Application Deadline: Sept. 1, 2024 Helsinki Hybrid

The area of Insurance is continuously growing and is becoming a bigger business area for the Bank, and Strategic pillar for the future.

Come join Santander Nordic Insurance Department on our growth track!

Being part of a small, but highly functional Insurance team, the Insurance Sales Manager for Finland will play a pivotal role for Santander, working closely with colleagues across the Nordic countries. This role will focus on point-of-sale (POS) insurance sales at car dealerships as well as sales in telemarketing and digital channels. You will also collaborate with local commercial functions, operations, legal and compliance teams.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Sales Performance & Target Achievement

Drive and maximize POS sales performance at car dealerships.
Ensure sales targets are met across all distribution channels in Finland.

Strategic Support & Innovation

Support the execution of the insurance strategy with a focus on both dealership distribution, telemarketing and digital channels.
Implement improvements and innovation initiatives both locally and across the Nordic region.

Customer Experience Enhancement

Optimize customer journeys at all channels to enhance customer experiences.
Improve funnel management and sales/distribution processes compliant with regulations.

Relationship Management

Build and grow relationships with car dealerships and other external partners.
Collaborate with the Insurance team to test and improve products and processes.

Portfolio Analysis & Feedback

Track, monitor, and analyze the performance of insurance products.
Provide feedback and follow up with sales teams and internal and external stakeholders.

Training & Reporting

Train dealership and telemarketing staff on new products and sales techniques in collaboration with Insurance Product Managers.
Report on sales activities, results, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Marketing & Campaigns

Develop, together with Marketing, materials and campaigns tailored for POS and digital sales.
Organize sales competitions and manage commissions for dealership sales teams.

Skills & Requirements

Personal Characteristics

Proven experience in POS sales, particularly in car dealerships.
Strong selling and negotiating skills with the ability to influence and win support.
Team-oriented, supportive, and pleasant to work with.
Result-oriented with pragmatic problem-solving skills.
Driven and determined, with the ability to maintain focus and control under pressure.

Competencies and Skills

Proactive with initiative-taking abilities and responsibility for results.
Commercially astute, positively impacting business growth and profitability.
Effective network builder and collaborator.
Fluent in written and spoken Finnish and English.

Preferred Experience & Education

Over 3 years of specialist experience within the insurance or financial services industry, with experience in POS sales at car dealerships.
Demonstrable success in sales roles.
Knowledge of insurance products, services, and processes, preferably from banc assurance, insurance companies, or insurance distribution.
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Insurance, Accounting, or a related field.

What We Offer

A role in a large, high-performing international company within a dynamic, ever-changing environment.

A professional and dynamic corporate culture with minimal bureaucracy.

Opportunities for impactful decision-making and shaping the future of the company.

Collaboration with highly competent, dedicated, and friendly co-workers across the Nordics.

Interested? If you possess the right profile and enthusiasm, please submit your application and CV as soon as possible. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. For any inquiries, contact Sales & Distribution Leader, Oskar Karlsson.

We invest in you

Innovative and looking to the future

Be Healthy | Your health is important to us

Social events for all employees

Engaged colleagues

Dynamic work environment

Employee benefits and discounts

Competitive insurance and pension plans

We give back to society

We are a Nordic bank with more than 1,200 colleagues in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, and proud to be part of Banco Santander, one of the largest banks in the world with a solid history going back more than 160 years.

Our purpose is to help people and businesses prosper and we aim to be the best retail and commercial bank, earning the lasting loyalty of our people, customers, shareholders and communities - through simple, personal and fair banking.

In our organization we foster and value an engaged, challenging and passionate environment that provides opportunities for personal and professional growth. We operate in an ever changing environment, and believe the key to success is innovative involvement, a playful approach to active learning and continuous improvement in our daily work.

We are firmly committed to being a responsible bank in the way we operate, our culture, caring for our environment and giving back to society. Banco Santander is recognized as the most sustainable bank in the world following the publication of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for 2019.

Read more about responsible banking on our global webpages.

Santander Consumer Bank is one of the largest Nordic banks providing loans and credits, credit cards, deposits and insurance to private customers.

World’s Most Sustainable Bank 2019 (Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2019)

A Nordic Bank with global strength

Part of Banco Santander – one of the world’s largest financial institutions

Banco Santander’s history goes back more than 160 years

Over 1200 employees across the Nordics

We serve over 1.6 million customers

Strategic partnerships with over 10 000 car dealers, merchants and brokers

Innovation is key to our future success

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