Business and Product Development Manager
BJAK
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Identify, prospect, qualify, negotiate, and close strategic insurer and ecosystem partnerships within aggressive timelines.
- Own the full partnership lifecycle — from initial outreach and relationship building through negotiation, onboarding, integration, and go-live.
- Drive fast-market-entry partnerships and minimize activation timelines through proactive stakeholder alignment.
- Build, own, and manage a robust and visible pipeline of insurer and strategic partners in the UK market.
- Maintain disciplined follow-ups, accurate CRM hygiene, and clear reporting to ensure consistent deal progression and closures.
- Lead commercial negotiations with strong judgment on pricing, underwriting alignment, and partnership economics.
- Drive partner productivity, volume growth, and KPI performance post go-live.
- Represent BJAK in meetings, calls, and communications with partners, regulators, and stakeholders as required.
- Proactively identify, escalate, and resolve partner or execution issues while maintaining high standards of service and delivery.
Requirements
- Highly self-driven, proactive, and accountable. Initiative is expected, not instruction.
- Permanent residency in the UK and deep understanding of local insurance market dynamics and regulations.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in insurance, technology and/or fintech, with strong commercial, product, and negotiation capability.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Benefits
- Play a defining role in our UK market expansion
- Work directly with senior leadership on strategy and execution
- Build insurer partnerships and products that impact millions of users
- Competitive, performance-driven compensation with strong upside
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
negotiationCRM managementpipeline managementKPI performancecommercial negotiationsunderwriting alignmentpartnership economicsfast-market-entry strategiesstakeholder alignmentissue resolution
Soft Skills
self-drivenproactiveaccountableinitiativestrategic thinkinghands-on executionrelationship buildingcommunicationjudgmentproblem-solving