AVP, Corporate Development

Marsh; Säkylä; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote or Hybrid work

Salary + bonuses based on performance

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Stock purchase opportunities

401(k) retirement programs

Job summary

Marsh Agency is seeking an Assistant Vice President in Corporate Development to drive growth by identifying acquisition targets and building strong relationships with owners and RIAs. You will lead outbound outreach, coordinating with regional leaders to prioritize deals and move opportunities through the funnel.

You should have extensive experience in sales or M&A origination, excellent communication, and willingness to travel to engage with prospects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in sales, M&A sourcing/origination or business development
• Passion for Marsh Agency, originating deals and opportunities
• Confidence speaking to acquisition prospects and building owner-level trust

Responsibilities

• Identify high-quality acquisition partners for Marsh Agency.
• Lead outbound outreach to prospects via warm leads, referrals and cold calls.
• Align with regional leadership on acquisition priorities and move opportunities through the funnel.
• Build relationships with independent agency and RIA owners, understanding their business and succession goals.
• Travel to meet acquisition prospects as needed.

Skills

Sales experience

M&A sourcing

Business development

Communication skills

Relationship building

Travel planning

Job description

Company:

Marsh McLennan Agency

Description:

Our not-so-secret sauce.

Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. The industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can make your mark as an Assistant Vice President, Corporate Development at Marsh Agency.

Marsh Agency helps people and organizations manage risk and prepare for the future through insurance, benefits, retirement, and wealth management strategies. We believe in hands-on proactive service, data-driven insights, and understanding how global events can impact local decisions. As a trusted partner, we show our clients what’s possible and guide them during every step of their journey.

A day in the life.

As an Assistant Vice President on the Corporate Development team, you’ll help support Marsh Agency’s growth strategy by identifying, high quality acquisition partners on behalf of Marsh Agency. The Assistant Vice President will help lead outbound outreach to prospective acquisition prospects through various warm leads, referrals and cold calling efforts to enhance the quality and quantity of Marsh Agency’s deal pipeline. You will work directly with our regional leadership teams to determine their acquisition priorities and assist in moving opportunities through the acquisition funnel. This individual will build important relationships with independent agency and RIA owners, understand their business and succession objectives, and introduce opportunities that align with Marsh Agency’s growth strategy. The successful candidate for this position will be poised to develop significant relationships both internally within Marsh Agency with our regional leadership and also externally with high quality prospects to drive a critical part of Marsh Agency’s growth strategy.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills:

• At least 8+ years of experience in a sales, M&A sourcing/origination or business development capacity strongly desired
• Have passions for Marsh Agency, originating deals and opportunities
• Confidence and poise in speaking to potential acquisition prospects and entrepreneurs and building owner-level trust
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Finding attractive agency and RIA owners and building trust to start a serious acquisition discussion
• Patience, resilience and disciplined outreach to sustain relationships and objections through potentially longer sales cycles
• Pipeline management and organizational skills to keep accurate records of opportunities and coordinate with our execution team
• Willingness to travel to meet with acquisition prospects

These additional qualifications are a plus, but not required to apply:

• Prior insurance brokerage (e.g., P&C, benefits) or retirement/wealth management experience and knowledge a plus
• Commercial and financial judgement to assess potential fit with our acquisition model

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

Valuable benefits.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside of work. Our culture promotes colleague well-being through robust benefits programs and resources, professional and personal development opportunities, and fulfillment through meaningful work.

Some benefits included in this role are:

• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Charitable contribution match programs
• Stock purchase opportunities
• Remote or Hybrid work
• Salary + performance based bonuses

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Who _ you _ are is who _ we _ are.

We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. We are always seeking those with ethics, talent, and ambition who are interested in joining our client-focused teams.

Marsh and its affiliates are EOEMinority/Female/Disability/Vet/SexualOrientation/Gender Identity employers.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $82,400 to $153,500.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.

Applications will be accepted until:

November 13, 2026