Commercial Manager

It’s not often that a role comes up where the variety and scope involved can promise you no two days will be the same! You’ll gain great exposure from the wider senior management team and be able to really develop your career within the international insurance industry.

Working closely with the Head of Commercial Delivery, this is a unique opportunity to play a part in driving business objectives that impact key financial metrics, alongside ensuring we provide the best possible solutions for our customers. A natural collaborator, you’ll be working with Sales & Distribution, Propositions, Underwriting and Operations teams, as well as external Customers, Brokers and Trustees; You’ll drive and lead an operational discipline and influence them to work closely so we not only meet and deliver on our plans, but build an enviable reputation in the marketplace as "best in class"

"What will I do and how?"

We’ll need you to own activities/workstreams within the business that will investigate commercial/strategic opportunities/risks/issues to really drive results and support our delivery plan, along with project managing and supporting the delivery of new international business pension plans. You’ll be within a market facing and technical environment, so capacity planning is mission critical.

Collaboration and influencing are key – think of yourself as the glue that helps gain consensus from everyone involved, to help take them on the journey. Ultimately, this is all about making sure we optimise every opportunity and support our plan delivery.

Natural curiosity will mean you’ll be keen to look at how we can improve our processes and policies, so this could be continuous improvement opportunities like simplifying onboarding processes (Think Automation or Offshore opportunities!). Making data driven decisions and thinking about our regulatory exposure will also be key!

"So what makes me a good fit for the role?"

You’ll know and understand what it means to collaborate, leading in a commercial and technical environment, focussed on delivering through others and driving success.

You’ll clearly see the end goal and be able to reverse engineer your thinking to build a way of gaining buy in from your stakeholders. It’s the art of joining the dots to see how different actions will impact your decision and the business. The business landscape is wide, it’s not tick box, button pressing and dictating, it’s developing, negotiating, influencing, and getting the best from people to achieve a common goal. This team make things happen and it’s not by magic!

A natural flair for problem solving, you’ll be clearly able to show your ability to influence & communicate effectively. You’ll be really comfortable in a fluid environment and can effectively work with a wider team to ensure success. You might be in a technical/operational role already as well as a natural problem solver that loves variety, or in a strategic business development role with strengths in blue sky thinking. You might have a degree, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t. You must be a self-starter, with an ability to work through ambiguity and the unclear. We’ll help you be your best in this role by giving you all the support you need to develop your own toolkit.