Account Developer

Allianz Management Services Ltd; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm based in Maidstone is seeking a candidate to build and maintain relationships with a panel of brokers. This hybrid role requires strong sales and communication skills, focusing on business growth within the commercial insurance market. Salary is approximately £35,000 per annum, complemented by various flexible benefits. The role involves on-site work two days a week.

Benefits

Flexible buy/sell holiday options

Annual performance-related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Discount on insurance products

Qualifications

• Understanding of the customer and broker propositions offered by the Allianz Group.
• A developing awareness of the UK commercial insurance market.
• Experience of managing communication across all stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage brokers across the UK, focusing on Maidstone and London panels.
• Develop business through sales and marketing initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with procedures, authorities, and regulations.

Skills

Relationship management

Networking

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

New Business or Sales Experience

Education

Working towards a CII qualification

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The purpose of this role is for you to build and maintain long-term sustainable trading relationships with a defined panel of brokers. You will be the primary point of contact for these brokers, coordinating Allianz’s proposition to market, and enabling profitable growth of the account in line with branch and team plans.

This is a hybrid role based in our Maidstone office, with the expectation to be on-site two days per week.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £35,000 per annum. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

In this dynamic role, you will lead broker relationships across the UK, focusing on Maidstone and London panels. You'll drive business growth through innovative sales and product strategies while collaborating with Allianz teams to elevate our market presence. With opportunities to engage directly with brokers and promote key propositions, you'll be instrumental in shaping our success and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Below are your key responsibilities, along with the essential and desirable skills needed to achieve these goals:

• You will manage brokers across the UK, focusing on the Maidstone regional panel and a smaller panel in London.
• You will engage with brokers remotely via phone, video calls, and face-to-face meetings in the market.
• You will develop business through sales and marketing initiatives, campaigns, new product launches, and existing product reintroductions, with your panel of agreed intermediaries.
• You will liaise with various Allianz teams to raise awareness of business development activities, embracing One Allianz principles.
• You will fulfill responsibilities set out within the Distribution Framework, ensuring defined sales disciplines are demonstrated.
• You will promote our accelerator proposition, selling key features and participating in broker events.
• You will maintain market awareness, monitor changes, and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.
• You will manage and appoint intermediaries across our broker segments, ensuring compliance with procedures, authorities, and regulations.
• Relationship management, networking, communication and negotiation skills.
• New Business or Sales Experience
• Understanding of the customer and broker propositions offered by the Allianz Group.
• A developing awareness of the UK commercial insurance market.
• A developing awareness of business regulatory requirements.
• Experience of managing communication across all stakeholder groups and a wide audience of internal and external audiences.
• Previous experience of developing business in a intermediated environment is preferable.
• Working towards a CII qualification preferable.

We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust

At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.

We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Deivydas Sakys.

We reserve the right to close the ad early if we reach enough applications.

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