Account Director

Stride Resource Management Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance broker in the Midlands is seeking a Commercial Account Director to manage a portfolio of longstanding clients while seeking new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will have exceptional technical knowledge of complex insurance programmes and strong stakeholder management skills. A salary of approximately £70,000 is offered, with flexibility for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Ambitious Account Executive looking to progress in a dynamic company.
• Excellent technical knowledge of large, complex insurance programmes.
• Ability to generate leads and develop a strong commercial client pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-class service to clients and prospects.
• Work with a well-established team of insurance professionals.
• Understand customer needs to deliver innovative insurance programmes.
• Raise the profile of the broker in the region.

Skills

Technical knowledge of large insurance programmes

Lead generation

Stakeholder management skills

Job description

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We have an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful and much coveted broker in the Midlands. Following many years of strong growth and exceeding branch growth targets has led to the need to further strengthen the business.

An opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Account Director to join the business and inherit a book of longstanding existing clients and also have the drive to seek out those new business opportunities.

THE ROLE

• To provide first class service to clients and prospects and deliver solutions focussed advice to develop your book of business
• Work within a strong and well established team of insurance professionals to provide help and support to each other
• To work in partnership with customers to fully understand their business and their specific insurance needs to deliver exceptional and innovative insurance programmes
• To work within the region to raise the profile of this broker and help make them the go to insurance broker in the area

THE CANDIDATE

• An Account Executive who is ambitious and wants to progress in their career within a dynamic and forward thinking company
• Excellent technical knowledge of large and complex cross class insurance programmes
• Be able to generate leads and follow these up to build a strong pipeline of potential commercial clients to convert
• Exceptional Stakeholder management skills and an ability to operate on a multi level basis
• Ability to work on own initiative or part of a cooperative and supportive team environment

THE REWARD

• Salary circa £70,000 but flexible for the right candidate
• Working for an Independent Insurance Broker