# Business Development Executive

**Company**: Howden
**Location**: Dublin
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Insurance
**Industry**: Insurance

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## Description

Howden Ireland is seeking a Business Development Executive to join our small enterprise Commercial book of business team in Dublin. As a Business Development Executive, you will report to the Head of Sales and play a key role in supporting the sales function by converting leads, assisting regional offices, coordinating documentation, and maintaining strong compliance standards.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Follow up and convert leads generated through digital channels, outbound telemarketing, regional office referrals, web enquiries, and inbound phone calls

- Assist the sales team with submissions, quotation proposals, and new business opportunities

- Support the debiting of premiums and ensure documentation is accurate, complete, and issued on time

- Work with regional offices to help bind new risks efficiently and professionally

- Follow up with insurers for outstanding documentation and ensure timely receipt of all required paperwork

- Build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, insurers, and external stakeholders

- Maintain strict adherence to Howden Ireland and wider Group compliance standards and ensure all files and processes meet regulatory requirements

- Respond promptly to enquiries, provide clear information, and help deliver an excellent customer experience

- Keep the CRM system fully up to date with accurate records of leads, opportunities, and customer interactions

- Assist with ad hoc sales tasks and wider team activity as required

**About You:**

- Proven experience in business development, sales, or account acquisition (insurance or professional services preferred)

- Strong commercial acumen and ability to identify growth opportunities

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills

- Self-motivated with the ability to manage a pipeline independently

- Strong organisational and time management capability

- Comfortable working to revenue targets and KPIs

- Experience within commercial insurance brokerage

- Knowledge of Irish insurance market and insurer appetite

- CIP qualification

- Existing professional network within target sectors

- Resilient and adaptable in a competitive sales environment

**What we offer:**

- A career that you define

- Opportunities for growth and development

- A diverse and inclusive work environment

- Flexible working arrangements, including flexible hours and hybrid working

- Reasonable adjustments to ensure the position aligns well with your needs

## Skills

### Required
- business development
- sales
- account acquisition
- commercial insurance brokerage
- CIP qualification

### Nice to have
- Irish insurance market knowledge
- insurer appetite knowledge
- professional network within target sectors

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