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hooker and heijden - insurance and underwriting recruitment

Business Development Manager

Information & Communication Technology

Posted 13/03/2026
Closes 27/03/2026

East Melbourne, 3002, Melbourne, Victoria

Full time

Not specified

Our Client

We are proud to represent a rapidly growing agency, in their search for a BDM to join the team as the key broker contact in VIC & TAS. This agency is service focused, offering a tailored package to their target market, ensuring you have a best in class offering, ensuring you can contribute to the on-going success and growth of their business. Staff enjoy a supportive environment with flexible work arrangements.

The Role

We are seeking an accomplished BDM, Broker or Underwriter with superior relationship development skills to join the VIC/TAS team.  As the successful applicant, you will take responsibility for the identification and acquisition of new Broker relationships throughout VIC/TAS. To retain business, you will engage with internal stakeholders such as technical underwriters, and externally with brokers to provide understand portfolios and service requirements.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Create, build and execute a strategic sales plan to meet and exceed targets;
  • Work closely with our Strategic partner Broker
  • Develop new relationships to increase quote traffic, win new business and exceed service metrics
  • Co-ordinate internal sales activity and provide referrals to the team
  • Keep abreast, monitor and report on competitor activity
  • Build a strong individual and company profile
  • Travel interstate to represent the agency at conferences, at Broker events and attend company networking events.

 Your Details:

  • Prior successful employment in a relationship-based sales roles within the Insurance industry and thorough understanding of the General Insurance market
  • Previous experience in driving new business in an insurer or agency is essential
  • Possess sales leadership and mentoring capabilities desired but not essential
  • Possess a strong service ethic

Next Steps

Hooker & Heijden undertake a thorough recruitment process on behalf of our clients and candidates. Please express your interest in this role by submitting your resume via this advertisement. We will contact you to discuss this role, your experience, and other opportunities we may have that are appropriate. 

As part of our compliance process, we will provide you with a privacy statement and candidate registration form to completed. 

Hooker & Heijden and our Clients interview process includes telephone, video and in person interviews. Testing may also be part of the interview process

Please note as part of securing your new position it may be a requirement of employment that you undertake police, bankruptcy, banned register and qualification checks. 

About us

Hooker & Heijden partner with Brokers, Insurers, Underwriting Agencies, Loss Adjusters and TPA's to provide career opportunities to insurance industry professionals throughout Australian and New Zealand. 

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