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| Posted: | 21/01/26 | |
| Recruiter: | Markel Corporation | |
| Reference: | 3061549347 | |
| Type: | Permanent | |
| Salary: | Competitive | |
| Location: | City, Manchester | |
| Description: | Head of Regional Broker Development page is loaded Head of Regional Broker Developmentlocations: Manchester UK - 82 King St: London - UK: Leeds - UK: Birmingham - UKtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: RHead of Regional Broker Development Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham or London with UK travel involved Join a business where your impact powers progress ! At Markel, we give people the confidence to move forward - our customers, our partners, and our own people. If you're searching for a place where you can shape something meaningful, inspire others, and push boundaries, you'll feel right at home with our global community of problem solvers and possibility seekers. This is your chance to lead. To influence. To help us write our next chapter The Opportunity: Markel is a leading specialist insurer supporting the commercial needs of UK SMEs. We partner with an extensive network of local, regional and strategic brokers, affinity relationships and direct channels, providing sector specific insurance solutions across: Professional & Management Risks Care Technology Biomedical & Life Science Specialist & General Contractors and new sectors we continue to innovate every yearOur challenger attitude sets us apart. We combine expert underwriting, exceptional service, and a unique value adding services package that no other SME provider in the UK can match.As Head of Regional Broker Development , you'll shape how the broker community understands, engages with, and champions our proposition. You'll be a key figure in driving Markel's UK growth ambition - and elevating our brand in the market.You'll report directly to the Broker Development Director and play a pivotal role in our UK wide team. What You'll Lead & Deliver: Drive Markel's UK growth plan by identifying, developing and nurturing brokers aligned to our specialist sectors Lead your business development team to deliver strong new business performance and strategic results Build a healthy, well managed pipeline across products and services - and ensure robust discipline in follow up and conversion Own and grow key broker relationships, ensuring they deliver sustainable value and increased engagement Champion our propositions through deep market knowledge, storytelling and insight sharing Model high quality sales professionalism, accurate CRM data, and effective activity reporting Run structured, purposeful broker meetings that support the wider UK sales strategy What You'll Bring: Proven experience in business development within insurance or financial services A motivated, commercially driven outlook with a passion for challenging the status quo Strong leadership capability - with experience managing a BD team Ability to shape and implement strategic sales plans A track record of delivering growth, driving engagement and achieving resultsIf you're energised by growth, influence and creating something truly market leading, we want to speak with you. Who we are: Markel Corporation (NYSE - MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. We're all about people We win together We strive for better We enjoy the everyday We think further What's in it for you: A great starting salary plus generous bonus scheme & strong benefits package 25 days paid holiday (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we can provide the support needed to do just that! What we hope you'll do next: Choose 'Apply Now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at or call us at to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.LI-PC1 | |