Senior Placement Specialist

BAC Insurance Brokers; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Birthday Leave

Wellbeing Days

Paid Parental Leave

Ongoing learning & mentoring

Steadfast discounts

Job summary

BAC Insurance Brokers in Sydney is seeking a Senior Placement Specialist to own a portfolio of large, complex strata and community association clients and to lead placement strategies that require experience, creativity and strong insurer relationships.

You'll join an experienced broking leadership team, own portfolio growth, bring your market connections, and influence strategy at a senior level while delivering value for clients and the business.

Qualifications

• Strong insurance broking experience.
• Experience managing large/complex property risks.
• Established insurer and underwriting relationships.
• Commercial mindset and negotiation skills.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of large and complex strata and property risks.
• Lead renewal and placement strategies for difficult accounts.
• Negotiate directly with insurers and underwriters.
• Act as a senior technical voice in client and committee meetings.
• Build strong relationships with clients, strata managers and insurer partners.
• Support and mentor brokers across the business.
• Contribute to growth of BAC's large and high-value building portfolio.
• Strengthen BAC's reputation for technical excellence and trusted advice.

Skills

Insurance broking

Relationship building

Negotiation

Strategic leadership

Education

Diploma of Insurance Broking

Job description

Join a highly capable broking leadership team and help shape the future of complex strata placements.

At BAC, we specialise in strata insurance and community living. We work with some of Australia's largest and most complex buildings, helping clients navigate a market that doesn't always make things easy.

We're looking for a technically strong broker who enjoys solving challenging placement problems, building long-term client relationships and working alongside smart people who genuinely care about getting the right outcome.

This isn't a role where you'll spend your days buried in spreadsheets or sitting in endless internal meetings. You'll be front and centre with clients, insurers and industry stakeholders, solving complex placement challenges and building on BAC's established reputation as a leader in complex strata placements.

If you're the type of broker who enjoys finding solutions when the market is saying "that's too difficult", keep reading.

About the Role

As our Senior Placement Specialist, you'll take ownership of a portfolio of large and complex strata and community association clients and lead placement strategies for risks that require experience, creativity and strong insurer relationships.

You'll join an experienced broking leadership team that already places some of the market's most complex buildings. You'll take ownership of growing that portfolio, bring your own market relationships and influence placement strategy at a senior level.

Working closely with insurers, underwriters, strata managers and clients, you'll deliver exceptional outcomes while contributing to a culture where knowledge is shared, ideas are welcomed and people genuinely support one another.

This is a senior role with genuine influence over placement strategy and portfolio direction. As the business grows, there will also be opportunities to grow your leadership responsibilities.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing a portfolio of large and complex strata and property risks.
• Leading renewal and placement strategies for difficult to place accounts.
• Negotiating directly with insurers and underwriters.
• Acting as a senior technical voice in client and committee meetings.
• Building strong relationships with clients, strata managers and insurer partners.
• Supporting and mentoring brokers across the business.
• Contributing to the growth of BAC's large and high-value building portfolio, from new business through to placement.
• Strengthening BAC's reputation for technical excellence and trusted advice.

What Success Looks Like

Twelve months into the role, you'll be:

• Measurably growing BAC's portfolio of large and complex buildings.
• Delivering outstanding outcomes for challenging placements.
• Building trusted relationships with clients, strata managers and insurers.
• A trusted voice in the broking leadership team and the market.
• Sharing knowledge and helping develop the broader broking team.
• Contributing to BAC's continued growth as a leading specialist brokerage.

About You

We're less interested in where you've worked and more interested in the expertise, judgement and relationships you bring.

You might currently be a:

• Senior Strata Broker
• Property or ISR Specialist
• Placement Broker
• Corporate Account Manager
• Senior Client Executive

What matters most is your ability to manage complex risks, build strong relationships and confidently navigate insurer markets.

• Strong insurance broking experience.
• Experience managing and placing large or complex property risks.Established insurer and underwriting relationships.
• Commercial mindset and strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to build trust with clients and confidently engage with senior stakeholders.

Highly Regarded

• Strata or community association insurance experience.
• Experience mentoring or coaching others.
• Diploma of Insurance Broking or similar qualifications.

Why BAC?

We're proud of the reputation we've built, but we're even prouder of the team behind it.

At BAC, you'll join a business that combines technical expertise with a genuinely down to earth culture. We work hard for our clients, support each other through difficult markets, celebrate wins and invest in helping our people grow.

What You'll Get

• The opportunity to work on some of the industry's most complex strata and property risks
• A genuine seat at the table in shaping BAC's large building growth strategy
• Hybrid working arrangements and a home office setup
• Birthday Leave, Wellbeing Days and Paid Parental Leave
• Ongoing learning, mentoring and professional development
• A collaborative team that shares knowledge and celebrates success
• Team lunches, social events, Corporate Games and community initiatives
• Access to Steadfast employee discounts and benefits

Diversity & Inclusion

At BAC, we know better teams are built from different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives.

If this opportunity excites you but you don't tick every box, we'd still encourage you to apply.

We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, supported and empowered to do their best work.

Interested?

If you're looking for a role where your technical expertise will genuinely be valued, where you'll work on challenging and rewarding risks, and where you'll be surrounded by good people who enjoy what they do, we'd love to hear from you.