Account Executive

Howden, A Chart Industries Company

Senior Surety Executive at Howden managing surety clients and providing technical oversight for bond placements and renewals. Role involves new business development and maintaining relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeDublin • 🇮🇪 IrelandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and develop a portfolio of surety clients
Drive new business and retention
Provide senior technical guidance on bond placement, renewals and complex submissions
Collaborate with clients, brokers, underwriters and internal stakeholders to shape market strategy
Identify, target and convert new client opportunities
Support the development of the wider team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in surety (contract and/or commercial) within a broker, insurer or specialist surety provider or relevant experience in bank lending/credit (e.g., credit underwriting, relationship management or structured finance)
Strong commercial judgement with the ability to negotiate effectively with underwriters, brokers and clients
Demonstrated capability in financial analysis and underwriting (accounts, cashflow, covenants, work-in-progress and/or credit papers)
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Highly organised with strong attention to detail
A proactive, results-driven approach with evidence of delivering growth, retention and service improvements
CIP insurance qualification and evidence of continued professional development in surety and construction-related risk
Track record of developing and executing business plans, building pipelines and winning new surety business through brokers and direct client engagement
Experience with complex contract surety, infrastructure or construction sectors, and/or managing delegated authorities and market facilities would be a strong advantage

Benefits

Comp & perks

A career that you define
We value diversity
Reasonable adjustments

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisunderwritingbond placementcredit underwritingrelationship managementstructured financenegotiationbusiness planningpipeline developmentservice improvements

Soft Skills

commercial judgementcommunicationstakeholder managementorganizational skillsattention to detailproactive approachresults-driven mindset

Certifications

CIP insurance qualification