Account Executive/Broker II

Aon; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) savings plan

employee stock purchase plan

long-term incentive awards

medical, dental and vision insurance

paid time off

12 paid holidays

15 days of paid vacation per year

paid sick leave

short-term disability

long-term disability

health savings account

reimbursement accounts

life insurance

AD&D insurance

tuition assistance

commuter benefits

employee assistance program

Job summary

Aon is hiring a Surety Account Executive/Broker in our Construction Services Group. This hybrid role will manage and grow a portfolio of surety clients, advising on program structures and working with surety markets. You will lead client meetings, respond to RFPs, and partner with internal teams to drive growth.

Required: 5+ years in surety, bachelor’s degree or equivalent, willingness to obtain P&C license within 4 months, strong communication and presentation skills, ability to travel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the Surety industry.
• Relationship builder – internally and externally.
• Ability to travel.
• Well-developed communication and presentation skills.
• Attention to detail and technical proficiency is critical.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of surety clients.
• Provide advisory services by outlining surety program options and guiding structures.
• Consult with clients regarding surety market conditions and surety companies.
• Secure and manage surety facilities and prepare placement memorandums, negotiate terms, indemnity, and required documentation.
• Manage existing surety relationships and coordinate meetings with sureties.
• Monitor client structure, operations, and credit profile to support the program.
• Lead day-to-day account management with client service teams.
• Deliver new solutions and maximize surety credit for clients.
• Drive growth with internal teams and new clients; respond to RFPs.

Skills

Relationship builder

Travel willingness

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Surety industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of industry experience

Job description

As a leader in the industry, Aon is one of the largest surety brokers representing both contract and commercial clients both domestically and globally. We are the top broker with the majority of the large surety companies. Aon is seeking candidates for a Surety Account Executive/Broker Position to join our Construction Services Group (CSG)!

This hybrid role (2-3 days onsite weekly) from a local Aon office in Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

How this opportunity is different

At Aon, you won't just manage accounts-you'll lead strategy. As a top broker with strong, long-standing relationships across all major surety markets, you'll gain direct access to decision-makers and play a central role in shaping complex, high-impact bonding programs for major domestic and global clients. This role offers a rare blend of autonomy and support-allowing you to operate with the agility of a boutique team while leveraging Aon's unmatched scale, resources, and reputation in the surety space.

What the day will look like

• Responsible to manage and grow a portfolio of surety clients.
• Continuously provide advisory services by outlining the surety program options and providing guidance on the recommended structures specific to the client's needs.
• Consult with clients regarding surety market conditions and the surety companies.
• Secure and manage surety facilities to meet the clients' surety bond requirements. This process involves the receipt and review materials including but not limited to financial, organizational, operational, and strategic that are necessary to prepare a placement memorandum, negotiation of terms, conditions, indemnity, and completion of the requisite documentation.
• Management of the existing surety relationships on client surety programs. Including participation in, establishing and moderating meetings, when necessary, with the sureties.
• Continuously monitor clients company structure, operations, and credit profile in support of the surety program. This includes reviewing financial presentation.
• Work with client service team as client team lead in managing day to day account management of the surety business.
• Deliver new solutions for clients by reviewing their needs and ensuring surety credit is maximized
• Drive growth by working collaboratively with internal sales producers, the Insurance Account Executives and other surety team members to bring in new clients or prospects. This includes contributing to the sales process and responding to RFPs.
• Preparing and presenting surety proposals and presentations.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• 5+ years of experience in the Surety industry.
• Relationship builder - internally and externally.
• Ability to travel.
• Well-developed communication and presentation skills.
• Attention to detail and technical proficiency is critical.

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of industry experience.

• Must have the willingness to obtain an active Property and Casualty license within four months of hire (90 days)

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Pay Transparency Laws

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $134,000 to $225,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon's annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

A summary of all the benefits offered for this position:

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon's discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.