Hybrid Insurance Bid & Pursuit Project Lead

Aon; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aon is seeking a Bid Manager to lead competitive tenders and client proposals within UK markets from our Birmingham or other offices. The role blends insurance expertise with stakeholder engagement to deliver high-quality submissions and win opportunities.

You will collaborate with broking, claims, risk consulting, and specialist teams, coordinating with senior stakeholders to shape bid strategies and client messaging, while ensuring timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial insurance, risk management or broking.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with influencing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end bid, RfP, and presentations delivering compliant submissions.
• Develop an understanding of clients’ businesses, risks, insurance programmes, and priorities to support new business and existing client opportunities.
• Work with brokers, claims colleagues, risk consultants, and specialists to develop solutions for clients.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to develop bid strategies, key messages, and client presentations.
• Review and improve proposal content to ensure it is clear, accurate, compliant, and aligned to the client’s objectives.
• Manage multiple projects, balancing priorities, driving collaboration, and ensuring delivery to agreed timescales and quality standards.
• Lead post-bid reviews, share best practice, and use approved AI tools to improve the quality and efficiency of future submissions.

Skills

Bid management

Commercial insurance

Risk management

Broking

Stakeholder management

Written and verbal communication

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Microsoft 365

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Microsoft 365

Job description

Aon is seeking a Bid Manager to lead competitive tenders and client proposals within UK markets from our Birmingham or other offices. The role blends insurance expertise with stakeholder engagement to deliver high-quality submissions and win opportunities.

You will collaborate with broking, claims, risk consulting, and specialist teams, coordinating with senior stakeholders to shape bid strategies and client messaging, while ensuring timely delivery.