Senior Account Director – Six

Aston Charles; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Job description

Senior Account Director – Six-figure salary - North Of England

Job Type: Permanent
Sector: General Insurance
Specialism: Account Executive
Location: Yorkshire & Humberside, Manchester & North West, North East & Scotland
Town/City: North OF England
Salary range: £70,000 - £79,999, £80,000 - £89,999, £90,000 - £99,999, £100,000+
Salary Description: £70K-100K plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 12-Feb-25
Start Date: ASAP
Recruiter: Aston Charles
Job Ref: RJ-2760AD
Job Views: 29

If the prospect of a potential six-figure salary alone isn’t enough to turn the heads of talented Account Directors, then surely the prospect of inheriting a substantial portfolio of trophy accounts is enough to capture the attention of all but the most settled insurance professionals!

There are so many positives to joining this global broking house that the Regional Director can reel them off; “We’ve a truly collaborative approach, we’re the team that enjoys working to shared goals and objectives, and this allows us to really deliver positive client outcomes. We’re at the forefront of technology, and our analytics’ tools are second to none.”

The aforementioned portfolio of accounts to be inherited has arisen due to the retirement of an incumbent Senior Account Director. As such, you will benefit from a warm handover and not have to be concerned about the account being ‘under attack’ in 12 months’ time from a former colleague. The account can be tweaked to suit your skills, experience and ambitions, but Account Directors within this team typically look after 6-10 clients, with individual risks generating fee income from £50K to anywhere north of £250K. This team looks after clients from a range of sectors such as Food & Beverage, Technology, Engineering and Retail, to name but a few.

As Account Director, you will lead a dedicated, highly professional team of insurance professionals including Corporate Account Handlers, Brokers and Claims Executives, in relation to the servicing of your portfolio. This includes managing the relationship with blue-chip clients, including FTSE100’s and some of the largest privately-owned businesses in the North of England, many with complex global exposures. Dealing with sophisticated insurance buyers at C-suite level, you will build a detailed knowledge of your clients’ approach to (and appetite for!) risk, setting the strategy for the insurance programme for years to come. The focus here is very much on the management of existing accounts rather than developing sales, however, you may be called upon to lend gravitas to proceedings, should colleagues develop new business prospects and need assistance from a technical or credibility perspective.

Whilst it is not essential that you have extensive experience of dealing with six-figure risks, you must have exposure to dealing with corporate clients generating income in excess of £50K. You must be professional, polished and highly credible, in order to nurture relationships and to secure the buy-in of senior personnel at clients, as well as your colleagues. You should have a solid understanding of all common commercial covers, together with strong internal networking skills in order to be able to utilise the abilities of colleagues from other areas of business (such as employee benefits, risk management or credit insurance) and to ensure your clients benefit from the full suite of products and services available from a global broker.

In return, you will receive a generous basic salary of between £70K and £100K (Depending on experience), plus both performance and contractual bonuses. You will also receive a market-leading flexible-benefits package (including a particularly impressive pension arrangement) that can be tweaked to suit your personal circumstances.

This forward-thinking broker is an advocate of flexible-working and, depending on your client requirements, you will only be expected in the office a couple of times per week.