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

Aston Charles; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Leeds seeks a Business Development Executive to manage relationships with banking partners and generate leads. The role requires strong B2B sales skills, relationship management, and the ability to work autonomously. You will receive in-house training on commercial insurance. The position offers generous salary and benefits, including commission and hybrid work options.

Benefits

Generous basic salary

Lucrative commission scheme

Market-leading pension arrangement

Qualifications

• Demonstrable track record of success in a B2B sales-based role.
• Comfortable approaching MDs and FDs across various sectors.
• Self-motivated and well-organised.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with banking partners to generate leads.
• Learn commercial insurance broking through training.
• Visit customers to understand needs and promote solutions.
• Develop a solutions-based sales approach.
• Maintain a portfolio of bank branches.

Skills

B2B sales

Stakeholder management

Relationship management

Self-motivation

Job description

Overview

Business Development Executive (A chance to move into Corporate Insurance Broking) - Leeds. Permanent role in Financial Services, focused on Business Development in Yorkshire & Humberside with a hybrid/remote working arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with banking partners in your region and generate high volumes of warm, qualified leads.
• Learn the ropes of commercial insurance broking through extensive inhouse training, including promotion of covers such as Employer’s Liability, Public Liability, Professional Indemnity and Property Insurance.
• Visit customers and banks (initially with an experienced Account Executive) to understand client needs and promote appropriate insurance solutions.
• Develop a sophisticated, solutions-based sales approach, including prospecting, highlighting USPs, asking open questions and trial closing.
• Build and maintain a portfolio of bank branches within the M62 Corridor to Newcastle, with autonomy and time on the road balanced by hybrid/remote work.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable track record of success in a B2B sales-based role across varied industry sectors.
• Comfortable approaching MDs and FDs of businesses from construction, manufacturing, technology, life sciences and other sectors.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and ability to manage relationships with banking partners.
• Self-motivated, well-organised with excellent task-management skills.

Benefits

• Generous basic salary with rapid increases based on experience.
• Lucrative, uncapped commission scheme paid quarterly.
• Generous benefits package including a market-leading pension arrangement.
• Hybrid/remote work checking-in to a local office, with travel across the North East and Yorkshire.

Our client is one of the largest names in commercial insurance and has partnered with a leading High Street bank to generate a high volume of leads from their customer base. The role includes inhouse training and professional qualifications under the Chartered Insurance Institute.