Mid Market Team Manager

Aviva; Perth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector seeks a Mid-Market Team Manager to lead a talented underwriting team in Perth. The role involves driving performance, building relationships, and ensuring excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and insurance industry experience.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in the Insurance Industry is essential.
• Experience in Property, Casualty, Construction, or Motor underwriting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of underwriters to achieve performance goals.
• Deliver excellent customer service and solutions.
• Make quick decisions and manage priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical

Education

Insurance Industry Experience

Commercial Underwriting Experience

Job description

Mid-Market Team Manager - Salary is Competitive

Are you ready to take your underwriting career to the next level? We’re looking for a Mid-Market Team Manager to lead a dynamic team with a UK-wide Broker and Customer presence. If you’re passionate about driving performance, building strong relationships, supporting a team to achieve excellence, and can work from the Perth office location, this role could be for you.

About the job:

As the Mid-Market Team Manager, you’ll lead a team of talented underwriters, working closely with Senior Underwriters to ensure the team meets its goals. Your role will be to guide the team in delivering excellent Customer service and solutions in the market, fostering profitable growth, and enhancing capabilities—all while maintaining governance and team engagement. You should be comfortable making quick decisions, managing priorities, and building lasting relationships.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

1. Leadership & People Skills: You’re a natural leader who can inspire, communicate clearly, listen actively, and negotiate effectively.
2. Insurance Industry Experience: Essential—solid background in the Insurance Industry.
3. Commercial Underwriting Experience: Preferred—experience across Property, Casualty, Construction, or Motor.
4. Industry Connections: Strong relationships in the market that you can leverage.
5. Analytical & Presentation Skills: Ability to analyse risk and confidently present solutions to brokers and clients.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose—"with you today, for a better tomorrow”—is a promise we make to our colleagues. We invest in you and offer many benefits:

• Competitive salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity—competitive percentage of annual salary based on performance
• Generous pension scheme—up to 14% contribution from Aviva
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
• Supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits, including sustainability options like cycle to work
• Opportunity to make a difference through Aviva Communities and three paid volunteering days
• Wellbeing support and tools

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Inclusivity at Aviva:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone, encouraging applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don’t tick every box, we still encourage you to apply. We support flexible working arrangements, including part-time and job shares.

We adapt locations, hours, and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and employees. Most of our staff work around 50% of their time in our offices, combining flexibility with collaboration.

Application process:

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. Please email us after applying to disclose any disability, and we will ensure an interview is arranged.

Submit your application online. For alternative application methods, contact Dylan Wood at 07385 426164 or [e-mail].