Strategic Account Manager

Strategic Account Manager We are looking for a Strategic Account Manager to join Ecclesiastical Insurance based in the Northern Region. Competitive salary, excellent benefits and hybrid working.

Working hours:35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration:Permanent

Location: Northern Region (Aligned to Manchester office)

Job : 205464

Ecclesiastical Insurance
, who are proudly part of Benefact Groupare looking for a
Strategic Account Manager
to cover our Northern Region.

Joining our rapidly expanding and innovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group - where all profits go to charity and good causes.

• Build, manage and own commercially successful relationships with brokers and intermediaries to drive new business growth and retention.

• Own a portfolio of broker accounts, overseeing both open market business and delegated authority schemes to maximise performance and profitability.

• Collaborate closely with underwriting specialists and internal teams to provide exceptional broker service, effective risk selection, and profitable outcomes.

• Develop and execute strategic account plans, managing senior stakeholder relationships and maintaining a strong market presence with key industry contacts.

• Deliver profitable growth by identifying new opportunities, monitoring broker performance, managing CRM activity, supporting renewals, and achieving retention and new business targets.

• Previous experience in an Account Management or Broker Development role within the General Insurance market

• Ability to lead on and develop Strategic Accounts

• Highly credible and commercially focussed with a strong reputation in the general insurance market for delivery and service.

• Proven ability to build productive relationships internally and externally

• Excellent sales, communication, negotiation & presentation skills

• Knowledge of tactical marketing campaigns and ability to identify such opportunities

• Chartered Insurance Professional (Preferential)

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it

• Car Allowance

• Hybrid working

• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution

• Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 7.5% and 30%

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme

• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance

• £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice

• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Full study support to gain professional qualifications

• Access to virtual GP

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Ecclesiastical Insurance
offer insurance with award-winning service across a broad range of specialisms, including faith, charity, heritage, education, art and private client, real estate and schemes, across Ireland, Canada and the UK.

As a business, we’ve been trusted to protect some of the UK’s best-loved and most iconic buildings for over a century, and we’re not standing still. We’re a forward thinking, energetic organisation entering new markets, with an ambition to double our size, because when we grow, we give back more.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having…