Head of Insurance Products

London, England, United Kingdom

12/3/2024

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

In this key leadership role In this role, you’ll be setting the long-term market strategy across SME, Landlord and ancillaries to support and enhance our core customer proposition with the capability to mould the role into one that works for you.

Your manager Ruth (Director of Commercial) is all about coaching and teaching offering straightforward support where it is needed, you’ll need to take ownership and accountability.

As one of our Head of Insurance Products, you’ll:

• take responsibility for the core new business trading budget
• own responsibility for delivery of conversion targets
• line manage the new insurance products team
• work cross-functionally to deliver against strategy and budget
• identifying and verify new opportunities to deliver value to the customer
  
  
  

We’re looking for someone who is:

• able to influence our direction, decisions, and execution
• customer and commercially-focused, reflected in decision making
• excellent at coaching, negotiation, persuasion and analytics
• able to manage and lead a team through highly pressurised periods
• able to set and deliver on strategy
• strong insurance product and market knowledge
  
  
  

(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap . You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)

We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.

Ready to take on a key leadership role within SB? Apply today!

About Simply Business

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.

We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.

Why not check out our advert on YouTube: Simply Business TV advert 2024: 'Simply the Best'

What are the benefits?

• ㅤwork-life balance – we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload
• ㅤhybrid working – you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs
• ㅤmental health and wellbeing – we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health
• ㅤflexible parental leave – we understand how important this time is, that’s why we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver
• ㅤpaid sabbatical – as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you’ve been here for five years. And four weeks off for those who’ve been with us for 10,15, and 20 years
• ㅤlife event leave – you can get an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday
• ㅤa dedicated learning platform – our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes
  
  
  

We also make sure you’re compensated fairly

• ㅤcompetitive salary – we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we’re in from day one
• ㅤannual bonus – the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance
• ㅤpension – we’ll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent
• ㅤprivate medical insurance – you’ll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit
• ㅤhealth cash plan – we reimburse your everyday medical expenses
• ㅤholiday entitlement – 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days)
• ㅤlife assurance – pass on a tax-free sum that’s four times your basic salary (core benefit). With the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme
• ㅤsalary sacrifice car scheme – option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service)
• ㅤflexible benefits scheme – everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, a gym membership, and up to five days extra holiday
  
  
  

Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.