Birmingham (Hybrid – 3 days in office)
Competitive salary + Excellent bonus & benefits package
Build Something Big. Lead Digital Growth. Own the Outcome.
Markel’s UK Broker channel is our largest and fastest-growing business and digital is central to our strategy through to 2030. We’re investing heavily in digital capability, new product development, and actuarial-led trading.
Now, we’re looking for a Digital Trading Manager to take a high-performing function and scale it into something truly market-leading.
This is not a “keep things ticking” leadership role.
This is your opportunity to lead, shape, and grow a digital business from £10m to £100m+.
The Opportunity:
Reporting to the Head of Trading, you’ll lead our digital new business team, overseeing all digital and actuarial-led products and their trading performance.
You’ll sit at the heart of commercial strategy, digital trading, and team leadership with real ownership of results and the autonomy to evolve how the function operates.
You’ll inherit:
A stable, engaged team of 9 in Birmingham
A growing product suite (set to expand significantly over the next 12–18 months)
Strong foundations and the mandate to scale
What You’ll Be Doing:
You’ll lead from the front balancing commercial delivery, operational excellence, and strategic growth.
Build & Drive Performance
Own digital new business targets (~£7m and growing)
through data-led insights
Monitor sales funnel and product performance, identify and act on opportunities
Lead & Develop a High-Performing Team
Lead, coach, and inspire a team of digital underwriters
Maintain and build on a strong, positive team culture
Shape future team structure as product complexity grows
Optimise Digital Trading
Improve underwriting workflows, processes, and efficiency (Acturis-led environment)
Enhance broker experience through service excellence and simplification
Ensure strong governance and consistently high standards
Shape the Future
Play a key role in launching new digital products (multiple planned)
Influence product development through market insight and trading performance
Collaborate across underwriting, distribution, and leadership to drive strategy
What We’re Looking For:
We’re looking for a commercial, data-driven insurance leader who thrives in fast-paced digital environments.
Essential Experience
Commercial insurance background (broker or composite insurer)
Digital trading / fast-paced underwriting or operations experience
Proven track record delivering growth and leading teams
Strong data-driven decision-making and performance management capability
Experience with digital platforms such as Acturis
What Will Set You Apart
Experience scaling digital functions or launching products
Exposure to actuarial-led or digitally distributed products
A hands-on, visible leadership style - energetic, engaging and impactful
Why Join Markel?
A genuine growth journey – be part of building a £100m digital business line
Real ownership – influence strategy, not just manage a team
Strong foundations – a stable team and improving culture already in place
Serious investment in digital capability, products, and trading innovation
Reward & Benefits:
Competitive salary (flexible based on experience)
Excellent annual bonus
Up to 16% employer pension contribution
Private medical & dental insurance
25 days holiday + buy/sell options
Electric car scheme, life assurance & more
Make Your Mark:
This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact, high-visibility leadership role where you’ll shape both strategy and execution.
If you’re ready to lead from the front, drive growth, and build something meaningful we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now to start the conversation.
Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at [email protected] or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.
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Skills Required
- Commercial insurance background (broker or composite insurer)
- Digital trading / fast-paced underwriting or operations experience
- Proven track record delivering growth and leading teams
- Strong data-driven decision-making and performance management capability
- Experience with digital platforms such as Acturis
Markel Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Markel and has not been reviewed or approved by Markel.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive coverage includes medical, prescription, dental, vision, and telehealth, complemented by company-sponsored wellness programs and free fitness/mindfulness apps. Feedback suggests expanded mental-health resources and wellness incentives further enhance support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include 401(k) and other financial protections that can add meaningful long-term value. Feedback suggests strong company matching and retirement contributions are a notable part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A broad suite includes paid time off, corporate holidays, parental leave, hybrid work, volunteer time, and education support. Feedback suggests PTO accrual grows with tenure and can include an option to buy extra days.
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What We Do
At Markel, we believe in hard work, a zealous pursuit of excellence, and fairness in all our dealings. Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) is a global Fortune 500 company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. We seek to be a leader in each of our pursuits, with insurance being our primary business. As a market leader for specialty insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations around the world, Markel embodies integrity, commitment, teamwork, and innovation in every day operations. We are encouraged to look for a better way to do things. Since our founding in 1930, we have sought to know our customers’ needs and to provide quality products and service. Markel specializes in providing coverage for hard-to-place risks for a variety of niche markets including: • Agricultural and equine risks • Reinsurance for large risk enterprises such as oil rigs • Event cancellation insurance for weddings, concerts, and sporting events • Inland marine coverage for fine art collections • Environmental pollution • Yachts, ATVs, and motorcycles At Markel we provide an atmosphere in which people can reach their personal potential. We are results-oriented, and we continually strive for a better way to do things. The Markel approach is one of spontaneity and flexibility. Markel helps employees balance work and social activities. Markel gives you the keys to success! Keeping an open mind and learning new skills allows our associates to stay ahead of the marketplace. Above all, we enjoy what we are doing. There is excitement here that comes from innovating, creating, striving for a better way, sharing success with others…winning. That is the Markel Style.
