Head of Placement Solutions - Specialty

London, United Kingdom

004178

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London, United Kingdom

004178

Apply now

Working at Lockton

At Lockton, we’re passionate about helping our people achieve their ultimate potential. Our people are curious, action-oriented and always striving to make ourselves and those around us better. We’re active listeners working to ensure understanding and problem solvers developing innovative solutions. If you can see yourself delivering excellent service to clients, giving back to our communities and being a part of our caring culture, you belong here.

About the Position

Why Lockton? At Lockton, we're building something different. As the world's largest privately owned insurance broker, we combine entrepreneurial thinking, market-leading expertise and a people-first culture to create exceptional outcomes for clients and Associates alike. This is a rare opportunity to shape a critical strategic capability and play a key role in the future growth of Lockton Specialty.

Schedule

Full Time Permanent

Job type

Experienced Professional

Workplace

Hybrid

Your Responsibilities

Lockton is seeking a Head of Placement Solutions to shape and lead the strategy for our growing Specialty business. This is a unique opportunity to build and scale a market-leading placement solutions capability, driving innovation, creating differentiated client propositions and developing sustainable sources of capacity across the Specialty portfolio.

Define and execute Lockton Specialty's placement solutions strategy.
Build and strengthen strategic partnerships with insurers and capacity providers
Drive growth in facilities, binders and delegated authority arrangements.
Optimise commercial performance and Market Derived Income (MDI).
Collaborate with Specialty leadership, Business Units and Lockton's Portfolio Solutions teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.
Champion innovation through digital trading, distribution and technology-enabled placement models.

Qualifications

Significant London Market and multi-line Specialty insurance experience.
Strong track record in designing, placing and handling facilities, delegated authority and placement solutions
Established market relationships across Lloyd's and company markets.
Strategic thinker with the ability to turn vision into commercial results.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead through collaboration rather than hierarchy.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockton Companies is proud to provide everyone an equal opportunity to grow and advance. We are committed to an inclusive culture and environment where our people, clients and communities are treated with respect and dignity.

At Lockton, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion is ingrained in our values, and we believe that we are at our best when we fully embrace everyone. We strive to cultivate a caring culture that learns from, celebrates and thrives because of our breadth of differences. As such, we recognize that recruiting, developing and retaining people with diverse backgrounds and experiences is vital and enabling our people to thrive personally and professionally is critical to our long-term success.

About Lockton

Lockton is the largest privately held independent insurance brokerage in the world. Since 1966, our independence has allowed us to serve our clients, take care of our people and give back to our communities. As such, our 13,100+ Associates doing business in over 155 countries are empowered to do what’s right every day.

At Lockton, we believe in the power of all people. You belong at Lockton.

How We Will Support You

At Lockton, we empower you to be true to yourself in all that you do. Your success is our success, and we provide opportunities to help you grow and create a rewarding career path, however you envision it.

We are ready to meet you where you are today, and as your needs change over time. In addition to industry-leading health insurance, we offer additional options to support your overall health and wellbeing.

Learn more about your Lockton experience

No Agencies Please

Any Employment Agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of Lockton Companies, Inc. Lockton Companies will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting Employment Agency, person or entity. Employment Agencies, who have fee Agreements with Lockton Companies must submit applicants to the designated Lockton Companies Employment Coordinator to be eligible for placement fees.

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