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Business Development Director – Insurance

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full-time director London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, Belfast, United Kingdom · More jobs in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Job Description

Role Summary 

We are seeking a commercially driven and domain-knowledgeable Business Development Director to accelerate our growth across the Insurance sector, with a focus on Life & Pensions, Broker and General Insurance segments. This role will drive pipeline origination, build executive-level relationships, and lead go-to-market strategies across insurers, reinsurers, brokers, and administrators in the UK. 

The ideal candidate will possess deep industry knowledge of insurance value chains, emerging digital and data-driven capabilities, and the ability to position solutions that solve for core system modernization, process automation, customer experience, risk optimization, regulatory compliance, and claims transformation. 

Key Responsibilities 

1. Strategic Account & Pipeline Development 

• Identify, qualify, and target insurance accounts preferably across Life & Pensions, Broker, General and reinsurance sectors. 

• Develop pursuit plans and account strategies aligned to policy administration, core process automation, claims, underwriting, and distribution modernization. 

• Originate AI-led large transformation opportunities with Tier 2 and mid-sized insurers and brokers. 

2. GTM Execution & Solution Positioning 

• Collaborate with solution architects and insurance domain SMEs to craft tailored value propositions. 

• Lead workshops, bids, and presentations focused on AI-led automation, data modernization, legacy system transformation, and cloud adoption. 

• Position techno functional solutions in areas such as intelligent document management, telematics-based underwriting, fraud analytics, and digital claims orchestration. 

3. Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management 

• Establish trusted relationships with CIOs, Heads of Claims, COOs, and Chief Underwriters. 

• Represent the organization at key insurance forums and regulatory roundtables. 

4. Market & Competitive Intelligence 

• Monitor industry trends including regulatory updates (NAIC, ORSA, NYDFS, Climate Risk mandates etc.). 

• Identify whitespace opportunities based on competitor activity and technology adoption curves. 

5. Collaboration & Enablement 

• Work with internal practices, cloud/data units, and partner ecosystems to develop domain-led campaigns. 

• Enable sales enablement across the insurance vertical and mentor junior team members.

Requirements

Department: Digital, Data and Cloud
Function: Consulting
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level

Location

London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, Belfast, United Kingdom
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