Distribution Exec – Returner to Work Programme

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Career Returner Opportunity | Distribution (Insurance)

I am honoured to have been asked to partner with my client exclusively on this extremely important initiative that they market lead on.

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Have you been out of paid work for 18 months or more and are considering a return to the insurance or wider financial services industry?

This Career Returner Programme is designed for experienced professionals who want to re-enter work in a role that values judgement, curiosity, and human insight over being “technically up to date”.

The Role

This is not a traditional distribution or broker management role.

Distribution sits at the centre of this business, working across underwriting teams, with brokers, and increasingly clients and risk managers. The focus is on understanding whole risk profiles, connecting insights across the organisation, and helping shape underwriting appetite and relevance.

Rather than selling products, this role is about:

– Listening deeply to clients and brokers

– Connecting dots between client needs and underwriting strategy

– Acting as a translator and challenger between stakeholders

– Helping the business become a more relevant, trusted, and unavoidable partner

– You’ll be comfortable in senior conversations, curious about how businesses really operate, and able to influence calmly without ego.

This opportunity is ideal for returners who:

– Have been out of work for at least 18 months (come May)

– Bring experience from insurance, banking, financial services, regulated environments, or relationship-led roles

– May have followed a non-linear career path (including career breaks, relocation, caregiving, or military backgrounds)

– Are thoughtful, reflective, and strong listeners

– Prefer substance over sales tactics

– Insurance experience is helpful but not essential. Delegated authority, underwriting specialism, or product expertise are not required.

Why This Works for Career Returners

– Lower reliance on immediate technical depth

– Space to rebuild confidence and professional identity

– Strong track record of returners progressing and having real impact

– A culture that values perspective, life experience, and sound judgement

This programme is strategic and authentic, with a strong commitment to attracting a diverse candidate pool of individuals with varied life experiences.

If you’re smart, curious, grounded, and ready to quietly make a business better, this could be the right way back.

thomas.cubitt@bruinfinancial.com

Bruin recognises the positive value of diversity, and aims to promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination. As a champion of equal opportunity employment we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs. We particularly encourage applications from women, disabled, and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services industry. Our clients work with us because they value a diverse workforce, and subscribe to our shared principle that all appointments are made on merit and that ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.