Manager I - Placement

Marsh; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

401K retirement plan

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Marsh is seeking a Manager for the QSG team in NYC or Chicago. This hybrid role requires in-office presence at least three days per week. You will lead a mid-sized team, mentor staff, manage performance, and handle a book of new and renewal business as a player-coach.

Leverage risk expertise to craft placement solutions, develop market strategies, and support growth and client retention. You will coordinate with carriers, underwriters, and client teams, bind coverage, and ensure accurate

Qualifications

• Significant experience in risk, insurance, or placement-related roles.
• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of industry trends, insurance markets, and carrier relationships.
• Experience developing placement strategies aligned to client needs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage performance, and coordinate resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and oversee performance management for a team, coordinating workload and staffing.
• Handle new and renewal business in a player-coach capacity.
• Apply risk expertise to develop placement solutions meeting client needs.
• Execute placement strategy to support growth and client service.
• Develop go-to-market strategy and contribute to service pricing when applicable.
• Coordinate submission of coverage specifications and obtain quotes from carriers.
• Bind coverage and ensure accuracy of binders.
• Build relationships with practice teams, markets, clients, carriers, and underwriters for cohesive service.
• Advise clients on market conditions and developments affecting products and coverage.
• Partner with client executives and teams to support retention and new business.

Skills

Risk experience

Leadership

Communication

Insurance knowledge

Placement strategy

Client relationships

Growth mindset

P&C license

Job description

Marsh is seeking candidates for our Manager role within our QSG team in NYC or Chicago. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

We can count on you to:

• Lead, mentor, and oversee performance management for a small- to medium-sized team, while coordinating workload and ensuring appropriate staffing levels to meet client needs.
• Handle a book of new and renewal business as well in a player-coach capacity
• Apply significant risk expertise and deep knowledge of the industry and insurance carrier marketplace to develop placement solutions that meet client needs.
• Execute the Placement strategy to support growth objectives and deliver exceptional client service.
• Develop go-to-market strategy, articulate the value of the Placement function, and contribute to service pricing, as applicable.
• Facilitate submission of coverage specifications and obtain quotes from carriers in alignment with the “assist, advise, and assume” transaction model.
• Bind coverage and ensure the accuracy of placement binders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with practice teams, insurance markets, clients, carriers, and underwriters to provide cohesive client service.
• Advise on changing insurance and risk management market conditions and communicate major developments affecting products and coverage to client executives, client advisors, and clients.
• Partner closely with client executives and client teams to support client retention and new business production.

What you need to have:

• Significant experience in risk, insurance, or placement-related roles.
• 5-7+ years of experience within the industry
• Strong knowledge of industry trends, insurance markets, and carrier relationships.
• Experience developing placement strategies and delivering solutions aligned to client needs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage performance, and coordinate resources effectively.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to work effectively across clients, carriers, underwriters, and internal stakeholders.
• Proven ability to support business growth, client retention, and new business production.
• P&C License or ability to obtain one

What makes you stand out:

• Deep expertise in complex placement strategy and market execution.
• Ability to combine technical placement knowledge with commercial and client service insight.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to mentor team members and influence key stakeholders.
• Experience advising senior client leaders on insurance and risk market developments.
• Proven success building collaborative relationships across practice, placement, and client service teams.

Why join our team:

This is an opportunity to play a key role in delivering exceptional client service, advancing placement strategy, and contributing to business growth. You will work with colleagues, clients, and market partners across a dynamic environment while helping shape solutions that create value for clients and support team success.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to providing an inclusive work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best, most qualified people and value colleagues of all backgrounds, without regard to age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you require an accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know by contacting [e-mail]

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $92,500 to $197,100.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance‑based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.