Strategic Carrier Manager

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading global insurance brokerage where you'll manage strategic relationships and drive business success. In this pivotal role, you'll negotiate contracts, develop business plans, and ensure service excellence with C-suite partners. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the world of risk management while enjoying a supportive and inclusive work environment. The company offers a range of benefits and opportunities for career growth, making it a great place to advance your career in insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance 4x salary

Income protection

Health cash plan or private medical insurance

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Three fully paid volunteering days

Emergency back-up family care

Access to discounted voucher portal

Qualifications

• Experience in managing C-suite relationships and strategic partnerships.
• Strong understanding of UK insurance policies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations of ISA contracts with Strategic Insurer Partners.
• Design and implement strategic business plans for service excellence.

Skills

Strategic Relationship Management

Negotiation Skills

Insurance Knowledge

Presentation Skills

Data Analysis

Education

ACII or equivalent qualification

Tools

MI Reports

Job description

Introduction

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

Are you ready to take on a pivotal role at one of the world's leading insurance brokerage companies? We are seeking a Strategic Carrier Manager to join our dynamic team in London. This exciting opportunity involves leading and managing relationships with our Strategic Insurer Partners, driving our placement strategy, and ensuring service excellence.

In this role, you will be instrumental in managing and nurturing C-suite relationships with our partners. Your responsibilities will include designing and implementing strategic business plans, negotiating ISA contracts and fees, and ensuring the delivery of our agreed service commitments. Additionally, you will play a key role in advancing the group placement strategy.

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How you'll make an impact

• Manage the negotiation of commercial aspects of ISA contracts and maintain C-suite relationships with allocated Strategic Insurer Partners.
• Ensure all ISA contracts and supporting documents are fully signed and documented in accordance with team processes.
• Identify and deliver new revenue streams for Gallagher UK.
• Support the Head of Carrier Management in achieving business objectives and promoting a focused placement strategy.
• Design, deliver, and lead meetings with Strategic Insurer Partners to monitor service delivery against ISA contracts and business plans.
• Maintain comprehensive Key Stakeholder maps and briefing documents for Strategic Insurer Partners.
• Distribute quarterly MI packs to Strategic Insurer Partners, providing comprehensive overviews of trading, market conditions, and tailored observations.
• Develop relationships across internal stakeholders within Gallagher.
• Record, track, and log evidence of services being delivered.

About you

• Holds an ACII or equivalent qualification with extensive experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of UK insurance policies and practices.
• Proficient in using MI reports to identify data trends and discover opportunities and risks, driving strategic activities with Insurer Partners.
• Skilled in delivering clear presentations and reports to C-suite stakeholders, with the ability to make strategic recommendations.
• Exhibits strong communication skills, capable of building influential relationships with senior representatives and external partners.
• Maintains expertise in FCA regulations, ensuring compliance and adapting to legislative changes affecting ISA processes.
• Right to work in the UK.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [e-mail] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.