Business Development Executive (A chance to move into Corporate Insurance Broking)

Aston Charles; Darlington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development Executive in Darlington. This role offers extensive training in commercial insurance and the chance to work with various sectors. The ideal candidate will have a proven sales background and excellent stakeholder management skills. The position provides a competitive salary, uncapped commission, and a tailored benefits package. Hybrid working options are available, focusing on business development across the North East and Yorkshire.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Market-leading pension arrangement

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Demonstrable track record of success in a B2B sales-based role.
• Comfortable approaching MDs and FDs of various business sectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop a sophisticated approach to business development.
• Manage relationships with banking partners.
• Conduct solutions-based selling and prospecting.

Skills

Sales experience

Stakeholder management

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Education

Professional qualifications under the Chartered Insurance Institute

Job description

Business Development Executive (A chance to move into Corporate Insurance Broking) - Darlington

Job Type: Permanent • Sector: Financial Services • Specialism: Business Development • Location: Yorkshire & Humberside • Town/City: Darlington • Salary: £40K - £70K (negotiable) plus bonus and benefits • Posted: 05-Sep-25 • Start Date: ASAP

Insurance – Perhaps not everyone’s first choice of industry upon embarking on a career. However, those in the know recognise that insurance offers fantastic opportunities to forge a career that can satisfy even the most aspirational minds.

• For the curious, a chance to look ‘under the hood’ of all kinds of businesses and discover what makes them tick.
• For money-motivated individuals, salaries to rival other professions (such as Law or Finance), with superb benefit packages.
• For the ambitious, a myriad of opportunities for progression and development (into managerial, technical or specialist positions), locally, nationally and overseas.

Best of all, given the mandatory legal requirements for companies to hold a number of commercial insurance covers, it’s a recession-proof sector like no other.

Our client is one of the biggest names in commercial insurance, and has partnered with a leading High Street bank who have committed to generate a high volume of warm, qualified leads from their customer base.

As such, this is a fantastic place to ‘learn the ropes’ of commercial insurance broking. Prior to visiting these customers (initially, accompanied by an experienced Account Executive), you will undertake an extensive in-house training programme, bringing you up to speed on the nuances of the insurance sector and how best to promote the features and benefits of various covers (such as Employer’s & Public Liability, Professional Indemnity and Property Insurance) to customers from a variety of industry sectors. This practical training will be backed by professional qualifications under the Chartered Insurance Institute.

We are eager to hear from candidates from a variety of industry sectors who have a demonstrable track record of success in a similar business-to-business B2B sales-based role. You should also be comfortable approaching MDs and FDs of businesses from almost every conceivable sector; from construction and manufacturing, through to technology and life sciences, and everything in between.

Responsibilities include developing a sophisticated approach to business development, including solutions-based selling, prospecting, highlighting USPs, using open questions and trial closing. You will manage relationships with banking partners in your region, requiring excellent stakeholder-management skills. You will have a high degree of autonomy, with significant time spent on the road visiting banks and prospective customers; therefore, self-motivation, strong organisation, and effective task management are essential.

We are hiring for several roles across the North East and Yorkshire, and you will be allocated a portfolio of bank branches specific to your region. We welcome candidates who can work on a hybrid/remote basis (checking-in to a local office) based from the M62 Corridor to Newcastle.

You will receive a generous basic salary, with rapid increases based on experience. This will be backed up by a lucrative, uncapped commission scheme that is paid quarterly, and a generous benefits package (including a market-leading pension arrangement) that can be tailored to suit your circumstances.

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