Senior Commercial Manager

JR United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to lead the rollout of a major new insurance product. This pivotal role involves overseeing project delivery and collaborating with internal teams to drive growth and customer engagement. The successful candidate will have a strong background in insurance and product management, with a proactive mindset and excellent communication skills. This hybrid role offers generous benefits, including a significant holiday allowance and private healthcare. If you're ready to make an impact in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private Healthcare

Annual bonus scheme

Colleague discount scheme

Enhanced family leave

Learning & development opportunities

Pension scheme participation

Qualifications

• Strong commercial or product management experience in any insurance discipline.
• Experience in launching or managing product-led projects.

Responsibilities

• Own the business plan and drive initiatives to achieve growth targets.
• Collaborate to shape marketing strategy, pricing, and proposition design.

Skills

Commercial Management

Product Management

Sales Strategy

Stakeholder Management

Compliance Knowledge

Job description

Our client, a well-known retail and financial services organisation, is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to lead the rollout of a major new insurance product. This role offers a high-impact opportunity for a commercially minded individual from any insurance background to shape the direction of a new offering, drive growth, and deliver strong results across sales, retention, and customer engagement.

Sitting within the Partnership Development team, this role will be pivotal in delivering the client’s long-term growth ambitions in the protection space. The successful candidate will oversee the end-to-end delivery of the new project, working closely with internal teams (marketing, pricing, finance) and managing day-to-day relationships with a key insurance partner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the business plan and drive initiatives to achieve ambitious growth targets.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to shape marketing strategy, pricing, and proposition design.
• Develop and execute sales and retention initiatives, including offers, campaigns, and trade drivers.
• Maintain strong partner relationships, ensuring delivery of contractual commitments and effective governance.
• Oversee compliance activities, including fair value assessments, product reviews, and customer outcome monitoring.
• Support the development of compelling, customer-first propositions.

What They’re Looking For:

• Strong commercial or product management experience in any insurance discipline (e.g., Life, Motor, Home, Pet, Travel).
• A background in launching or managing product-led projects or initiatives.
• Experience setting commercial budgets and delivering against sales and P&L targets.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and build trusted external partnerships.
• A proactive, results-driven mindset with strong communication and stakeholder skills.
• Understanding of compliance frameworks and regulatory responsibilities within insurance.

What’s on Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance – minimum of 7.2 weeks, with options to buy more.
• Private Healthcare and 365-day virtual GP access for you and your family.
• Annual bonus scheme linked to performance.
• Colleague discount scheme – 10% year-round, rising to 15% on payday.
• Enhanced family leave including 8 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Award-winning learning & development opportunities.
• Pension scheme and share plan participation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced insurance professional looking to lead a high-profile project in a fast-paced, customer-focused business. This is a hybrid role with the expectation of working from home but with the ability to travel to our client’s offices in Edinburgh and the North East when required. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and enjoy working in a collaborative, values-led environment, get in touch to find out more or apply today.