Marketing Account Executive

US012 Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance solutions provider in Birmingham is seeking a Marketing Account Executive. The role involves coordinating marketing activities, supporting sales, and requiring six years of insurance experience. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and leadership experience. This position offers generous time off and professional development opportunities, and supports a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Generous time off

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid Work

Charitable contribution match

Stock purchase opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge in shared and layered property programs.
• Property and casualty insurance license required.
• Ability to travel overnight.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate marketing activities for new and renewal business.
• Serve as a consultative point of contact for clients.
• Support Producer in sales activities.

Skills

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Six years of relevant insurance industry experience

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Strong negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

Our not-so-secret sauce.

Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 11,000 of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as a Marketing Account Executive at McGriff, a division of Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA).

MMA provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With 200 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE : MMC).

A day in the life.

As our Marketing Account Executive on the Commercial Lines team, you'll lead and coordinate marketing activities on new and renewal business as well as support Producer in sales activities. You'll do this by serving as a consultative point of contact for clients, identifying and understanding client needs, providing recommendations with supporting rationale with limited or no oversight from Producer, demonstrating strong negotiation skills, responding to Request of Proposals, participating in prospect meetings, directing and leading mid-year reviews, working closing with national leadership to drive LOB strategy and initiatives, and leading, mentoring and training other account service team members.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills :

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and / or related experience
• Six years of relevant insurance industry experience
• Property and casualty insurance license
• Possess strong knowledge in shared and layered property programs
• Considerable knowledge of markets, policies and coverage issues for all states and industries serviced
• Organizational skills to plan and prioritize team workload, and to oversee application of workflows and procedures
• Leadership skills and service and team orientation to provide direction, praise, constructive feedback, and development to employees in a way that maximizes productivity and team morale
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive business relationships with clients, market contacts, and McGriff teammates
• Strong persuasion skills and tact to obtain information, negotiate with markets, obtain commitment or payments due from others, and motivate staff
• Discretion and problem‑solving skills to analyze client information, proposal competitiveness, etc., and to resolve client, market and employee relations problems
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications such as Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to travel overnight

These additional qualifications are a plus, but not required to apply :

• Advanced degree(s)
• Insurance industry certifications in addition to necessary license
• Significant prior experience leading teams and / or projects

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

Valuable benefits.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work.

Some benefits included in this role are :

• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Hybrid Work
• Charitable contribution match programs
• Stock purchase opportunities