Business Development Manager - Networks

Business Development Manager - Networks National / Hybrid | Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham or London Areas Preferred Salary + Quarterly Bonus + Excellent Benefits Looking to move from Underwriting or Broking into Business Development?

This could be the career opportunity you've been waiting for!

At Markel, we're looking for an ambitious insurance professional to join our Networks team as a Business Development Manager. This role is designed for someone who enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities and influencing outcomes, but hasn't yet had the chance to step into a dedicated distribution or business development career.

Whether you're a broker looking to move insurer-side, or an underwriter with strong broker relationships and trading skills, this is a genuine opportunity to learn, develop and build a long-term career in  fact, the previous incumbent was promoted into a Regional Business Development Manager role after just 12 months.

The Opportunity:

You'll join our specialist Networks team, supporting strategic partnerships across Bravo Networks and Hedron Network, helping to grow Markel's presence and strengthen relationships with broker partners nationwide.

Unlike a traditional BDM role, this position combines:

Relationship building

Broker profiling and discovery

Account development

Opportunity generation

Telephone and virtual engagement

Face-to-face broker meetings

You'll be responsible for engaging with a portfolio of network brokers, understanding their businesses, identifying growth opportunities and helping them access the right Markel solutions.

This is very much a consultative role. Success comes from building trust, understanding broker needs and creating opportunities over time.

What You'll Be Doing:

Develop relationships with broker partners across Bravo and Hedron Networks Profile broker businesses to understand their markets, placement strategies and growth plans

Create and develop new business opportunities

Build and manage a strong sales pipeline

Promote Markel's commercial insurance products and appetite

Work closely with underwriting teams to convert opportunities into business wins Arrange and attend broker meetings, both virtually and face-to-face Maintain high-quality CRM and pipeline management

Contribute to the continued growth of Markel's network distribution strategy

You'll be given the autonomy to build relationships your way, whilst receiving support, coaching and mentoring from an experienced team of distribution professionals.

Who We're Looking For:

We're much more interested in attitude, relationship-building ability and potential than years of BDM experience.

You might currently be:

A Broker Account Executive Commercial Broker Development Executive Relationship Manager Client-facing insurance professional and looking to move insurer-side into a business development career.

An Underwriter Trading Underwriter New Business Underwriter Development Underwriter who enjoys broker engagement and wants to move out of a purely technical role into something more commercial and relationship-focused.

We'd love to hear from you if you are:

Naturally curious and commercially minded

Confident building new relationships

Resilient and persistent

Organised and proactive

Comfortable engaging with people over the phone, online and in person

Motivated by growth and opportunity creation

Commercial insurance experience is preferred, but we’ll also consider candidates from Personal Lines, High Net Worth or specialist classes who can demonstrate strong broker engagement and trading skills.

Why Join Markel?

At Markel, you'll be joining a business that genuinely invests in its people.

You'll work alongside experienced Account Directors and Business Development Managers who are passionate about coaching and developing future talent.

What Makes This Opportunity Different?

Genuine route into a Distribution career

Previous incumbent promoted within 12 months

Exposure to senior broker relationships

Opportunity to learn from experienced BDMs and Account Directors Mix of relationship management, sales and development activity

National strategic partnerships with Bravo and Hedron Flexible hybrid working

Collaborative and…