Market Relationship Manager

Harrison Holgate; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrison Holgate is seeking a Market Relationship Manager in the UK insurance broking space. The role is hybrid, with three days a week in London, working with senior leadership and key stakeholders to manage insurer relationships and drive commercial growth.

You will analyse performance data, identify opportunities, and deliver practical solutions to business challenges while collaborating across teams to strengthen partnerships and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to analyse performance data and translate into commercial actions.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills with senior contacts.
• Commercial mindset with focus on identifying opportunities and growth.
• Organisational skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive problem-solving and ownership.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop key insurer relationships to deliver objectives and outcomes.
• Build relationships with insurers and internal stakeholders across the business.
• Analyse performance data and market information to identify trends and opportunities.
• Identify new revenue opportunities and support growth initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve market, operational and commercial challenges.
• Support strategic projects and wider business improvement initiatives.
• Monitor market trends, insurer strategies and regulatory developments for impact.
• Provide insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders for commercial decisions.
• Track relationship and portfolio performance using data to demonstrate outcomes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Relationship management

Stakeholder management

Commercial insight

Data interpretation

Job description

The Role

Market Relationship Manager

We are working with a leading UK insurance broking and underwriting group that is looking to appoint a Market Relationship Manager to join its Market Management team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded relationship professional who enjoys building strong partnerships, analysing performance, identifying opportunities and finding practical solutions to business challenges.

Working on a hybrid basis, ideally with three days per week in London, you will work closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders across the business. You will take ownership of a panel of insurer relationships, helping to strengthen partnerships, identify opportunities for growth and maximise the value of key insurer relationships.

• Manage and develop key insurer relationships, ensuring agreed objectives and commercial outcomes are delivered.
• Build strong relationships with insurers and internal stakeholders across the business.
• Analyse performance data and market information to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Identify new revenue opportunities and support initiatives designed to drive growth.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to resolve market, operational and commercial challenges.
• Support strategic projects and wider business improvement initiatives.
• Monitor market trends, insurer strategies and regulatory developments, assessing their potential impact on the business.
• Provide insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders to support commercial decision-making.
• Track and report on relationship and portfolio performance, using data to demonstrate tangible business outcomes.

About You

We’re looking for an ambitious and commercially driven individual who is confident building relationships and able to turn insight into action.

You may already be working in a similar market management, insurer relationship, distribution, broking or commercial role, or you may be looking to make a move into market management from a role where you have developed strong transferable skills.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Strong Advanced Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate it into meaningful commercial insight.
• Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage with senior individuals both internally and externally.
• A commercially minded approach, with a focus on identifying opportunities and delivering measurable results.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to take ownership and find effective solutions.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• The ability to build trusted, long-term relationships with a range of stakeholders.

If you’re looking for a role where you can have genuine influence, work closely with senior leadership and play a key role in developing insurer relationships and commercial strategy, we’d love to hear from you.

As true market specialists we work in partnership with our candidates and clients, delivering unrivalled market knowledge and insight. Driven by our passion to become the partner of choice we offer tailored advice and guidance…