Commercial Director - New Markets & Delivery

Reporting to Jodi (Chief Commercial Officer) you will form part of the commercial leadership team within Simply Business. This role will be the leading light in developing future innovative growth. \n As our Commercial Director, you'll:

• look out to the future for growth opportunities, whilst leading the team delivering the 'here and now' balancing the resource and priorities
• apply external context, knowledge, and trends into the commercial team and beyond, pushing boundaries to support differentiation for SB in the market
• determine new market opportunities, qualifying product/market, setting strategy and defining the SB proposition
• engage with the UK senior Exec team to build New Markets strategy; resolving blockers to effective delivery with aligned business wide support
We're looking for someone who:
• is a strategic, visionary leader able to create a compelling strategy, instil confidence and create followership whilst setting a clear direction empowering the team to achieve results in unknown territories
• drives delivery and decisions, leading the team through high-pressure periods, building resilience to cope and adapt
• a strong negotiator and influencer who resolves challenges and supports key stakeholders to break boundaries and take risks
• is able to continuously improve understanding of customers, leading with insight into trends and their changing needs
• undertakes product-market fit having successfully worked within structured frameworks to drive quality and controls into the creative process
\n (We know it's tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap . You don't have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.) We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work. This role is regulated by the FCA and it will have specific responsibilities under those regulations. We'll explain these to you as part of the hiring process. If you're applying for a role in which you'll performing Senior Management Functions under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SM&CR), you'll also be subject to enhanced check and referencing in accordance with the FCA's guidelines. If you're knowledgeable about the external landscape, understand how this impacts our responses to business problems, apply today. About Simply Business We insure small businesses and enable big dreams - not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades. We're a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We're a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Why not check out our advert on YouTube: What are the benefits?
• ㅤwork-life balance - we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload
• ㅤhybrid working - you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs
• ㅤmental health and wellbeing - we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health
  
  You'll be leading 'the ideation, development and launch of new revenue streams that deliver profitable growth by continuing to provide simplicity, choice and value to SB's current and future customers' 'Future customers' primarily being new audiences.
  
  ㅤflexible parental leave - we understand how important this time is, that's why we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver
• ㅤpaid sabbatical - as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you've been here for five years. And four weeks off for those who've been with us for 10,15, and 20 years
• ㅤlife event leave - you can get an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday
• ㅤa dedicated learning platform - our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes
We also make sure you're compensated fairly
• ㅤcompetitive salary - we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we're in from day one
• ㅤannual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance
• ㅤpension - we'll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent
• ㅤprivate medical insurance - you'll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit
• ㅤhealth cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses
• ㅤholiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days)
• ㅤlife assurance - pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary (core benefit). With the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme
• ㅤsalary sacrifice car scheme - option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service)
• ㅤflexible benefits scheme - everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, a gym membership, and up to five days extra holiday