Head of Business Development & Alternate Channel - Zurich Topas Life

Job Summary

To deliver profitable growth though selling a broad and differentiated suite of solutions in a unified way, acquiring an intimate knowledge of distributors business models and propositions, and creating a business plan which optimizes identified opportunities that align with organizational market basket strategies.

Job Accountabilities - Key Accountabilities

-Responsible for sales targets: Aggressively seeks new and renewal account opportunities and quarterbacks a team of sales specialists and underwriter resources to facilitate closing the opportunity.-Conduct discussions with distributors to develop a detailed and accurate distributor profile.-Complete and maintain detailed opportunity assessment with key distributors to identify growth opportunities.-Create business plans with key distributors that leverages the organization's broad range of insurance products and services.-Build strong business relationships at multiple levels of the distributor#s organization.-Conduct regular sales calls with distributor with frequency aligned to opportunity and need.-Work with Business Units to execute distributor business plans.-Conduct periodic reviews with distributors, manages their performance to ensure execution of the business plan.-Qualify accounts to meet with the organization's appetite.-In partnership with underwriter, negotiate to close accounts with distributors.-Drive and manage process to increase the organization's product density at existing accounts.-Build internal relationships with organizational Business Units to facilitate a unified face to market.-Serve as the escalation point for distributor on service and business.-Manage sales pipeline.-Achieve goals related to sales calls, submissions, hit ratios, and production.-Effectively execute sales strategies and campaigns.