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AVP, Commercial Lines (Business Development)

Bangalore, KarnatakaFull-time2026-10-17

Core

Build and grow Nova's Commercial Lines business by hunting new logos and cross-selling to existing Employee Benefits clients.

Role type

Senior Account Executive / Business Development Manager (Commercial Insurance)

Builds

Commercial insurance policies (Property, Liability, Cyber, D&O, PI, Engineering) for mid-market and enterprise clients

Domain

Insurance / Commercial Lines

Required skills

Commercial Lines sales, proposal development, stakeholder management (CFOs/CXOs), negotiation, pipeline management, underwriting knowledge

Preferred skills

Scaling sales verticals, mentoring BDMs, existing enterprise client relationships

Technologies

Insurance platforms, CRM tools

Responsibilities

Own annual new business premium targets and pipeline forecasting, identify and convert Commercial Lines opportunities within existing client base, lead sales cycle from prospecting to closure, engage with senior stakeholders to understand risk requirements, work with underwriting teams to secure competitive terms, mentor a pod of BDMs, provide market feedback to product and pricing teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team mentorship