Business Development Manager

Allianz UK; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Business Development Manager for their Glasgow team. The ideal candidate will manage significant broker accounts, actively visit brokers, and develop relationships while working primarily in a hybrid format. The role demands excellent negotiation, relationship management, and a strong understanding of the commercial insurance market. Enjoy a competitive salary of around £50,000 alongside a robust benefits package that includes flexible working options, bonuses, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible buy/sell holiday options

Annual performance-related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Development days

Discounts on insurance products

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the commercial insurance market.
• Self-starter with resilience and ability to motivate others.
• Close familiarity with insurance customer and broker propositions.

Responsibilities

• Manage significant broker accounts in the Scottish market.
• Develop broker relationships and strategic business plans.
• Drive innovative business development initiatives.

Skills

Excellent relationship management

Networking

Negotiation and influencing skills

Financial acumen

Job description

Description

Role Description

An opportunity has just become available to join our team in Glasgow as a Business Development Manager. The ideal candidate will manage some of our of most significant broker accounts. This is a Hybrid role with the majority of your time spent market facing.

In your new role you will expect to be out and about visiting brokers and managing broker accounts – you’ll be dealing with a mixture of brokers and business will range from mid-corporate to SME.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £50,000 per year.

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

As a Business Development Manager in the team, you’ll be getting involved in wider duties around the branch and will have the opportunity to help shape and develop the future of the team.

• Leads the management of assigned key broker accounts for Allianz UK in the Scottish Market through excellent relationship management.
• Plans, implements and delivers the development of broker relationships and strategic business plans for assigned accounts, consistently monitoring and managing performance against these plans and taking relevant actions to ensure delivery of required results.
• Acts as the relationship lead (internally and externally) for assigned accounts to ensure Allianz achieves the maximum benefit from these relationships and also delivers on our client commitments.
• Plays an active role in driving innovative business development initiatives with the North region.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements.

Essential Skills

This is a very varied role and an exciting opportunity that would suit someone who thrives on being challenged and enjoys every day being different.

• Excellent relationship management, networking, negotiation and influencing skills
• Self-starter, assertive, resilient and ability to motivate others to win with you
• Close familiarity with the commercial insurance market and its components - essential
• A strong understanding of the customer and broker propositions offered by the Allianz Group
• Strong financial acumen and presentations skills

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
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

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.

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Contact

Matthew Mckevitt

Closing date

18/12/25

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

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