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Marsh & McLennan

Brokers insurance and runs risk and HR consulting

Business Developer - Trade Credit

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/24/2026
No salary listed
Junior, Mid
Master's
Paris, France
In PersonOnsite; role description says based in La Défense.
InsuranceInsurance Sales & Agency

About the job

Requirements
  • A higher-education qualification, such as a Master's degree or business school education.
  • Some sales experience, ideally in trade credit insurance, factoring, or corporate financial services.
  • Strong proficiency with computer tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and web tools.
  • Proficiency in English.
  • Organization and effective written and verbal interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
  • Work with account executives and Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions teams to identify risks and financing issues related to client receivables.
  • Identify and work with partners such as accounting firms, auditors, lawyers, venture capital firms, and banks to generate leads related to trade credit insurance and financing.
  • Lead client and prospect relationships to implement solutions for guaranteeing and financing client receivables.
  • Present client issues to insurers and negotiate offers with them.
  • Present offers to clients and contractually implement selected offers, including issuing and signing contracts, as well as operationally implementing them through training and use.
  • Transfer daily management of implemented solutions to a specialist adviser.
  • Work with specialist advisers to ensure that solutions remain suitable as client circumstances evolve and are renewed at expiry based on those developments.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in trade credit insurance, factoring, or corporate financial services.
  • Motivation and a proactive mindset.
  • A strong drive to win new business and a customer-focused approach.
  • Curiosity about collaborating with other departments.

About the company

Marsh & McLennan Companies, which operates under the Marsh brand, is an insurance broker and consulting group serving businesses, governments and institutions worldwide. Its Marsh Risk unit arranges property, casualty, cyber and employee-benefit coverage, while Guy Carpenter places reinsurance for insurers. Mercer advises employers on pay, benefits, retirement and investments, and Oliver Wyman, Lippincott and NERA handle strategy, brand and economic consulting. Brokers earn commissions and fees from placing coverage, and consultants bill client fees or charge fees based on assets or plan members. The company traces its roots to 1871 and is headquartered in New York City.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York, NY

Founded

1871

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Consulting drives growth: Mercer and Oliver Wyman's group grew 8% organically in the June 2026 quarter, versus 3% for broking.
  • Profits cushion jobs: Marsh kept about 27 cents of operating profit per sales dollar in 2025, before one-time costs.
  • Many career paths under one employer: 95,000+ colleagues span broking, reinsurance, benefits and strategy consulting in 130 countries.

What critics are saying

  • Expect cuts: Thrive, announced October 2025, sets aside $500 million, mostly severance and technology, to save $400 million yearly.
  • Pricing works against broking: Marsh's index shows commercial rates fell 6% in the June 2026 quarter, an eighth straight drop.
  • Back-office roles are being consolidated: a Business and Client Services unit is pooling operations and technology teams company-wide.

What makes Marsh & McLennan unique

  • Consulting is a third of the business: Mercer and the Oliver Wyman group earned 36% of 2025 revenue.
  • Investment management sets it apart: Mercer is the world's largest outsourced chief investment office, running portfolios for institutions.
  • Scale sets it apart: 2025 revenue grew 10% to $27.0 billion across broking, reinsurance and consulting.

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