Sales Director, Insurance - UK

Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · United Kingdom
Experience
Lead / principal · Not stated

Level inferred from job title

Job description

The Insurance Sales Director for the UK will join Quantexa's Sales division to build out the UK insurance business, acting as a hunter focused on acquiring net-new enterprise logos and scaling pipeline. The role provides industry thought leadership and subject-matter expertise to drive go-to-market strategy for the UK insurance sector.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time
Work mode
Remote · United Kingdom
Languages
English

What you'll do

  • Define and execute a winning sales strategy for the UK Insurance sector, reporting to the Senior Director, Insurance EMEA Insurance Sector Lead and working alongside solution owners, Solution Engineers, and industry leads
  • Act as a high-impact hunter focused predominantly on securing net-new "Logo" accounts (Tier 1 & Tier 2 insurers) across the UK general insurance, London market, and life insurance sectors
  • Partner closely with key cloud hyperscalers (e.g., Microsoft, Databricks) and global consulting firms to maximize joint pipeline-generation initiatives and warm lead activation
  • Manage long, complex, and high-value enterprise software sales cycles from initiation to close, consistently delivering against annual recurring revenue (ARR) targets
  • Build trust and work cohesively with Solution Engineering, Field Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Solution Success teams to ensure technology matches client expectations
  • Take ownership of sales pipeline accuracy, reporting, and operational hygiene within CRM and ATS (Ashby) environments
  • Act as a brand ambassador, networking and presenting at key UK Insurance and Insurtech industry events

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience selling complex enterprise software, platform-as-a-service (PaaS), or SaaS solutions (rather than data or consulting services alone)
  • A track record of selling directly into P&C, Specialty (London Market), or Life Insurers
  • Proven success managing, navigating, and closing multi-month, multi-stakeholder enterprise software cycles (£100k+ ARR / multi-year deals)
  • The communication style and executive presence required to confidently "educate and solutionise" with, and sell directly to, C-suite and VP-level stakeholders within major insurance carriers
  • The ability to operate as an independent decision-maker who is also equally collaborative when evaluating technical options with Solution Engineering and Product teams
  • An optimistic, high-energy outlook with the determination and perseverance to succeed in complex, challenging, and evolving environments

Nice to have

  • Experience selling technology solutions focused on Fraud, Data Management, or Customer Intelligence
  • Direct experience co-selling or partnering with cloud hyperscalers (specifically Microsoft and Databricks)
  • Pre-existing relationships and established credibility with major tier-1 insurers

Your team

Sales division - Insurance

A collaborative, high-performing team within the Quantexa Sales division, central to building out the core UK insurance nucleus.

Benefits

25 days annual leave (with the option of buying up to 5 days, and rolling over up to 10), plus national holidays + your birthday off

Spend up to 2 months working outside of your country of employment over a rolling 12-month period with our 'Work from Anywhere' policy

  • Competitive salary & Commission
  • Pension scheme with a company contribution of 6% (when you contribute 3%)
  • Private Healthcare, including dental & optic cover
  • Life Insurance and Income Protection
  • Regularly bench-marked salary rates
  • Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, or Shared Parental Leave
  • Well-being days
  • Volunteer Day off
  • Work from Home Equipment
  • Commuter, Tech and cycle to work schemes
  • Free Subscription to a meditation, relaxation and sleep app
  • Continuous Training and Development
  • Team Social Budget & Company-wide Socials

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About Quantexa

Quantexa builds market-leading, AI-driven Decision Intelligence technology and supports the insurance industry across 4 continents and 20+ countries. Over 41% of colleagues come from diverse ethnic or religious minority backgrounds, and colleagues speak over 20 languages across 50 nationalities.

Mission

To help businesses grow, to make data easier, and to make the world a better place.

Key facts

  • Decision Intelligence technology
  • Supports the insurance industry across 4 continents and 20+ countries
  • Over 41% of colleagues come from diverse ethnic or religious minority backgrounds
  • Colleagues speak over 20 languages across 50 nationalities

Partners & customers

MicrosoftDatabricks

What they value

  • Discovery and innovation
  • Autonomy and support
  • Collaboration