Distribution Manager
Description
The Distribution Manager will report to the Head of Distribution and Sales in London and your responsibilities will include:
- Research and identify new business opportunities to support the building of our partnerships pipeline- including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services.
- Meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone with the senior team
- Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
- Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
- Think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
- Work strategically - carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes
- Have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them
- Ensure key stakeholders are on board throughout the organisation, and understand the need for change and what is required of them
- Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
- Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world
- Help to plan sales meetings, deal and portfolio pipeline meetings and deal committees
Key Accountabilities
- Managing the portfolio pipeline, ensuring all documentation is ready for meetings
- Organising and chairing the portfolio and deals pipeline meetings and deals committee
- Ensuring that all actions are followed up by product leads, coordinating updates.
- Maintaining business relationships with business partners while deals are being designed
Technical Skills & Experience
- A good understanding of the Insurance, Underwriting or Broking environment
- Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets
- Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients
- Written and verbal communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills
- The ability to analyse sales data,create insight and write reports
- Initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch.
Who We Are
SiriusPoint is a global underwriter of insurance and reinsurance. We utilize deep risk capabilities to protect our customers SiriusPoint is a global underwriter of insurance and reinsurance. We utilize deep risk capabilities to protect our customers and provide intelligent risk solutions to clients and brokers around the world. Bermuda-headquartered and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (SPNT), we work as ‘One SiriusPoint’, to apply expertise and underwrite risks across our four operational areas - International Insurance, North American Insurance, Global Accident and Health, and Global Reinsurance.
We have underwriting hubs in Bermuda, Liege, London, New York, Stockholm and Zurich, and licenses to write Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance and reinsurance globally.
Why should you join SiriusPoint?
Our people are our experts, and from day one you will be empowered to apply your expertise in a supportive, collaborative and purposeful environment. Our Values - Integrity, Customer Focused, Solution Driven, Diversity, and Collaboration - are at the heart of our business, and they guide our everyday actions and decision making. We also unite our global team behind common goals, ensuring you can make a meaningful impact.
We Achieve More Together
At SiriusPoint, we know that diversity, inclusion and allyship make us stronger. We value and are committed to supporting the unique voices, backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles and contributions of the diverse global employee base that make up our business.
We know that a diverse and equitable culture, where all voices are included and heard, is critical to our success as an employer. We are committed to developing our DE&I strategy to ensure that SiriusPoint remains a supportive and empowering place of work.