Commercial Manager - Insurance in Edinburgh

Energy Jobline ZR; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known financial services brand is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager - Insurance in the UK. In this hybrid role, you will own trading performance and influence the strategy of a major Insurance portfolio. The ideal candidate has strong commercial acumen, experience in trading management, and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. A competitive salary and performance bonuses are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary up to £75k

Annual performance bonus

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the UK Insurance market, ideally in Motor.
• Proven experience in trading or portfolio optimisation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage trading performance across the Motor product portfolio.
• Identify market trends to maximise profitability.
• Lead and coach a team to achieve business objectives.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Team management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

Commercial Manager - Insurance (Personal Lines)

Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle or South East England (HYBRID – 2 days per week in office)

We’re working with a well‑known financial services brand looking for an experienced Commercial Lead to join their growing team. This is a great opportunity to take ownership of trading performance, influence commercial strategy and shape the direction of a major Insurance portfolio.

The Role

As Commercial Lead, you’ll be responsible for driving performance across a key product line, using data, insight and collaboration to deliver commercial success. You’ll work closely with internal teams covering pricing, underwriting, marketing and partnerships to ensure this Motor business meets its strategic and financial goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and optimising trading performance across the Motor product portfolio.
• Identifying market trends and opportunities to maximise profitability and customer outcomes.
• Leading and coaching a small team to deliver against key business objectives.
• Supporting annual planning, forecasting, and benefit realisation activities.
• Working cross‑functionally with Pricing, Underwriting and Marketing teams to ensure commercial initiatives are aligned and delivered effectively.
• Shaping the longer‑term roadmap for the Motor portfolio and influencing future strategy.

About You

We’re ideally looking for someone with:

• Strong commercial acumen and a solid understanding of the UK Insurance market (Ideally Motor but Pet/Travel/Home will also be considered).
• Proven experience in trading, performance management or portfolio optimisation.
• Confidence analysing data and market insights to guide decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A collaborative, hands‑on approach with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience managing and developing team members.
• Familiarity with Excel, PowerPoint and ideally Power BI for reporting and analysis.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary up to £75k basic.
• Annual performance bonus.
• Private healthcare & pension scheme.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Hybrid working (2 days per week) with flexibility around office days.
• Opportunity to shape commercial strategy within a growing insurance business.

If you’re ready to make a real impact in a fast‑moving environment and play a key role in driving Motor portfolio success, we’d love to hear from you.

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