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
1. Full oversight of the global insurance programme across multiple territories, including the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia
2. Leading the design and execution of placement strategy across all classes of business
3. Managing insurer relationships and driving effective market engagement
4. Advising senior stakeholders and board-level executives on insurance strategy and risk
5. Coordinating renewals, programme structure, and ongoing optimisation
6. Supporting future European expansion from an insurance perspective
7. Mentoring and developing junior team members
Classes of Business
8. Motor Fleet
9. Crime
10. Cyber
11. Property
12. Public Liability
13. Employers’ Liability
14. Additional commercial lines as required
Candidate Profile
15. 10+ years’ experience within the insurance market
16. Ideally ACII qualified (or equivalent)
17. Strong all-rounder with broad cross-class expertise
18. Proven ability to operate credibly at board level, with strong presence and gravitas
19. Market-facing with well-established insurer relationships
20. Demonstrated experience leading and executing placement strategies
21. Strategic thinker with the ability to balance technical detail and commercial outcomes
Working Arrangement
22. Hybrid model: 3 days per week in the King’s Cross office
23. 2 days client-facing / stakeholder engagement
24. Collaborative, growth-oriented environment
Benefits
25. Pension: Up to 10% employer matching (with flexibility to contribute up to 50%)
26. Income protection
27. Life assurance / death in service (4x salary, up to 10x with contribution)
28. Accident cover
29. Travel insurance
30. Private medical insurance
31. Electric car scheme
32. Optical and dental cover (buy-in options)