Schemes Growth Lead – Underwriting & Digital Trading

Benefact Group; South Ockendon; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Birthday off

Group Personal Pension

Bonus scheme

Holiday buy scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Life assurance

Enhanced sick pay

Parental leave

Study support and funding

Volunteer time off

Job summary

The Schemes Development Manager role at SEIB Insurance Brokers, part of Benefact Group, is based in South Ockendon and focuses on shaping new scheme propositions, enhancing products, and driving the growth of our 24/7 e-trade platforms. You’ll leverage underwriting expertise across diverse specialist insurance sectors and provide governance and documentation support.

Join a collaborative culture with competitive benefits, development opportunities, and a commitment to charity.

Qualifications

• Experience in consumer or commercial insurance, ideally in a broker environment, with solid technical underwriting knowledge.
• Confident building relationships over the phone and delivering an excellent client experience.
• Understanding of FCA requirements including ICOBS, PROD and Consumer Duty.
• Comfortable working with data and MI to spot trends and opportunities.
• Strong communicator able to build effective relationships with insurers and internal teams, supported by technical credibility.

Responsibilities

• Shape new scheme propositions and enhance existing products for digital trading capability.
• Oversee scheme performance and maintain high-quality documentation such as underwriting guides, binding authorities, and policy wordings.
• Support renewal discussions, performance reporting, and action tracking with insurer partners.
• Interpret scheme performance data and contribute to governance, audits, and delegated authority controls.
• Collaborate with internal teams and deputise for the Schemes Manager when required.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Relationship building

Data/MI analysis

FCA/Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Job description

The Schemes Development Manager role at SEIB Insurance Brokers, part of Benefact Group, is based in South Ockendon and focuses on shaping new scheme propositions, enhancing products, and driving the growth of our 24/7 e-trade platforms. You’ll leverage underwriting expertise across diverse specialist insurance sectors and provide governance and documentation support.

Join a collaborative culture with competitive benefits, development opportunities, and a commitment to charity.