Motorcycle Specialist

Hagerty; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work in UK

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Hagerty, the world’s leading insurer for collectible and enthusiast vehicles, seeks a Motorcycle Specialist to join Broad Arrow’s auction team. You will build relationships with collectors, secure consignments, and help buyers and sellers navigate live and online auctions, private sales, and Broad Arrow Capital.

You will leverage deep knowledge of motorcycles across marques and eras, developing new business opportunities and representing Broad Arrow at events worldwide.

Qualifications

• Strong reputation within the collector motorcycle community.
• Proven sales and business-development ability.
• Extensive knowledge of collector motorcycles, their history, provenance and values.

Responsibilities

• Source and secure motorcycle consignments for live and online auctions and private sales.
• Develop and maintain relationships with collectors, dealers, museums, collections and estates.
• Advise clients considering buying or selling motorcycles or complete collections.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities through relationships and events.
• Drive revenue through consigning and selling motorcycles via auctions and private sales.
• Oversee valuations and advise on estimates, reserves and sale strategy.
• Visit clients to inspect motorcycles and assess condition, provenance and marketability.
• Collaborate with Research & Editorial to ensure high‑quality, accurate descriptions.

Skills

Collector motorcycle knowledge

Sales & business development

Relationship building

Job description

Hagerty is a company built by drivers for drivers. We put our members at the center of everything we do, and are dedicated to making it easier and more enjoyable for enthusiasts to drive and celebrate the machines they love. We’re proud to be the world’s largest insurer of collectible and enthusiast vehicles and are home to the Hagerty Drivers Club, the world’s largest car club. Our Marketplace business presents live and digital sales across the U.S. and Europe, we host a number of driving events and concours, and our award-winning automotive journalists produce the most popular car magazine globally, alongside internationally awarded videos. We’re committed to Never Stop Driving.

As a Motorcycle Specialist, you’ll be a key member of Broad Arrow’s motorcycle auction team, helping to establish and grow the company’s presence within the global collector motorcycle market. This is a highly client-facing and commercially focused position. You’ll develop relationships with collectors and proactively generate high-quality motorcycle consignments, while helping clients buy, sell and finance collector motorcycles through live and online auctions, private sales and Broad Arrow Capital. We are seeking candidates with a strong professional reputation within the collector motorcycle industry, proven sales and business-development ability, and extensive specialist knowledge of motorcycles, ideally spanning a number of marques, periods and collecting categories.

What you’ll do

• Proactively source and secure motorcycle consignments for live and online auctions and private sales
• Develop and maintain long-term relationships with collectors, dealers, museums, collections, estates and other participants within the international collector motorcycle market, providing high-quality advice and expertise
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients considering buying or selling individual motorcycles or complete collections
• Identify and develop new business opportunities through existing relationships, referrals, direct outreach and attendance at relevant motorcycle and collector events
• Drive revenue through consigning and selling motorcycles via live and online auctions, and private sales
• Undertake valuations and provide informed advice on estimates, reserves, market positioning and appropriate sale strategy
• Visit clients and inspect motorcycles in person, assessing condition, originality, specification, provenance and marketability
• Work with the Research & Editorial team to ensure accurate descriptions of consigned bikes to a consistently high standard, ensuring descriptions are accurate, authoritative and commercially effective
• Work closely with clients throughout the complete consignment process, from initial discussion and valuation through to auction and post-sale follow-up.
• Coordinate with administration, client services, operations, photography and marketing/PR teams to ensure consignments are presented and promoted to the highest standard.
• Oversee the photography, documentation and preparation of individual consignments as required.
• Represent Broad Arrow Motorcycles at auctions, shows, rallies, races and other relevant international collector events to support client engagement and business development.
• Travel regularly within the UK and internationally to meet existing and prospective clients.

This might describe you

• An established and respected reputation within the collector motorcycle community, with high standards of integrity, professionalism and ethics
• Significant experience within collector motorcycles, whether through auctions, specialist sales, collection management, the motorcycle trade, historic racing or another closely related field
• Proven ability to generate business, develop client relationships and convert opportunities into consignments or sales
• Extensive knowledge of collector motorcycles, their history, originality, specification, provenance and values
• A strong understanding of the international collector motorcycle market, including current trends and valuation dynamics
• An existing network of relationships within the collector motorcycle community would be highly advantageous
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate specialist knowledge clearly and persuasively
• Collaborative and team-oriented, with a commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes for clients
• Commercially minded, proactive and comfortable developing new business rather than simply responding to incoming enquiries
• Highly organised and able to work effectively under pressure and to demanding auction deadlines
• Comfortable handling, maneuvering, and where appropriate, riding motorcycles.
• A full driving licence (ideally including motorcycle) and willingness to travel regularly within the UK and internationally
• Highly organised and able to work effectively under pressure and to demanding auction deadlines

Other things to note

• This position is open to remote work in the United Kingdom. However, team members who reside near the Broad Arrow office will follow a hybrid schedule, working from the office three days per week
• Must be flexible to work evenings/weekends, with the ability to travel internationally for auctions as needed
• Familiarity with public company requirements, including Sarbanes Oxley and key regulations, if applicable. For SOX compliant roles, responsible for designing, executing, and documenting internal controls where they have been identified as owners to prevent errors in financial reporting, processes, and business operations. Including attestation to the completeness, accuracy, and compliance of all financial reporting data, where applicable.

At Hagerty, we share the road. We are an inclusive automotive community where all are welcomed, valued and belong regardless of race, gender, age, or car preference. We are united by our shared passion for driving, our commitment to preserve car culture for future generations and our desire to make a positive impact in the world.

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