Regional Business Development Director; Southeast

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• Remote
• Insurance Services
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: REGIO
  001383

Marsh Berry, a subsidiary of Lincoln International, is growing! We are seeking a Regional Business Development Director to join our team. We have a people-first, fast-paced, collaborative culture with plenty of opportunity for growth. Marsh Berry has been successful in achieving growth objectives because of the trust our clients place in our talented team of professionals, and all Marsh Berry colleagues play a critical role in directly or indirectly cultivating those trusted relationships.

Marsh Berry provides an environment where employees can learn, improve, and realize their career goals. We offer competitive benefits, hybrid work schedules, new challenges, and learning experiences.

Position Summary: First Choice is currently seeking a Regional Business Development Director to join our growing team. The Regional Business Development Director will focus on developing new business for First Choice. The Business Development Director is responsible for recruiting, prospecting, relationship development, and will be the opportunity creator for the region. This individual will be naturally curious learning about agency owners and their businesses, comfortable initiating new relationships, disciplined about follow-up, and persistent in developing opportunities over time.

They are responsible for developing and executing the new member growth strategy of the assigned territory/Region. Business Development Director serves as the region’s primary new-business development leader, with accountability for expanding First Choice’s membership by recruiting quality independent agencies, growing regional membership, assisting with developing carrier and strategic partnerships, and aggregating premium.

This is a remote-based position. The ideal candidate will be located in either VA, SC, NC, or GA.

Success in this role requires a highly proactive, relationship-driven approach to business development with the ability to identify and develop opportunities while building trusted relationships. The Business Development Director will develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective members in Salesforce through direct prospecting, email campaigns, referrals, carrier and strategic partner relationships, industry events, conferences, and other market-development activities. The Business Development Director is expected to create opportunities and be the first point of contact for all First Choice Web lead inquiries in the Region.

They will continually expand First Choice’s network by initiating conversations with agency owners and other key industry stakeholders.

This individual will work in close partnership with the Regional Vice President and Regional Relationship Directors to ensure the region has a coordinated team selling strategy for approval and onboarding of all new members. The Business Development Director will introduce and actively transition the relationship to the appropriate Regional Relationship Director throughout the relationship building process.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and executes a comprehensive business plan and development strategy for the assigned region.
• Maintains responsibility for all new member aggregation.
• Builds a deep understanding of the regional insurance marketplace, including agency dynamics, carrier appetites, competitive networks and aggregators, and…