Client Executive Leader – Large & Complex Corporate Clients

Overview

As Client Executive Leader in Marsh’s Bristol office, you will lead a high-performing team of Client Executives while maintaining strategic engagement with major corporate Clients. You will build senior relationships, anticipate risks, and combine Marsh’s capabilities with local market insight to deliver outstanding client outcomes. This role sits at the intersection of team leadership, client governance, and strategic risk advisory, offering impact across complex, multi-site and international accounts. You will drive growth and retention through strong governance and cross-functional collaboration, helping Marsh strengthen its position as the region’s leading risk advisor.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work
• remote work options
• anchor day in office
• diversity and inclusion commitment
• equal opportunities
• career development

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performance Client Executive team, setting standards and driving retention and profitable growth.
• Provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of large, complex corporate Clients as executive sponsor, ensuring proactive service delivery.
• Oversee multi-site and international client relationships with UK-wide or international footprints where relevant.
• Lead design and renewal of insurance programmes, including budgets, proposals, and placement strategy while negotiating terms.
• Drive senior client engagement through meetings with Clients and insurers, including board and Risk Committee presentations when required.
• Contribute to the South West growth strategy by supporting Marsh’s leadership and market position in the region.

Key requirements

• Strong people leadership with track record of building team performance and service discipline.
• Experience servicing and advising large corporate Clients (ideally complex and/or multinational) with evidence of retention and growth.
• Experience with large corporate Clients (multi-site and/or UK-wide/international footprints) and related relationship expansion.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability to translate risk issues into commercial recommendations.
• ACII part or fully qualified (or equivalent), with commitment to ongoing professional development.

• leadership
• strategic thinking
• relationship-building
• insurance portfolio governance
• insurance programme design and renewal strategy
• budgeting and proposal development

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