Regional Manager - Canterbury & West Coast

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Christchurch; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive reward and recognition

Life insurance benefit (T&Cs apply)

Discounted personal insurance

Yearly wellness contribution

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Gallagher is seeking a Regional Manager to lead the Christchurch Branch, combining people leadership with strategic oversight to grow the business regionally and retain talent. You will be responsible for revenue, profits, client outcomes and staff engagement across corporate, commercial and domestic broking teams.

You will coach teams to deliver exceptional service, maintain strong insurer relationships, and drive improvements in efficiency and customer outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams and managing performance.
• Ability to develop and execute strategic plans for a branch.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with clients and insurers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach the Christchurch Branch to deliver superior client outcomes.
• Develop and execute a strategic plan for sustainable growth and profitability.
• Ensure compliance and high-quality advice across corporate, commercial and domestic broking teams.
• Manage budgets, reporting and branch performance data.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and adaptability.
• Oversee day-to-day operations and staff engagement within the branch.

Skills

People management

Strategic planning

Communication

Relationship management

Change leadership

Regulatory awareness

Leadership

Education

NZQA Level 5 Certificate in Financial Services

Job description

Introduction

At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they're free to grow, lead, and innovate. You'll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client-centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips.

Here, you're not just improving clients' risk profiles, you're building trust. You'll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve.

If you're ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher.

Overview

About the role

Are you an experienced people leader ready to make a real impact and be part of a global dynamic organisation!

With proven success in a people leadership role and a track record for managing teams effectively through change, you will lead by example and be hands on to create a culture that is focused on success through delivering great client outcomes and living the Gallagher values.

The Regional Manager will combine people management with strategic leadership to drive the ongoing development of the branch, grow the business throughout the region, retain staff and develop talent. Reporting to the Executive Branch Distribution the Regional Manager will lead our Christchurch Branch comprising of corporate, commercial and domestic broking teams. This is a great opportunity to shape and drive forward one of our biggest branches. The role has financial accountability for branch revenue and profits as well as staff engagement and client service.

We love people leaders that can coach and develop their teams to bring our customers an exceptional service. Not only are we looking for a great people leader, but you'll need to be confident, proactive, adaptable and resilient, you'll have excellent communication skills, love a fast pace environment and are able to think on your feet.

How you'll make an impact

• Support, coach and motivate the team, leading by example to drive high performance and to deliver exceptional service, professional conduct and quality advice.


• Responsible for developing and executing a strategic plan to deliver sustainable growth, profitability and client retention.


• Ensure branch compliance, quality advice and good customer outcomes by working with people in a proactive and hands-on way.


• Lead change initiatives and foster creativity, innovation and acceptance to ensure strong consistent performance, bringing a team of capable people on the journey with you.


• Manage and lead the day to day operations and performance of the Branch including the leadership of the corporate, commercial and domestic broking teams.


• Create and manage budgets, including financial reporting and data interpretation to drive branch performance.


• Monitor productivity and continuously and proactively improve to ensure the business is working to maximum efficiency.


• Cultivate and maintain relationships with a wide range of contacts across the industry

Skills and Experience

• People management experience and the ability to effectively hire, grow, engage and lead a team to high performance.


• With high level regulatory awareness you are an authentic and inspirational communicator comfortable with a varying audience and credible at decision maker level.


• Strong commercial acumen with a strategic focus and experience of growing new business opportunities. Proven ability to develop and deliver on business plans.


• Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills with proven ability to build effective relationships across many levels and network with insurer partners.


• An ability to think laterally and bring a 'fresh' approach to issues and develop practical solutions. Can constructively question existing practices with a view to improvement.


• Complies with FSLAA regarding holding a Certificate in Financial Services (NZQA Level 5).

Benefits

• Comprehensive reward and recognition programme


• Life insurance benefit (T&Cs apply)


• Discounted personal insurance


• Yearly wellness contribution


• We support you to develop your skills with excellent learning and development opportunities within a friendly team environment.

About us

At Gallagher, we've been helping to protect what's important to people and businesses for more than 95 years. Gallagher is the world's third largest insurance brokerage and risk management companies, with a global network of brokers in over 130 countries.

We make success happen. We are stronger as one team and together we continually strive to make a difference, whether it's for our clients, our colleagues or our communities. Our shared values are core to our culture and are reflected in everything we do, as set out in The Gallagher Way.

Please note only candidates who have the right to work in New Zealand will be considered.

Compensation and benefits

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation


• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being


• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning


• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership


• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)