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Business Development Underwriter
Leeds or Manchester
Competitive Salary
Do you have a passion for developing relationships and driving growth opportunities
Aviva is looking for a talented Business Development Underwriter to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a market facing individual who wants to play an integral role in the developing Avivas regional specialty a Senior member of the team youll use your aligned Underwriting authority to support the strategic management of new & existing business relationships directly contributing to the underwriting profit and service delivery goals.
A bit about the job:
You will showcase a technical knowledge of Engineering and Renewable Energy playing a key role in development activities with the aim to maximise and drive profitable growth.
You will provide support and guidance to the wider team participating in projects and manage key customer/stakeholder relationships.
In this role you will:
Leverage your sector-specific expertise to identify and develop new business opportunities.
Proactively lead the prospect management for your aligned region and engage in high level cross class package negotiation.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support strategic growth initiatives.
Provide support on complex cases applying your business development acumen to deliver effective solutions.
Contribute to the planning of strategic projects offering insights to support new commercial opportunities.
Be empowered to use your aligned Underwriting authority to deliver customer centric solutions.
Skills and experience were looking for:
Business Development Expertise: A proven track record of winning and retaining business a background Underwriting knowledge of Engineering and / or Renewable Energy would be advantageous.
Regulatory Compliance: Ability to manage underwriting caseload within a regulatory environment.
Business Development: Excellent presentation skills and a willingness to support customer engagement.
Communication & Qualifications: Strong communication and negotiation skills.
Willingness to trade in a face-to-face environment and drive new business generation.
What youll get for this role:
Our purpose - with you today for a better tomorrow is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.
Competitive salary (depending on location skills experience and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Avivas.
Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14% depending on what you put in.
29 days holiday plus bank holidays and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts
Up to 1200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carers leave
Flexible benefits to suit you including sustainability options such as cycle to work
Make a difference be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
Aviva is for everyone:
We flex locations hours and working patterns to suit our customers business and you. Most of our people are smart working spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.
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