VP, National Broker Manager

W. R. Berkley Corporation; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Wellness program

Paid Time Off

401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans

Job summary

Berkley One is seeking a VP, National Broker Manager to lead strategy and growth with national broker partners. The role requires building the sales organization, engaging executive stakeholders, and driving profitable growth through broker channels.

The position offers a hybrid work schedule with multiple office locations (Morristown NJ, Chicago IL, Wilmington DE) and a focus on cross-functional collaboration across underwriting, marketing, claims, and product teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in high-net-worth personal lines business development.
• At least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Ability to synthesize data and market conditions to recommend portfolio pivots to protect profitability or seize growth opportunities.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing producer relationships with a client-first orientation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the National Broker Management strategy and roadmap.
• Identify strategic partners and develop comprehensive plans with defined KPIs.
• Expand market penetration and drive growth through broker channels and partnerships.
• Collaborate with underwriting, marketing and product teams to align initiatives.
• Maintain open communication with national broker stakeholders and executives.
• Lead, develop and manage sales associate teams and ensure enterprise competency.

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Job description

Berkley One is a modern insurance provider for a modern generation of affluence. We serve clients who live dynamic, adventurous lives and expect their insurance experience to match. Our mission is to deliver highly personalized risk and claims management through a blend of expert independent agents, cutting-edge digital tools, and the strength of the W.R. Berkley brand.

Why Join Us?

At Berkley One, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking team that’s reimagining personal insurance. We’re building solutions that are as sophisticated and agile as the clients we serve—individuals and families who value innovation, simplicity, and exceptional service. You’ll collaborate with passionate professionals, leverage modern technology, and help shape the future of our industry.

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What We Value

• A client-first mindset with a passion for delivering exceptional experiences
• Curiosity, creativity, and a drive to challenge the status quo
• Collaboration across disciplines to build smarter, more intuitive solutions
• Integrity, expertise, and a commitment to excellence

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

The VP, National Broker Manager i is an important leadership contributor to the Berkley One brand and will be responsible for growth and profitable relationships with our national broker partners and leading and developing the sales team. You will create and implement a strategy that generates new business opportunities, agency efficiencies, and focuses on driving profitable growth. You will serve as the enterprise lead for national broker strategy, engagement cadence, and performance outcomes.

This position will be based in one of our offices:

• Morristown, NJ
• Chicago, IL
• Wilmington, DE

Our offices offer a hybrid work schedule with 4 days in the office; and 1 day remote where it makes sense to do so.

National Broker Management - leverage National Broker partnerships to drive substantial growth in new premiums and enhance overall profitability.

• Identify strategic partners, current and prospective, whose potential and objectives align with ours. Evaluate and prioritize the partnerships and develop and execute comprehensive strategic plans that outline target outcomes, mutual benefits, and key stakeholders.
• Define KPIs and regularly monitor, report on, and discuss results with key internal and national broker stakeholders. Create and communicate benchmarking data to monitor and analyze national broker performance against KPIs and peers, and make data-driven adjustments to optimize outcomes.
• Expand market penetration by executing strategies that give us access to new customer segments and geographic markets and support our growth and profit objectives. Implement initiatives that drive brand visibility and customer engagement through partner channels and generate new premium.
• Collaborate with partners to identify joint product and service offerings.
• Foster strong, successful relationships with internal stakeholders, including executive leadership, underwriting, marketing, claims, and product teams to ensure alignment of partnership initiatives with overall business strategies.
• Build and maintain C-suite and regional leadership relationships within each national broker.
• Maintain open and transparent communication channels with strategic partners, ensuring that objectives, expectations, and progress are effectively communicated, managed and met.
• Enlist other Berkley One functions to engage with national brokers in support of an exceptional customer experience.
• Identify and prioritize key offices and producers for targeted visits, joint calls, and opportunity-level engagement to drive results with the local field teams.

Sales Management - build an inside sales team and capability that expands our reach in distribution and directly contributes to closing more new business opportunities. Make sales acumen as a Berkley One enterprise competency.

• Consultation and Assistance:Ensure team can provide consultation and assistance to agency partners on optimizing rates for customers, understanding the target market, and finding creative approaches to accounts. The overarching objective is getting to a repeatable sales presentation that supports an agent’s ability to recommend Berkley One to prospective or remarketed clients.
• Sales Process Management: Implement workflows and develop sales skills enabling the team to successfully guide leads through the sales process, from initial contact to closing the deal.
• Account Identification:Utilize cutting-edge technology models to identify desirable accounts and proactively pursue them using influence skills.
• Collaboration for Growth:Partner with the distribution and underwriting teams to drive new business, enhance prospects identifying and qualifying potential new opportunities through various outreach methods, and/or upsell coverage options. Play an early-stage role specific to getting new appointments off to a fast, informed and sustainable start.
• E&S: Ensure team acts as a conduit for opportunities to flow from admitted to non-admitted to ensure we are not missing new business opportunities.
• Campaign Execution:Collaborate with the marketing team to execute campaigns that help agency partners grow their book of business.
• Innovation:Work with the team and the larger organization to drive changes in day-to-day operations or larger organizational priorities.
• Lead, develop and manage sales associate team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree preferred but not required

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in high-net-worth personal lines business development roles, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.

• Able to quickly and proactively synthesize data and current market conditions and recommend portfolio pivots to protect profitability or seize on profitable growth opportunities.
• Ability to drive results by identifying and resolving significant problems within scope of responsibility.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing producer relationships, with a strong client-first orientation.
• Strategic thinker with a proven ability to lead teams and drive complex initiatives.
• Exceptional communication skills. Your communication style is flexible to the situation. From communicating updates to the team, to discussing metrics with key stakeholders, or presenting to leadership, you communicate clearly and with a purpose across all levels of the organization.
• Incredible empathy and understanding of the needs of our insureds and their agents. You will be an excellent advocate for all Berkley One customers and are passionate about their experience
• Calm under pressure. You have exceptional organizational skills, integrity, and great follow-through. You are comfortable challenging norms while working collaboratively with colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• You have a strong sense of accountability, fun and adventure.
• Natural curiosity. You love learning how things work and you are always looking for innovative improvements. You enjoy testing different underwriting strategies, tracking results, and making improvements.
• Demonstrated strong analytical ability, business judgement and negotiation skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects at various stages of completion.
• Proficient with technology.

Additional Company Details

We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms.

The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees which for this role include:

• Base Salary Range: $225,000 to $265,000
• Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus.
• Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Wellness, Paid Time Off, 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans

The actual salary for this position 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; and other conditions of employment.

Sponsorship Details

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role