Commercial Director - Insurance

IDEX Consulting Ltd; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

IDEX Consulting Ltd in London seeks a Commercial Director for Commercial Insurance Advisory to lead tenders, renewals and broker relationships across Europe. You will own end-to-end client engagements, coach junior colleagues and build a strong network of broker contacts while driving growth and high-quality outcomes.

The role requires fluency in English and at least one European language, with a hands-on leadership style and a track record of managing complex, high-stakes insurance programs.

Qualifikationen

• Experience managing insurance tenders and renewals.
• Fluency in English and at least one other European language.
• Strong leadership and mentoring Ability to develop junior staff.

Aufgaben

• Drive growth by expanding client base and raising the firm's profile in Europe.
• Manage a portfolio of client engagements from setup through delivery, renewal and close-out.
• Lead or support insurance tenders and renewals: set strategy, timetable, and broker involvement.
• Review broker/insurer proposals and provide clear recommendations to clients.
• Lead meetings and negotiations with brokers and insurers and challenge where needed.
• Maintain tight control of scope, resourcing, budgets, timelines and reporting.
• Collaborate with technical specialists to reflect coverage needs in market activity.
• Build strong client relationships and manage expectations on demanding projects.
• Oversee and coach junior colleagues, promoting ownership of client work.

Kenntnisse

Tenders & renewals management

Broker relationships

Project management

Budgeting & timelines

Proposal analysis

Team mentoring

Commercial mindset

Jobbeschreibung

Commercial Director – London (Commercial Insurance Advisory, French, German, Italian, Spanish or Polish Speaker)

Our client is a fast-growing advisory firm in a very mature industry. It works with a broad range of corporate clients on every stage of the insurance process, from analysing risk and drafting contracts and policies to managing and resolving complex, high-stakes claims. The firm is known for a thorough, forensic approach and exceptionally high-quality work. It is not afraid to uncover uncomfortable truths or challenge accepted wisdom.

Alongside this, it remains a hands-on leadership role. You'll run your own portfolio of client accounts while overseeing, coaching and developing junior Project Managers and Associates. A central part of the job is taking end-to-end ownership of written-lines tenders and complex renewal exercises, and you'll act as a trusted point of contact for senior client stakeholders.

• Drive the office's growth by building the client base, raising the firm's profile, and spotting new business opportunities across Europe.
• Manage a portfolio of client engagements from project set-up through delivery, renewal and close-out, including complex and strategically important accounts.
• Lead insurance tenders and renewals: set the strategy, build and run the timetable, brief brokers, and hold brokers and insurers to account on quality and deadlines.
• Review and compare broker and insurer proposals on structure, pricing, security, service and value, and turn complex market information into clear recommendations for clients.
• Lead or support broker and insurer meetings and negotiations, challenging constructively where needed.
• Keep tight control of project scope, resourcing, budgets, timelines, reporting and records, and flag risks early with clear recommendations.
• Work closely with technical specialists so that coverage requirements and wording improvements are reflected in market activity.
• Build strong client relationships, manage expectations on demanding projects, and expand the services you provide.
• Oversee, quality-assure and coach junior colleagues, helping them take on more ownership of client and broker work.
• Build a strong network of broker and insurer contacts in Europe

What you'll bring

• Substantial experience managing insurance tenders, renewals and broker relationships, ideally in commercial insurance, broking or risk advisory.
• Fluency in English and at least one other European language (French, German, Italian, Spanish or Polish).
• The entrepreneurial drive and resilience to help build a new office from the ground up.
• The confidence and judgement to engage with senior client stakeholders on complex accounts.
• Strong project-management skills and a disciplined approach to budgets, timelines and compliance.
• The ability to analyse complex proposals and present clear, decision-useful advice.
• Experience of supervising, reviewing and developing junior team members.
• A commercial mindset and a drive to raise standards.
• Knowledge of the Luxembourg or wider European insurance market would be a strong advantage.

Why apply?

You'll join a business that is actively changing how commercial insurance is done, at the moment it expands into Luxembourg. You'll have real ownership of high-profile client work and a genuine say in how a new office is built. That gives you the chance to shape its team, culture and growth from the very start.