Partnership Manager, Agency

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Partnership Manager, Agency
- Location: Sydney
- Type: Permanent, full time
- Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

We have a new opportunity to join our Agency Partnerships team as Partnership Manager. In this role you will be accountable in the delivery of effective and efficient customer service for our underwriting agency business partners, to achieve growth and an underwriting profit.

Your new role

In this new role, you will:

- Support the development and implementation of strategies to ensure the strong performance of the Agency portfolio
- Participate in regular performance monitoring, underwriting and portfolio management meetings
- Develop strong networks and relationships with internal key stakeholders
- Establish and nurture strong relationships with your Agency partners
- Review portfolio results and performance, identifying trends and opportunities
- Focus on Risk, Governance and Regulatory compliance
- Ensure compliance with all personal accreditation levels and regulatory requirements
- Have a sound understanding of current market conditions
- Foster strong relationships within the insurance market, and represent the company with external parties
- Role modelling QBE’s values and leadership capabilities

About you

To be successful in this role, you will:

- Broad knowledge of insurance underwriting/business development function
- Previous experience in intermediary insurance, cover holder management & underwriting would be highly regarded
- Financial acumen
- Working knowledge of risk management processes
- Strong influencing and communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to deliver on agreed key focus areas
- Working knowledge of P&L, portfolio and other financial metrics
- Working knowledge of risk management processes, performance management and analysis of systems and process
- Strong work ethic and working within a team environment
- Performance driven with a desire to develop personally
- Be self-motivated and able to work unsupervised

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment - what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

- ‘Hybrid Working’ - a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
- Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
- The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
- Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
- Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

- 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
- 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
- Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) - the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
- Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2024 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
- Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
- Family First accredited employer since 2021

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at


Skills:
Business Development, Business Management, Business Partner Management (BPM), Client Counseling, Communicati