Digital Trading Manager

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Head of Trading youll lead our digital new business team overseeing all digital and actuarial-led products and their trading performance.

Youll sit at the heart of commercial strategy digital trading and team leadership with real ownership of results and the autonomy to evolve how the function operates.

Youll inherit:

• A stable engaged team of 9 in Birmingham

• A growing product suite (set to expand significantly over the next 1218 months)

• Strong foundations and the mandate to scale

What Youll Be Doing:

Youll lead from the front balancing commercial delivery operational excellence and strategic growth.

Build & Drive Performance

• Own digital new business targets (7m and growing)

• through data-led insights

• Monitor sales funnel and product performance identify and act on opportunities

Lead & Develop a High-Performing Team

• Lead coach and inspire a team of digital underwriters

• Maintain and build on a strong positive team culture

• Shape future team structure as product complexity grows

Optimise Digital Trading

• Improve underwriting workflows processes and efficiency (Acturis-led environment)

• Enhance broker experience through service excellence and simplification

• Ensure strong governance and consistently high standards

Shape the Future

• Play a key role in launching new digital products (multiple planned)

• Influence product development through market insight and trading performance

• Collaborate across underwriting distribution and leadership to drive strategy

What Were Looking For:

Were looking for a commercial data-driven insurance leader who thrives in fast-paced digital environments.

Essential Experience

• Commercial insurance background (broker or composite insurer)

• Digital trading / fast-paced underwriting or operations experience

• Proven track record delivering growth and leading teams

• Strong data-driven decision-making and performance management capability

• Experience with digital platforms such as Acturis

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience scaling digital functions or launching products

• Exposure to actuarial-led or digitally distributed products

• A hands-on visible leadership style - energetic engaging and impactful

Why Join Markel

• A genuine growth journey be part of building a 100m digital business line

• Real ownership influence strategy not just manage a team

• Strong foundations a stable team and improving culture already in place

• Serious investment in digital capability products and trading innovation

Reward & Benefits:

• Competitive salary (flexible based on experience)

• Excellent annual bonus

• Up to 16% employer pension contribution

• Private medical & dental insurance

• 25 days holiday buy/sell options

• Electric car scheme life assurance & more

Make Your Mark:

This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact high-visibility leadership role where youll shape both strategy and execution.

If youre ready to lead from the front drive growth and build something meaningful wed love to hear from you.

Apply now to start the conversation.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colour national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

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