Insurance Sales Manager

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to lead a team of insurance sales professionals and to drive revenue growth through disciplined execution and strategic leadership.

You will deliver on daily, weekly, and monthly targets, maintain regulatory and quality standards, and build strong relationships with underwriters and customers. The role demands resilience, agility, and a passion for developing talent in a growing business.

Qualifications

• In depth understanding of insurance products and markets.
• Previous experience of working in Tele sales
• Passion for sales. To thrive in a target-driven role and enjoy the challenges of meeting daily, weekly, and monthly targets.
• 2+ years proven experience in sales management.
• Outstanding communication skills – key for building relationships with customers, underwriters and colleagues.
• Understand business challenges and able to pivot accordingly
• Excitement of the prospect of a growing business, needing continual reinvention, change and commitment.
• Experience working under pressure, welcomes challenging business focus and finds solutions/ strategies to overcome.
• Demonstration of resilience & what sets you apart from others when faced with challenges where agility is needed.
• Commercial insurance experience is desirable

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of sales representatives and implement strategies to increase the company's sales in insurance.
• Deliver Sales, Customer and Quality targets through disciplined daily execution, personally and via the team.
• Ensure full adherence to quality and regulatory standards, always prioritising customer outcomes.
• Lead through leaders, develop capability, and manage performance effectively.
• Build strong cross-functional and external stakeholder relationships, managing expectations confidently.
• Act as technical and placement authority, making sound day-to-day decisions aligned to strategy.
• Resolve the majority of technical queries independently and support complex broking cases.
• Maintain strong trading relationships with Underwriters.
• Drive continuous improvement using data, insight, and structured experimentation.
• Shape and evolve placement strategy through evidence-led recommendations.
• Build and lead a high-performing, professional team with clear standards, strong development focus and visible market credibility.

Skills

Sales Management

Insurance Products Knowledge

Outstanding Communication Skills

Tele Sales Experience

Education

Cert CII

Job description

• Responsible for overseeing a team of sales representatives and implementing strategies to increase the company's sales in insurance.
• Deliver Sales, Customer and Quality targets through disciplined daily execution, personally and via the team.
• Ensure full adherence to quality and regulatory standards, always prioritising customer outcomes.
• Lead through leaders, develop capability, and manage performance effectively.
• Build strong cross-functional and external stakeholder relationships, managing expectations confidently.
• Act as technical and placement authority, making sound day-to‑day decisions aligned to strategy.
• Resolve the majority of technical queries independently and support complex broking cases.
• Maintain strong trading relationships with Underwriters.
• Drive continuous improvement using data, insight, and structured experimentation.
• Shape and evolve placement strategy through evidence-led recommendations.
• Build and lead a high-performing, professional team with clear standards, strong development focus and visible market credibility.

Requirements

• In depth understanding of insurance products and markets
• Previous experience of working in Tele sales
• Passion for sales. To thrive in a target-driven role and enjoy the challenges of meeting daily, weekly, and monthly targets.
• 2+ years proven experience in sales management.
• Outstanding communication skills – key for building relationships with customers, underwriters and colleagues.
• Understand business challenges and able to pivot accordingly
• Excitement of the prospect of a growing business, needing continual reinvention, change and commitment.
• Experience working under pressure, welcomes challenging business focus and finds solutions/ strategies to overcome.
• Demonstration of resilience & what sets you apart from others when faced with challenges where agility is needed.
• Cert CII qualification is desirable
• Commercial insurance experience is desirable

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in sales management and insurance products, with a strong focus on achieving sales targets and building relationships with stakeholders. Capable of leading teams, driving continuous improvement, and making strategic decisions to enhance business performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Sales Management
• Insurance Products Knowledge
• Outstanding Communication Skills
• Cert CII Qualification
• Tele Sales Experience

Hard Skills

• Sales Strategy Implementation
• Performance Management
• Data Analysis
• Technical Query Resolution
• Regulatory Compliance

Soft Skills

• Relationship Building
• Resilience
• Agility
• Problem Solving
• Team Leadership

Certifications & Qualifications

• Cert CII

Industry Keywords

• Commercial Insurance
• Sales Targets
• Customer Outcomes
• Underwriter Relationships
• Continuous Improvement