Schemes Development Manager

Benefact Group

Schemes Development Manager at SEIB specializing in the development and governance of specialist insurance schemes. Collaborating closely with internal teams to ensure sound and viable propositions.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeSouth Ockendon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £45,000 - £60,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Use your underwriting expertise to shape new scheme propositions, enhance existing products, and support the expansion of digital e‑trade capability, ensuring propositions are technically sound and commercially viable.
Apply underwriting judgement to scheme reviews, performance monitoring, and product updates, while maintaining high‑quality documentation such as underwriting guides, binding authorities, and policy wordings.
Leverage your technical background to support renewal discussions, performance reporting, and action tracking, helping maintain strong and sustainable insurer capacity partnerships.
Interpret scheme performance data, contribute to governance processes, support audits, and ensure delegated authority controls remain robust.
Work closely with internal teams to provide underwriting‑led guidance on scheme products, contribute to training and communication, and act as deputy to the Schemes Manager when required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in consumer or commercial insurance, ideally in a broker environment, with solid technical underwriting knowledge
Confident building relationships over the phone and delivering an excellent client experience
Understanding of FCA requirements including ICOBS, PROD and Consumer Duty
Comfortable working with data and MI to spot trends and opportunities
Strong communicator able to build effective relationships with insurers and internal teams, supported by technical credibility.
Chartered Insurance Institute Certificate (or actively working towards it)

Benefits

Comp & perks

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Your birthday off
Group Personal Pension
Bonus scheme
A holiday buy scheme
An array of health and wellbeing benefits
Company cash plan
Income protection and life assurance
Enhanced sick pay and parental leave
Support and funding toward study and professional qualifications
Paid time off for volunteering

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Hard Skills & Tools

underwritingscheme propositionsperformance monitoringproduct updatesdata analysisperformance reportingaction trackingdocumentationgovernance processesaudits

Soft Skills

relationship buildingclient experiencecommunicationteam collaborationguidancetraininginterpersonal skillstechnical credibility

Certifications

Chartered Insurance Institute Certificate