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Marsh & McLennan

Brokers insurance and runs risk and HR consulting

Business Development / Sales Executive

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/24/2026
No salary listed
Entry
Perth WA, Australia
HybridHybrid; at least three days per week in the local office or onsite with clients, with at least one weekly team anchor day.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Executive

About the job

Requirements
  • Previous sales or business development experience, or agency recruitment experience.
  • Exceptional communication, influencing and selling, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, including prioritizing work, multitasking, and consistently meeting deadlines.
Responsibilities
  • Generate new business by building strong relationships with prospective customers in the corporate, mid-market, and commercial segments.
  • Develop a full understanding of the service offering, identify prospect requirements, and demonstrate how solutions meet client needs.
  • Manage and develop accounts, using up-selling and cross-selling to maximize profitability.
  • Cultivate and qualify prospect relationships, including key contacts and financial data.
  • Manage the prospect pipeline, maintain regular communications with prospects, and move opportunities through the sales funnel.
  • Use Marsh customer relationship management software to manage the sales funnel and provide a real-time overview of pipeline and performance.
  • Conduct target-market and industry research with the MMC Resource Centre to identify prospects and develop industry knowledge supporting sales activity.
  • Review and update databases to identify target portfolios and market opportunities.
  • Identify continuous-improvement opportunities and ways to streamline processes and drive growth.
  • Leverage marketing channels, buying groups, and association relationships.
  • Create and manage an individual development plan including financial goals, specific prospects, and sales strategies.
  • Identify and prioritize prospects in consultation with the Risk Management and Corporate State Leader and Sales and Industry Practice leaders.
  • Lead the development and delivery of proposals and presentations that explain specific risk issues and how solutions and services address them.
  • Negotiate engagement terms and conditions with prospects in compliance with the Marsh operating model.
  • Comply with the company's Errors and Omissions avoidance procedures, Australian ASFL requirements, and internal policies.
Desired Qualifications
  • Relevant business development or insurance broking experience.
  • Strong knowledge and application of broking principles, insurance products, and renewal.
  • Strong sales mindset and self-motivation.
  • Excellent working relationships with insurers and underwriting partners.

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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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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