Head of Office - Perth, United Kingdom - Marsh

Marsh
Marsh
Verified Company
Perth, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Senior Leadership Team as a Head of Office/Vice President in our Perth branch, responsible for leading the team, with specific accountability for delivering business growth, client retention, new business and operational excellence.

This is the perfect role for a high performer with ambitions to progress into a senior leadership role.


This position is located in our Perth office however; the successful individual will have the opportunity to split their working week between the office and remote working.


What can you expect?

  • An opportunity to lead an established and client focused branch in Perth
  • The platform to implement your leadership style and values in order to foster an engaged, motivated and supported broking unit
  • The opportunity to lead the operational development of the business through the promotion of best practice, achievement of productivity gains and alignment to the business strategy
  • To support the Company's Diversity & Inclusion programme, actively encouraging team members to be champions of one of the Company's Colleague Resource Groups
  • To drive quality, consistency and accuracy in all aspects of the broking process

What you will be rewarded with?

  • Competitive Benefits Package including: 27 days annual leave, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.
  • Generous Family Leave including: 6 months paid maternity leave, 4 months paid paternity leave, 6 months paid adoption leave plus shared parental leave options. To help ease the transition when you return to work you will be able to work 8 weeks at 80% of your normal work pattern and receive 100% of your normal salary.

We will count on you to:

  • Contribute to top level decision making in terms of performance and development of the specialism/product line sales strategy, leveraging extensive industry experience and advanced knowledge and experience with products and solutions to drive growth, sales yields, and market engagement
  • Be responsible for the creation of a succession plan for the branch
  • Work as part of the regional management team, along with HR, to attract and retain talent and have a clear strategy for colleague retention in the branch
  • Develop and maintain own book of business as well as oversight of accounts managed by the Account Executive team
  • Work collaboratively with other VPs and the Regional Sales Leader, as directed by the SVP, to ensure client retention and sales targets are achieved through effective use of the consultative selling approach including bestpractices for sales efforts and initiatives, product and solution insights and negotiation tactics

What you need to have:


  • Significant general insurance industry experience including a senior sales/client service leadership position
  • A thirst for team leadership
  • KPI driven with a proven track record of achieving targets through sound collaborative management
  • Strong people management skills including coaching and mentoring experience
  • Excellent organisational and communication skills with the ability to influence and direct teams
  • Stakeholder management skills up to and including senior executive level

What makes you stand out:


  • The ability to promote a culture of continuous improvement, from both an individual and team focus
  • True leadership qualities with a hunger to support, mentor and develop a branch of insurance professionals
  • ACII qualification preferred
  • Ambitious nature and a keen contributor within a team environment
  • Articulate with strong client facing and stakeholder management abilities
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment.

We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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