VP of Sales - Insurance

Inizio Partners is a top-rated executive hiring and IT placement firm serving clients globally. Inizio's clients include fortune 500 companies, consulting firms, defense contractors, startups, private equity & venture capital firms etc.

We are currently recruiting for VP of Sales - Insurance for one of our key customers, a Nasdaq-listed global data analytics and solutions company.

Summary:

Seasoned Sales VP will be responsible for selling Property & Casualty(P&C) and Life & Annuity (L&A) Solutions to US Insurance Companies and OR Brokers. This role will be of an individual contributor(hunter role) and he/she will be supported by and Sales Enablement Team. This role will report to the Head of Sales. The primary job function will be to generate and close deals for P&C Insurance / L&A Market with the top US insurance firms focusing on carriers/ Brokers, and life insurers.

Responsibilities:

• Build pipeline opportunities large ( $10+M), multi-year deals leveraging Operations, Platform, and digital capabilities with a focus on CX transformation
• Build, grow and sustain effective CXO, EVP, SVP relationships within the top 100 US Insurance firms
• Ensure successful positioning, negotiating and closing multi-million, multi-year agreements as well as bid, partner and contract management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in selling Insurance Software/ services to P&C Companies or L&A Companies.
• Ability to think of an end-to-end solution to solve client requirements
• Problem solver with a passion to find a solution creatively
• Bachelors/Masters MBA from one of the Top business schools in the US preferred
• Background must include managing complex pursuits in P&C or L&A space, able to readily demonstrate executive-level connections in the target accounts
• Experience in building new key relationships across client organizations from CIO, COO to process owners by understanding the political complexities, delivering customized value propositions and creating credibility
• Good understanding of P&C/L&A functional domain in the US.
• Candidates with Existing CXO-level relationships in the life industry will be preferred

Preferred Location: US East Coast

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