Regional Broker Development Manager - Southampton and Thames Valley

Regional Broker Development Manager – Southampton & Thames Valley

Salary: circa £85,000 (depending on skills and experience)

This is a great role for someone who has experience in broker relationship management and is ready to take the next step. You’ll thrive if you enjoy building partnerships, spotting growth opportunities and being the face of Aviva in the market. If you’re confident working within a team, influencing senior stakeholders and energised by driving performance, this could be your perfect fit.

This role requires regular travel and across Southampton and Thames Valley.

A bit about the job:

This role is all about building strong relationships and delivering sustainable, profitable growth. The successful individual will be Southampton based and join our London Market and South East Development team, a key part of Aviva’s UKGI business. We work closely with our internal stakeholders and brokers to deliver our growth strategy, helping them make better business decisions and unlocking new opportunities.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering strategic sales plans for existing and prospective clients, driving business growth and commercial success. Working collaboratively across sales, People, Risk and Finance teams, the role focuses on improving sales performance through effective coaching, objective setting and performance management. The successful candidate will demonstrate Aviva’s Values in Action, leading inclusively and inspiring high-performing teams while ensuring positive customer outcomes and supporting customers in achieving their financial goals.

You’ll lead a team focused on intermediated sales, external engagement, manage sales pipelines and provide insights that shape our strategy.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strategic thinker with a focus on delivery and outcomes
• Experience in broker relationship/account management within General Insurance
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Proven ability to manage sales pipelines (Salesforce experience is a plus)
• Analytical mindset with confidence in decision-making

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £85,000 (depending on skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 12% (E grade) of annual salary, (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.)
• Generous pension scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email kitti.majer@aviva.com .