Planning and Commercial Development Lead

Location: Leeds (Hybrid)

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Salary: £55,000-£65,000 DOE

The Planning and Commercial Development Lead (International) plays a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our growth ambitions across markets outside the UK and Ireland. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Business Development, Marketing, Underwriting, and Finance, you will develop, implement, and track commercial plans that drive sustainable growth, improve member experience, and increase market share.

This is a high‑impact role, central to building long‑term commercial capability and ensuring our international markets are well positioned for future success.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of regional markets and member needs to identify and prioritise key segments, aligning them to overall corporate strategy
• Translate corporate objectives into clear, actionable commercial priorities for each market and segment
• Lead the planning cycle by identifying required resources, priorities, and business commitment to deliver commercial plans

The Ideal Candidate

You will have:

• A proven ability to work cross‑functionally within a matrix environment, influencing and collaborating with senior stakeholders
• Strong communication skills, with confidence presenting complex information to peers and senior leaders
• Experience translating data and insight into effective commercial plans and propositions
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
• The ability to apply commercial thinking and structured problem‑solving to complex challenges
• Experience within a sales and/or marking team is desirable.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and we encourage you to apply even if you feel you do not match 100% of the technical requirements. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and strive to create a work environment which ensures everyone can be heard.

In return, we can offer you:

• Discretionary on-target bonus of 10%. Up to a max 20% based on performance
• 11% pension contribution (3% from you, 8% from us – optional additional matched 3% contributions, e.g. 6% from you, 11% from us)
• 25 days annual leave. Flexible public holidays and option to buy/sell additional leave
• Private Medical Cover
• Car Salary Sacrifice scheme
• 6x salary death in service
• Holistic health and wellbeing support package
• A truly flexible hybrid-working arrangement
• A culture that promotes inclusivity, wellbeing and rewards hard work

Who We Are

Medical Protection Society (MPS) is the world’s leading protection organisation for Doctors, Dentists and healthcare professionals. We protect and support the professional interests of almost 300,000 Members around the world.

We are a not-for-profit organisation, meaning our Members’ premiums are kept safe should our Members require support for complaints or claims arising from professional practice, or invested into bettering the organisation, our colleagues and our products.

Our philosophy is to support safe practice in medicine and dentistry by helping to avert problems in the first place. We also actively campaign for regulatory and legal reforms that benefit Members and the wider healthcare professions.

To do this, we need colleagues who are trusted and supported to deliver their best work, whether that be through leadership development, fully-funded training courses or peer-to-peer support. We want our colleagues to feel empowered enough to deliver positive change, display ambition to push themselves and are determined when faced with a challenge, whilst ensuring our Member’s best interests are at the core.

Next Steps

If you are interested in finding out more, looking for a new role and want to join an organisation that truly values its employees, take a look at the role profile to find out more about the role to apply.

Our Talent Acquisition team are always on hand should you have any questions, are having any technical issues or wish to understand how MPS can support you with your application and interview. You can contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing careers@medicalprotection.org.