Business Development Manager - Life Insurance

We are working with a global actuarial and risk management consulting firm headquartered in the UK. They provide cutting-edge financial modelling software to financial institutions around the world as well as actuarial and risk management consulting services. With an already well-established global client base, they have exciting plans to further develop and grow the business further,

To help achieve this expansion, my client is creating a new position of Business Development Manager for EMEA.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Identifying and prospecting new growth and upselling opportunities.
• Lead or contribute to the development of the company's intellectual capital including plans for taking this to market.
• Think issues through and devise new approaches for creating opportunities.
• Defining and applying sales strategies to grow their client base.
• Working with other team and business unit's leaders to provide the best response to the customers' needs.
• Managing relationships within EMEA insurance ecosystem (supervisors, associations, clients, prospects, partners, etc.).
• Serve as manager or mentor to more junior associates.
• Support EMEA sales team in submitting proposals and signing new contracts.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Extensive experience in actuarial market
• Having experience in B2B sales, consulting or solution services is highly advantageous.
• Proven outstanding network within the EMEA insurance industry at C-level.
• Exposure to and experience into IFRS 17 / Risk Capital requirements.
• Proven track record to assess business and client needs and prioritize success accordingly
• Experience in managing sophisticated relationships
• Qualified actuary is preferred but not essential
• Fluent in English required, but knowledge of German would be a plus.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to discuss the role in more detail, please apply below.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.