Insurance Sales Manager

TLDR

Oversee a high-performing insurance sales team while implementing strategies to increase sales and build relationships with key stakeholders in a significant investment area for Bionic.

At Bionic, we want to make it radically easier for business owners to sort their business essentials. By using a world-class human service, smart technology, and data, our tech-enabled experts help match business owners with the best deals for their energy, connectivity, insurance & finance. 

By creating a one-stop-shop for all business essentials, our purpose is to ‘earn the lifetime loyalty of British businesses’. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to join a high performing team within a rewarding department – offering great personal development and training. 

About the role

Bionic is seeking a Sales Manager for our Insurance division. As a Sales Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing a team of sales representatives and implementing strategies to increase the company's sales in insurance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the insurance industry and a proven track record of success in a sales management role. 

Insurance presents a huge opportunity for the Bionic group. This is part of the top 3 investment areas of the business with a compelling vision and strategy. We offer an insurance buying experience with the convenience of digital but the reassurance of expert voice – a unique experience it makes us the go-to for our segment forever, creating a profitable, scaled insurance business and setting a new bar in the industry. 

Reporting into our Head of Insurance Sales you will be responsible for overseeing the sales team’ progress in meeting their objectives through leadership and motivation, provide the operational, day-to-day support of both the leadership team and those within those teams and ensure we meet daily and monthly targets. 

Responsibilities 

  • Deliver Sales, Customer and Quality targets through disciplined daily execution, personally and via the team. 
  • Ensure full adherence to quality and regulatory standards, always prioritising customer outcomes. 
  • Lead through leaders, develop capability, and manage performance effectively. 
  • Build strong cross-functional and external stakeholder relationships, managing expectations confidently. 
  • Act as technical and placement authority, making sound day-to-day decisions aligned to strategy. 
  • Resolve the majority of technical queries independently and support complex broking cases. 
  • Maintain strong trading relationships with Underwriters. 
  • Drive continuous improvement using data, insight, and structured experimentation. 
  • Shape and evolve placement strategy through evidence-led recommendations. 
  • Build and lead a high-performing, professional team with clear standards, strong development focus and visible market credibility. 

Requirements 

One of Bionics’ goals is to create a meaningful insurance business. As a result, we are looking for our Sales Manager to be an insurance specialist. 

You’ll also be able to demonstrate: 

  • In depth understanding of insurance products and markets 
  • Previous experience of working in Tele sales 
  • Passion for sales. To thrive in a target-driven role and enjoy the challenges of meeting daily, weekly, and monthly targets.  
  • 2+ years proven experience in sales management.  
  • Outstanding communication skills – key for building relationships with customers, underwriters and colleagues.   
  • Understand business challenges and able to pivot accordingly 
  • Excitement of the prospect of a growing business, needing continual reinvention, change and commitment. 
  • Experience working under pressure, welcomes challenging business focus and finds solutions/ strategies to overcome. 
  • Demonstration of resilience & what sets you apart from others when faced with challenges where agility is needed. 
  • Cert CII qualification is desirable 
  • Commercial insurance experience is desirable 

Benefits 

We know that our employees are what sets us aside from our competitors, our benefits are just part of the way we say thanks. 

Enhance your health & wellbeing 🌱 

  • Private healthcare cover 
  • Employee Assistance Programme, including a virtual GP service, priority physio & talking therapies 
  • Eyecare scheme 

Taking time away from work 🏖️ 

  • 25 days annual leave plus the 8 UK bank holidays, increasing with tenure 
  • 1 paid family/religious day of leave per year - following successful probation period 
  • 1 paid charity volunteering day per year 
  • Option to buy/sell up to an additional 3 days leave per year 

Family matters: for the special moments 🏠 

  • Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave 
  • 2 days off for your wedding upon joining, and up to 5 days after 2 years' service 
  • Flexible working options & a hybrid work approach 

Financial wellbeing 💸 

  • Auto-enrolled salary sacrifice pension scheme  
  • Life assurance 
  • Season ticket Loans, salary advances & loans to buy/rent a home – based on tenure 
  • Cycle to work scheme 

Recognition 🌟 

  • Highflyers incentive, a VIP experience for our high performers across Bionic group to celebrate success 
  • Company summer & Christmas party celebrations, business and local zonely & annual awards and recognition  
  • Long service awards 

Bionic builds a business comparison and switching platform that empowers small businesses in the UK to save time and money on essential services like energy, telecoms, insurance, and finance. By leveraging smart technology and data, Bionic connects business owners with the best deals, aiming to foster long-term loyalty and support for their financial needs.

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