COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR SURETY & GUARANTEE

Allianz Trade in Belux; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 79 000 - 118 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Allianz Trade in Belux is seeking an experienced executive to oversee account management and sales for Surety & Guarantee across Benelux. You will drive commercial strategy, manage key client relationships, and lead a high-impact sales team in a complex, international environment.

You bring 10–15 years of relevant experience, with a track record of structuring large transactions and engaging at the C-level, plus fluency in Dutch and English and working knowledge of French.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Law, Economics, or Business.
• Proven risk analysis and writing high standard credit proposals.
• Experience driving change in organizations.

Responsabilités

• Build and execute commercial strategy across SME to Large Corporate clients.
• Grow premium income and diversify the opportunity pipeline.
• Lead the sales team for Allianz Trade Surety & Guarantee.
• Manage a portfolio of top NL companies with C-level contacts.
• Structure large, complex international transactions up to 25–125 million.
• Develop relationships with strategic partners and risk-sharing agreements.
• Report to GM, Allianz Trade Board and NL management.
• Active Deputy General Manager involvement in strategic projects.

Connaissances

Risk analysis

Credit proposals

Sales management

C-level engagement

Team leadership

AI tools knowledge

Dutch & English

Formation

University degree in Law, Economics, Business studies or equal

Description du poste

What You Do

You are responsible for the account management and sales activities of Allianz Trade Surety & Guarantee in Belux representing a wide variety of Surety customers, a portfolio of around 1 BEUR in exposure and premium income of around 6 MEUR per year which noticeably contributes to the achievement of profitable and sustainable growth of the wider Benelux organization.

What You Do

You are responsible for the account management and sales activities of Allianz Trade Surety & Guarantee in Belux representing a wide variety of Surety customers, a portfolio of around 1 BEUR in exposure and premium income of around 6 MEUR per year which noticeably contributes to the achievement of profitable and sustainable growth of the wider Benelux organization.

You attract new customers by quality of service and build trustworthy relationships with customers, stakeholders, strategic partners and any other intermediaries to improve customer porfolio profitability.

MAIN TASKS

• Build and execute commercial strategy in a competitive niche market redesigning the customer portfolio of SME Construction customers to Large Corporate customers in various market segments
• Substantially grow the premium income and diversifying the opportunity pipeline and customer portfolio, improve conversion rate
• Lead the sales team of Allianz Trade Surety & Guarantee
• Manage an own portfolio of key customers and prospects (top 150 NL companies), contacts at board of management/ C-level
• Structuring of large, complex (international) transactions for guarantee facilities of 25 - 125 million with multinationals
• Develop relationships with strategic partners (Bank risk sharing agreements, brokers)
• Maintain (international) relationships with stakeholders (Allianz Trade/ Allianz Group and Surety & Guarantee Center of Competence)
• Provide timely and accurate reporting to Surety & Guarantee General Manager, Allianz Trade Board and NER Surety & Guarantee
• Active member of Surety & Guarantee NL Management Team and Local Credit Committee
• Act as Deputy General Manager, active involvement in all strategic and operational issues and projects (a.o. Risk Control Plan, Bonding Contract Documentation, IT Continuity Plan)
• Signing authority up to EUR 35 million (joint authority).

What You Bring

You are an experienced professional in the financial services industry with a background in structuring and selling complex financial products, with a minimum of 10-15 years experience in relevant roles in a direct- and indirect sales environment such as account management, sales management including team leadership roles. You have a proven track record of successful experience in structuring of large, complex transactions with Large Corporations and you are experienced in acting on C-level.

Skills - Experiences

• University degree in Law, Economics, Business studies or equal
• Strong risk analysis skills and experience in writing high standard credit proposals
• Proven experience in driving change in organizations
• Proactive and creative in execution of business strategy in a corporate environment
• Ability to analyze and negotiate legal documentation, and act as liaison with corporate legal council
• Strong communication-, coaching- and engagement skills
• Strong presentation and reporting skills
• High energy level, team player leading by example
• Basic understanding and training in Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools
• Fluent in Dutch and English (oral and written); professional working knowledge of French.

Salary

Due to the European Pay Transparency Directive, the salary range for the offered position is set between € 78.823,35 gross and €118.235,03 gross.

The exact determination of the starting salary will depend on the evaluation of the candidate's profile in relation to the required qualifications.

At Allianz, we believe in a strong inclusive culture that encourages people to speak up, get involved, and challenge the status quo. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to bring your full self to work, no matter where you come from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.