**Placement Broker - NSW**
**What can you expect?**
**Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA),** a sister company of **Marsh McLennan**, services the risk prevention and insurance needs of middle market companies in Australia. As part of this position, you will manage the placement of existing and new business while serving as a key negotiator and problem solver in obtaining the most appropriate placements based on our client needs. Providing a value-add service to client service teams you will use your expertise in the market to leverage the best possible solutions for clients.
This is an ideal opportunity for a Placement Broker wishing to demonstrate their strong relationship management and marketing skills within an exciting dynamic business unit.
**What is in it for you?**
- Work within a multi-national insurance broking and risk advisory company offering clients a wide range of specialist services
- Be part of a great team environment with sociable and supportive colleagues
- Marsh welcomes all those who can help our shared enterprise to thrive. We are seeking capable, creative, and fair-minded people who can help us enable our clients' success
- Marsh believes that its greatest strength is the collective talent of our people. The more diverse our backgrounds and experiences are, the more we can achieve together. Be part of our shared enterprise to thrive
- A modern and vibrant work environment with flexibility on office/home balance.
**We will count on you to**:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with underwriters, practice leaders, claims personnel and client service teams
- Assist in the Design, Planning and implementation of clear and effective renewal and broking strategies as required
- Work within and across the region to support new business growth and assist in the development of new products
- Keep abreast of changing market conditions and informs practice client servicing teams, and/or clients of major developments affecting various types of coverage.
**What you need to have**:
- Ideally, a minimum of five years' experience within a broking, underwriting or placement position
- A solid understanding of risk management and major classes of insurance (Property, Liability and Motor) would be highly regarded
- Exceptional communication, influencing, and negotiation skills
- Relevant Broking qualifications (Tier 1 Compliance) and tertiary studies are desired
**What makes you stand out?**
- ** Humility**:
- looking for someone who is modest and acknowledge the contributions and strengths of others. As a key member of the team, we are looking for that can look towards the teams achievement as well as their own progress.
- ** Negotiating** - Effectively explores alternatives and positions to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties.
- ** Drive** - we are looking for someone with a strong work ethic, drive, and ambition to go above and beyond in their role. Within this role we are looking for someone who is constantly seeking opportunities for growth, improvement, and achievement.
- ** Project management** - Is capable of conceiving, planning, and executing milestones until project delivery.
**About Marsh**:
**Marsh McLennan** is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
**Marsh McLennan** is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.
- At _**_Marsh_**_ we recognise that our people have different priorities and commitments. We are passionate about providing an inclusive workplace that supports all of our employees in managing those priorities, and we celebrate the diversity of all the family groups that make up our extended Marsh family._