Business Development Manager

AXA Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly organized individual to join their Business Development team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to build and maintain strong relationships with brokers in the Manchester commercial market. You will take ownership of generating profitable business while leveraging your expertise to enhance internal and external stakeholder engagement. The company promotes a flexible working environment, allowing you to balance your time effectively between home and the office. If you're passionate about driving growth and fostering meaningful connections, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Tool of trade cash / car allowance

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private health cover

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Opportunity to buy/sell extra days leave

AXA employee discounts

Gym benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in the Manchester commercial insurance market is essential.
• Strong product knowledge and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with brokers and manage business opportunities.
• Identify new deals and project manage their implementation.

Skills

Business development experience

Networking and relationship building

Understanding of underwriting principles

Excellent communication skills

Mid-market knowledge

Education

ACII qualification or equivalent

Degree level educated

Job description

Are you passionate about growing profitable relationships with brokers and familiar with the Manchester commercial market? This could be an excellent development opportunity for you. We’re seeking an experienced and highly organised individual to join our Business Development team, to build and maintain a robust pipeline of new business opportunities.

You'll take full ownership for generating profitable business. You’ll use your expertise to build, manage and maintain strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, including all key customers and networks to deliver strategy and increase opportunities for the business.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at our Manchester office, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you’ll be doing:

• Proactively develop strong relationships with a designated panel of brokers in Manchester, taking full ownership for the generation and retention of profitable business.
• Build, manage and maintain strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop a robust pipeline of new business opportunities in Manchester and ensure a long-term pipeline and broker engagement.
• Communicate the nature of the brokers’ business, the marketplace and the potential of the relationship within AXA.
• Plan, forecast and set the operational targets to achieve the strategic development plan.
• Identify new deals and markets, assess feasibility and project manage the implementation.
• Effectively promote and deploy AXA’s strategy, product range, propositions and key differentiators to leverage commercial opportunities.
• Undertake profit reviews to identify areas for improvement and lead conversations with brokers to agree actions to optimise profitability.

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.

What you’ll bring:

• Business development experience within the Manchester commercial insurance market - essential.
• Good understanding of underwriting and risk management principles - essential.
• Established networking and relationship building skills – essential
• Strong product knowledge.
• Mid-market knowledge and generation experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop reciprocal relationships with intermediaries.
• Awareness of profitability of business within the intermediary channel.
• ACII qualification or equivalent, and degree level educated – preferred.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of up to £70,000 dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Tool of trade cash / car allowance
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private health cover after qualifying period
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits

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Who we are:
AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive. We’re currently making our biggest ever investment to develop the expertise and skills we need to be the best. We’re a vibrant community where everyone is supported to learn, develop, and take ownership of their work.