Senior Client Executive

Allianz Commercial; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Pension

Job summary

Allianz Commercial in Chicago is seeking a Senior Client Executive to lead client engagement and account management for top relationships, driving strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration to deliver integrated, value-driven solutions.

The role focuses on expanding partnerships, pursuing new opportunities, and ensuring robust governance via Salesforce data and senior stakeholder meetings. Hybrid work and competitive total rewards are part of the package.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in underwriting, risk management, brokering, or business development in industrial/specialty insurance.
• Proven ability to cultivate long-term, profitable client relationships and resolve complex business challenges.
• Experience prospecting new clients in industrial/specialty insurance and working in a global matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage Allianz Commercial’s relationship with its largest corporate clients.
• Balance regional and global priorities to support diverse client needs and sustainable growth.
• Explain underwriting appetites and capabilities to brokers and clients as the primary access point.

Skills

Underwriting

Risk Management

Brokering

Business Development

Education

Bachelor's degree

CII professional qualification

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Client Executive, who will be based in the Chicago office. This will be a hybrid role.

Your Team

Join an elite team shaping the future of Client Engagement in North America. We've taken Client Engagement to the next level by bringing in the industry's top talent and deepening relationships with Key Clients. Our diverse team thrives on collaboration, growth, and collective success.

The Impact You Will Have

As a Sr. Client Executive, they will lead comprehensive client engagement and account management for assigned relationships, cultivating senior-level partnerships, anticipating client needs and coordinating internal capabilities to deliver integrated, value-driven solutions. Through disciplined strategic planning and consistent stewardship, they will strengthen client loyalty and advance enterprise-level growth. This includes identifying and pursuing opportunities to expand client relationships, driving cross-functional collaboration and supporting sustainable, long-term profitable growth across the enterprise.

Some Of Your Specific Responsibilities Could Include

• Proactively manage Allianz Commercial A0 ’s relationship with its largest corporate clients
• Effectively balance regional and global priorities to ensure support for clients' diverse needs, fostering strategic alignment and sustainable growth
• Facilitate the client A0 A’s understanding of Allianz Commercial A0 As underwriting appetites and capabilities while serving as the primary access point for brokers and clients
• Strengthen client relationships to elevate Allianz Commercial A0 A’s visibility and position it as the preferred insurer among key trading partners
• Lead and manage stewardship meetings for key clients, ensuring continuous engagement and coordination with various functions within Allianz Commercial
• Coordinate and facilitate executive meetings with Allianz Commercial senior leadership and key managed clients
• Contribute to Allianz Commercial A0 A’s expansion by successfully growing new business and cross-sell opportunities
• Ensure client data base (Salesforce.com) is managed in alignment with our external engagements and global priorities
• Collaborate with zonal leads to drive zonal strategy
• Ability to drive impactful results and champion change through strategic leadership and influence.
• Drive efforts to secure Allianz Commercial as a Market Leader

What Youll Bring To The Role

• 7-10 years experience in proven track of Underwriting, Risk Management, Brokering or Business Development role in industrial / specialty insurance business. Specialized knowledge in various Lines of Business.
• 7-10 years of proven experience in cultivating long-term, profitable relationships, resolving complex business challenges and collaborating with senior-level brokers and client organizations.
• 7-10 years experience and successful track record of prospecting new clients in industrial / specialty insurance segment.
• 7-10 years experience in significant experience working in complex, global matrix organization
• Bachelor A0 A7s degree required, preferably in e.g., Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Law
• Completion of professional insurance qualification (e.g. CII)
• Experience in applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to improve business processes and decision-making is preferred

The annualized base pay range for this role is $154,080 - $232,880. The annual base salary range represents nationwide market range. The actual salary for this position may be above and will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate. The base pay is just one component of the AzC total compensation package. As part of our comprehensive compensation and highly rated benefits programs, employees are also eligible for annual performance-based cash incentive awards.

93724 | Sales & Distribution | Management | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent

What’s in it for you?

Let’s Care About Everything That Makes You, You

We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let’s care for your financial wellbeing

We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let’s care for your opportunities to progress

From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

Let’s care for life’s twists and turns

From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. Weve got your back.

Let’s care for our society and our planet

With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?

Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions. Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.

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At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Join us.

Lets care for tomorrow.

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