Business Development Consultant

St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Business Development

2501S5

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St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Business Development

2501S5

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.

Business unit

Midwest Series

Salary

$0-$0

Schedule

Full-time

Lockton Benefits Offerings

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Workplace

Hybrid

Your Responsibilities

Supports overall business planning, including due diligence and new-business creation
Independently drives new business opportunities by gathering of intelligence on current and potential Clients, analyzing market trend and industry segments, evaluating impact to Lockton, and developing market strategy, and implementing marketing plan
Uses market intelligence to develop integrated revenue/expense analyses, valuation of opportunities, projections, reports and presentations
Identifies trends and developments in competitive environments and presents findings to stakeholders
Assesses M&A opportunities to determine legitimacy of acquisition deal
Creates benchmarks and best practices to measure degree of success in developing new business
Maintains accurate record system of past and potential opportunities, ensuring accurate and timely communication of opportunity status to appropriate stakeholders
Acts as central point of contact for stakeholders, including project management teams, legal, finance, operations, information technology, etc.
Collaborates on the development of business plans for merger and acquisition opportunities, including transaction, post-closing integration, and overall operations planning
Formulates and negotiates contractual arrangements pertaining to transactions
Constructs new issue and takeover timetables
Provides support of local initiatives through new idea generation and process modification
Ensures initiatives are compliant with internal company standards, as well as complaint within the external regulation environment
Assists with organizational strategic planning process, including analyzing opportunities within plan, implementing the plan, and continuously monitoring the plan
Maintains and updates standardized report language and templates on a frequent and ongoing basis
Performs other responsibilities and duties as needed

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field and/or years of experience equivalent
Master’s in Business Administration is preferred
5-10 years’ relevant experience within insurance brokerage, carrier, or internal business development is required
Experience in investment banking, insurance, or M&A consulting is preferred
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills required
Understands industry trends and governmental regulations
Ability to complete continuing education requirements as needed
Ability to attend company, department, and team meetings as required, including industry training sessions
Ability to comply with all company policies and procedures, proactively protecting confidentiality of client and company information
Ability to efficiently organize work and manage time in order to meet deadlines
Ability to travel by automobile and aircraft
Ability to use office equipment such as a computer, keyboard, calculator, photocopier, and facsimile machine
Ability to work on a computer for a prolonged amount of time
Ability to work outside of normal business hours as needed
Legally able to work in the United States

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.

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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.