Head RDS Insurance Sales, UK&I

As Head RDS Insurance Sales UK & Ireland, you will play a critical role in driving the growth of our Solutions business in Insurance and Public Sector market segments. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deepen relationships with existing clients and develop new revenue streams, particularly with non-clients and in adjacent segments. This role is key to expanding our fee-based income and supporting the growth of our core RDS Insurance Solutions offerings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive sales of RDS Insurance Solutions products, consulting services and analytics projects for the United Kingdom & Ireland markets.

• Lead a team of sales and customer success professionals creating a high performing team to successfully achieve annual plan ambitions aligned to global standards

• Own the regional Market Unit relationships and partner with the MU heads to execute the RDS Insurance regional plan

• Establish annual business plan and derive individual sales targets for yourself and your team members

• Deliver regional and individual fee-based revenue targets in alignment with annual business planning

• Execute the implementation of the go-to-market strategy across United Kingdom & Ireland.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective and existing clients.

• Conduct thorough clients' needs analysis to identify new opportunities and identify and prospect potential clients and leads through various channels.

• Manage a robust sales pipeline of qualified leads.

• Present compelling sales pitches and product demonstrations to articulate value propositions.

• Lead negotiations and close deals to meet/exceed sales objectives.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance outreach and business development strategies.

• Monitor industry trends and competitor activity to identify new opportunities.

• Maintain a solid understanding of Swiss Re's IP assets and technologies, products, and consulting capabilities.

• Provide structured feedback to product and delivery teams to inform development and commercial improvements.

• Keep accurate records in the CRM system and prepare regular sales reports and forecasts for senior management.