Head of Sales - Business Development

Location: Paris, 75, FR
Proven sales record selling Life & Health insurance software solutions to primary insurers?
Passionate about sales and building strong relationships with clients?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
About the Team
The Business Development team are a small group focussed on bringing additional value to Swiss Re through sales of our Life and Health (L&H) automated underwriting and claims cloud based solutions to Swiss Re's primary insurance client base.

About the Role Your role is to sell Swiss Re's L&H automated underwriting and claims solutions for the EMEA and UK&I region aligned with our go to market strategy. This role requires English and French language skills.
You will own the sales process from analysing client's requirements, delivering compelling sales presentations and product demonstrations and negotiating and closing deals culminating with a signed license agreement.

Moreover you will:
Collaborate closely with Client markets, Underwriters, Claims, Marketing and Product Development teams to identify market solutions needs and generate sales
Build relationships with clients to understand their individual solutions needs in order to tailor any pitch
Sales presentations and product demonstrations showcasing solution's value proposition aligned to client's needs
Deliver on individual fee and reinsurance based financial targets
Keep ahead of market trends and competitor activities to identify business opportunities ahead of time
Maintain a solid knowledge of Swiss Re's L&H solutions and provide feedback to future development roadmap
Provide regular reporting and sales forecasts to management ensuring all sales activities and customer interactions are recorded in the CRM system
About You
You have L&H knowledge, ideally in the insurance solutions space, and are a driven, results-oriented, motivated negotiator with outstanding communication skills and the ability to build relationships up to C-suite. You are a great teammate with a track record of building and working in successful teams, thriving in cross functional operating model and capable of working independently to achieve goals.
You have:

• 7+ years of relevant software solutions sales experience , within the insurance industry with a focus on underwriting and claims solutions
• Must be proficient, ideally fluent, in English and French
• Proven ability to consistently deliver sales, reach revenue targets and demonstrate commercial hunger and sales drive.
• Strong knowledge of technical and IT aspects of software solutions
• Relevant experience and knowledge of the L&H insurance industry ideally across underwriting and claims
• Empathetic, active listener with a problem solving mentality

The base salary range for this position is between 98,000 EUR and 146,000 EUR (full time equivelent). The specific salary offered considers:
the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role
the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.