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Head of SME - Broking

Vero HR
Posted 4 days ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Lancaster, Lancashire LA2 9JY, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The client is seeking a commercially minded insurance professional to lead their SME Trading Team in Lancaster.
  • This leadership role involves managing a team of 40, focusing on driving growth and shaping strategy.
  • Candidates should have a strong background in SME trading/broking, with proven experience in driving growth and managing a sales-driven team.
  • The position offers a salary of up to £75,000, depending on knowledge and experience, along with various benefits.
  • Applicants should ideally have at least several years of relevant experience, particularly in a national or specialist SME broker environment.

About the opportunity:

We are the internal recruitment partner for our client, a fast growing and forward-thinking organisation insurance industry. 

We're looking for a driven and commercially minded insurance professional to take on leadership of our SME Trading Team at our client based in Lancaster.

This is a key role, leading a 40-strong team with three-line managers reporting directly in. You'll be responsible for driving growth, shaping strategy, and ensuring we deliver outstanding results across new and existing client

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement trading strategies to grow revenue, improve conversion, and enhance retention.
  • Set and monitor performance targets across new business, renewals, servicing, and cross-sell activity.
  • Analyse MI and trading data to spot trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
  • Build strong insurer and MGA relationships, negotiating terms, pricing, and service levels to support trading objectives.
  • Lead and mentor sales and support staff, driving a high-performance culture.
  • Ensure compliance with FCA regulations and internal risk frameworks.
  • Manage budgets, forecasts, and KPIs to deliver on growth and EBIT targets.
  • Collaborate closely with insurers, claims, compliance, placement and other internal teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Requirements:

  • A strong background in SME trading/broking, ideally from a large national or specialist SME broker.
  • Proven track record of driving growth with new and existing clients
  • Commercial broker management experience - someone who understands how to lead and motivate a sales-driven team.
  • Advised background with solid technical knowledge, ideally with specialist risk experience.
  • Experience with Acturis would be a real advantage.
  • Confident, strategic, and commercially minded - able to take this role to the next level.

In return we are offering:

  • A salary of up to £75,000 dependent on knowledge and experience.
  • Free onsite parking.
  • 25 days holiday entitlement with option to buy additional holidays.
  • Generous pension contributions.
  • Discount on a range of insurance products for you your family including car and home insurance.

If you're an experienced broker manager ready to step up and lead growth in a fast-moving SME environment - we'd love to hear from you.

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