted sales initiatives and build trusted funding-provider relationships to grow the portfolio. This is a high-visibility role in a fast-growing team.

Qualifications

• Experience in premium funding, insurance broking, financial services or related field.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to identify and convert commercial opportunities.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive premium funding growth across Howden's broking divisions.
• Partner with brokers and business leaders to identify opportunities.
• Develop and deliver training and educational material for teams.
• Build relationships with funding providers and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor and report on portfolio growth, uptake and conversion.
• Develop tailored funding solutions meeting client needs.

Skills

Premium funding

Insurance broking

Business development

Stakeholder engagement

Presentation skills

Communication

Job description

Who are we?

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Premium Funding Partner Drive growth

Howden is looking for a commercially minded Premium Funding Partner to increase the uptake of premium funding across our broking divisions. This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to influence stakeholders, convert new opportunities and shape a compelling premium funding proposition across a rapidly growing organisation.

About Howden

We are part of the Howden Broking Group, the world's largest privately owned insurance broker. Since launching in the Pacific region in 2021, we have grown rapidly across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. At Howden, People First is more than a mantra. It shapes how we grow, collaborate and support one another.

About the Role

This role will work across Howden's broking divisions to embed premium funding into client conversations, placements and renewals.

You will educate and support broking teams, identify and convert opportunities, develop targeted sales initiatives and build trusted relationships with premium funding providers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving premium funding growth across Howden's broking divisions.


• Partnering with brokers and business leaders to identify opportunities.


• Developing and delivering training and educational material.


• Building relationships with funding providers and internal stakeholders.


• Monitoring and reporting on portfolio growth, uptake and conversion.


• Developing tailored funding solutions that meet client needs.

About You

• Experience in premium funding, insurance broking, financial services, business development or a related field.


• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.


• Demonstrated ability to identify and convert commercial opportunities.


• Strong presentation and communication skills.


• Commercially focused, proactive and highly organised.


• Knowledge of premium funding products and insurance broking is highly regarded.

Why Join Howden?

• Competitive remuneration package.


• Learning and development opportunities.


• Bonus leave benefit with the opportunity to earn up to two additional weeks of leave each year.


• A collaborative and people-first culture.


• The opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing organisation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Howden is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel welcome, respected and empowered to bring their whole selves to work.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us: Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond.

Reasonable adjustments

We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

Permanent

Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 23,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $37bn of premiums for our clients. Our largest shareholder group is us – the people who work in the business – supported by three long‑term, minority growth‑equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold. The owner's mindset is something that’s embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They’re invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.