Description
Our client is an established company in the offshore talent and operational support space, with more than 25 years of success serving the U.S. insurance market. They are seeking a highly motivated, results-driven Business Development Manager to generate new business across the insurance ecosystem. This is a true hunter role for an experienced sales professional who excels at opening doors, developing new markets, building strategic relationships, and converting opportunities into long-term client partnerships. The BDM will target independent agencies, brokerages, carriers, MGAs/MGUs, wholesalers, TPAs, and health insurance organisations seeking offshore talent and operational support. The successful candidate is energetic, credible and highly self-directed. They are equally effective making outbound calls, presenting to agency leadership, networking at trade shows, leading webinars and closing complex business opportunities. This position requires domestic travel up to 75% of the time and the candidate must reside in and be legally authorised to work in the United States.
Requirements
Required
- Proven experience in business development, outside sales, partnership development or a related revenue-generating role
- Demonstrated success in a hunter-style sales role focused on acquiring new clients while cultivating existing relationships for retention, cross-selling and account growth
- Working knowledge and experience with or selling to independent insurance agencies, carriers, wholesalers, brokers, TPAs or health insurance organisations
- Strong prospecting, networking, presentation, negotiation and closing skills
- Experience representing an organisation at trade shows, conferences and professional events
- Ability to create and deliver effective in-person presentations, webinars and lunch-and-learn sessions
- Strong event-planning, organisational and follow-through capabilities
- Comfortable working independently and managing a large geographic territory
- Must reside in and be legally authorised to work in the United States, with the ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 75% of the time Preferred
- Active Property and Casualty insurance licence
- Existing relationships within the insurance agency, carrier, brokerage, wholesale, TPA or health insurance markets
- Experience with insurance-related professional services, staffing solutions, technology, outsourcing or operational support
- Familiarity with AI and SaaS technologies, or a demonstrated willingness and confidence to learn and adopt emerging tools
- Familiarity with CRM systems, pipeline reporting, sales forecasting and performance metrics
- Experience developing strategic partnerships, referral relationships or association-based sales channels
Responsibilities
- Identify, prospect and secure new clients within the U.S. insurance industry across agencies, carriers, wholesalers, brokers, TPAs and health insurance organisations
- Develop and maintain a strong, well-documented pipeline of qualified new-business opportunities
- Research and pursue new markets, distribution channels and strategic partnership opportunities
- Plan, coordinate and attend insurance conferences, trade shows, networking events and industry functions
- Conduct in-person and virtual presentations, lunch-and-learn sessions and educational webinars
- Manage the complete sales cycle from initial outreach through proposal, negotiation and closing
- Collaborate with Marketing, Operations, Implementation and executive leadership to ensure seamless client onboarding
- Own the client relationship from initial engagement through onboarding, ongoing service, retention and account growth
- Maintain accurate and timely pipeline, prospect and activity data in the CRM
- Consistently meet or exceed established activity, pipeline, conversion and revenue targets
- Monitor industry developments, competitive activity, market trends and emerging client needs
Core Focus Areas
New Business Development
- Identify, prospect and secure new clients within the U.S. insurance industry
- Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified new-business opportunities
- Build relationships with independent agencies, carriers, wholesalers, brokers, TPAs and health insurance organisations
- Research and pursue new markets, distribution channels and strategic partnership opportunities
Event and Market Representation
- Plan, coordinate and attend insurance conferences, trade shows, networking events and industry functions
- Conduct in-person and virtual lunch-and-learn presentations for prospective clients and partners
- Develop and host educational webinars and other lead-generation events
- Conduct presentations and clearly communicate the company's services, capabilities and value proposition
Sales Cycle and Client Onboarding
- Manage the complete sales cycle from initial outreach and discovery through proposal, negotiation and closing
- Collaborate across Marketing, Operations, Implementation and executive leadership to ensure a seamless transition from sale to onboarding
- Own the ongoing client relationship from initial engagement through onboarding and continued service, ensuring satisfaction, retention and account growth
CRM and Pipeline Management
- Maintain accurate and timely prospect, pipeline, activity and forecasting information in the CRM
- Consistently meet or exceed established activity, pipeline, conversion and revenue goals
- Monitor industry developments, competitive activity, market trends and emerging client needs