Development Executive

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global brokerage team where you'll safeguard businesses and empower their ambitions. As part of Gallagher, you'll identify new business opportunities and support sales efforts, contributing to a legacy of trust in risk management. The role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including generous holiday, pension contributions, and health insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance up to 10x salary

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• 1 year related experience required.
• Strong working knowledge of potential clients and the insurance brokerage business.

Responsibilities

• Identify and research prospective clients and maintain a prospect database.
• Drive interest and provide pre-sales support for Producers.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Introduction

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

How you'll make an impact

Works with producers to identify and research prospective clients, follows up on sales calls, maintains and updates a prospect database, and tries to drive interest. May refer new business to Producers or close sales themselves. Primary responsibility is to identify less complex new business opportunities, determine appropriate products/services to offer, and provide pre-sales support for Producers.

About You

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 1 year related experience required. Strong working knowledge of potential clients and the insurance brokerage business.

Preferred:

• Professional designation may be preferred, including CEBS, CPCU, CIC, or ARM.

Behaviors:

• Solid analytical skills necessary to make decisions and resolve issues inherent in handling claims. Able to plan and organize activities and workload and respond to multiple demands. Good verbal and written communications skills.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams, and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, covering up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, embedded into our organisation. Gallagher has a long-standing commitment to sustainability and supporting the communities where we live and work.

We embrace our employees’ diverse identities, experiences, and talents to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We pledge to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible, and to support our employees with long-term health conditions or disabilities.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact [e-mail]. We are here to help.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be a Living Wage employer and committed to diversity and opportunity for all, opposing discrimination based on any protected characteristic as outlined by law.