Due to the forthcoming retirement of the incumbent Team Leader, a superb opportunity has arisen with a leading global broker. This prestigious firm controls perhaps the largest portfolio in the Leeds market, and certainly some of the region’s largest, most complex and best-known accounts, including blue-chip PLCs.
Here, you will manage a team of circa 12 Corporate Account Handlers who act in support of Account Executives and Directors on a variety of cases. Depending on each of your individual Handler’s experience, their cases could range from low 5-figure fee income, through to well into the mid 6-figure income brokerage. Clients can be from a range of sectors such as Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Haulage and Construction.
You will be responsible for allocating workloads, holding 1-2-1’s, and acting as a technical referral point for complex queries. In conjunction with Account Executives, you will ensure that the team remains alert to areas of potential under-insurance and is competent when it comes to suggesting innovative solutions to mitigate exposures to risk. To this end, you will also promote a culture of internal networking so that colleagues are aware of the full suite of products and services available on offer to clients.
In addition to managing a team, you will also personally act as Lead Account Handler on a small number of trophy accounts.
Whilst you can choose to remain in a more typical Team Manager role (as o...