Introduction
At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client-centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients' risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve. If you’re ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher.
Overview
Are you ready to grow your career with a global leader in insurance and risk management?
Gallagher’s Commercial Broking Division in Edinburgh is looking for a Development Executive to join our well-established and highly regarded team.
This is your chance to work with a company that delivers bespoke insurance solutions to large enterprises and multinationals.
You’ll be part of a supportive and dynamic environment, with a strong pipeline of opportunities, excellent client relationships, and a team of experienced professionals to help you succeed.
With a welcoming culture, flexible working options, and a prime office location in Edinburgh, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
Join us and help champion The Gallagher Way!
How you'll make an impact
In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of driving new business growth and building meaningful relationships with clients.
You’ll actively seek out opportunities, responding to the needs of retail customers with tailored insurance solutions that truly make a difference. By offering a broad range of services and products, you’ll identify ways to upsell and add value to your clients.
Your networking skills will be key as you attend industry events, trade shows, and expos, uncovering new opportunities and strengthening Gallagher’s presence in the market.
You’ll also collaborate closely with underwriters and insurers, negotiating competitive terms that meet your clients’ objectives.
Representing Gallagher with professionalism and integrity, you’ll enhance trust and build a strong reputation for excellence.
Key responsibilities include:
- Seeking and responding to new business opportunities.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Attending industry events to network and identify opportunities.
- Negotiating effectively with underwriters and insurers to secure the best terms.
- Representing Gallagher with professionalism and integrity.
About You
Here’s what you’ll bring to the role:
- A proven ability to develop business and deliver against sales targets in a regulated environment.
- A proactive approach to generating leads and building a strong pipeline.
- A client-focused mindset, with a commitment to providing the best possible service and outcomes.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills to build and maintain relationships.
- A collaborative spirit and the ability to thrive in a supportive team environment.
- Eligibility to work in the UK and flexibility to travel as required.
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Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.
Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
