The Opportunity
We are partnering with a rapidly growing, internationally active business to appoint a senior insurance professional to take ownership of its global insurance programme.
This is a high-impact, strategic role with responsibility for overseeing multi-jurisdictional insurance arrangements across the UK and Europe, with further expansion planned. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping programme structure, driving market engagement, and supporting the company’s continued growth.
This opportunity would suit an experienced, market-facing professional with the gravitas to operate at board level and the technical expertise to lead complex placement strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Full oversight of the global insurance programme across multiple territories, including the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia
- Leading the design and execution of placement strategy across all classes of business
- Managing insurer relationships and driving effective market engagement
- Advising senior stakeholders and board-level executives on insurance strategy and risk
- Coordinating renewals, programme structure, and ongoing optimisation
- Supporting future European expansion from an insurance perspective
- Mentoring and developing junior team members
Classes of Business
- Motor Fleet
- Crime
- Cyber
- Property
- Public Liability
- Employers’ Liability
- Additional commercial lines as required
Candidate Profile
- 10+ years’ experience within the insurance market
- Ideally ACII qualified (or equivalent)
- Strong all-rounder with broad cross-class expertise
- Proven ability to operate credibly at board level, with strong presence and gravitas
- Market-facing with well-established insurer relationships
- Demonstrated experience leading and executing placement strategies
- Strategic thinker with the ability to balance technical detail and commercial outcomes
Working Arrangement
- Hybrid model: 3 days per week in the King’s Cross office
- 2 days client-facing / stakeholder engagement
- Collaborative, growth-oriented environment
Benefits
- Pension: Up to 10% employer matching (with flexibility to contribute up to 50%)
- Income protection
- Life assurance / death in service (4x salary, up to 10x with contribution)
- Accident cover
- Travel insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Electric car scheme
- Optical and dental cover (buy-in options)
