Strategic Account Manager

Strategic Account Manager

Role Description

Join our strategic broker distribution team and play a key role in developing and strengthening relationships with some of our most important UK broker partners. You will own and grow strategic broker accounts, influence commercial outcomes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver profitable growth and long-term success.

This role often involves full line management responsibility and/or roles offering a higher level of professional expertise to customers or colleagues. Responsibilities may include setting standards within their team or providing in-depth knowledge and experience to guide others.

Location: Please note that this is a Homebased working role, with the expectation to travel where business requires.

Salary Information

Circa £70.000/ year. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

• You will own and manage strategic broker relationships, acting as the primary point of contact for allocated accounts.

• You will develop and implement broker account plans that support corporate objectives and profitable growth.

• You will manage broker performance against agreed targets, KPIs and financial objectives, taking corrective action where required.
• You will lead and coordinate virtual teams to achieve business and customer outcomes.

• You will build strong relationships with key stakeholders across broker organisations and Allianz to drive commercial success.

• You will oversee governance processes and ensure effective stakeholder engagement.

• You will identify and deliver strategic projects and business initiatives that support growth and operational improvement.

• You will monitor market, regulatory and sector developments, using insight to shape business strategy and broker propositions.

• You will negotiate commercial agreements and influence outcomes that benefit both Allianz and our broker partners.

Essential Skills

• Strong account management and relationship management experience.

• Excellent networking, negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills.

• Strong understanding of broker distribution and the personal insurance market.

• Experience developing and implementing customer or account strategies.

• Commercial awareness with the ability to identify profitable growth opportunities.

• Strong financial acumen and the ability to understand and manage profit and loss performance.

• Experience engaging and leading cross-functional teams to achieve customer and business objectives.

• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders at senior and director level.

• Strong organisational and project management skills.

• Understanding of regulatory, compliance and governance requirements.

We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of Allianz customer and broker propositions.

• Experience managing strategic partnerships within the insurance sector.

• Degree-level education, A-Level education or equivalent qualification.

• Experience delivering strategic change initiatives and business improvement projects.

• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.

• Experience analysing market trends and competitor activity to inform business strategy.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Inclusive Support & Accessibility

At Allianz, we are committed to fostering building an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We’re here to support you.

If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for any assistance with during the recruitment process including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. View email address on internal-careers.allianz.com

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Aoife Magee

If you are an at-risk candidate facing potential redeployment, please include this information in your CV.

Closing date: 09/10/2026

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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