Automotive Development Director, Continental Europe (Spain)

Experteer Overview

You will work with cross-functional teams to tailor solutions, win strategies, and seamless handovers to account management. This position offers exposure to OEMs, dealer groups, and industry partners in a dynamic, multilingual environment, with scope to influence product, commercial strategy, and market expansion.

• Lead development and execution of Assurant's automotive growth strategy across Continental Europe
• Coordinate cross-territory growth plans and ensure alignment with European Auto strategy
• Own the full sales cycle for Continental Europe: prospecting, solution shaping, proposals, negotiation, contracting, launch
• Build a high-quality pipeline across target markets and maintain transparency using Salesforce
• Develop market-tailored win strategies reflecting local dynamics
• Collaborate with Product, Underwriting, IT, Operations, and Compliance to shape market-appropriate solutions
• Partner with Marketing to create multilingual, data-led campaigns for local audiences
• Oversee handover to Account Management and ensure delivery of client commitments
• Represent Assurant at major European automotive events and build OEM/dealer/industry networks
• Monitor market trends, regulatory changes, and provide insight-led recommendations for product and strategy
• Provide input to influence product development, commercial strategy, and investment decisions

• Deep automotive sector experience with exposure to Continental European markets
• Experience with trends, dynamics, customer behaviour, and distribution models across Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and wider Europe
• Working knowledge of insurance, financial services, or warranty models and European sales processes/regulations
• Ability to analyse market data and translate into commercial strategies and growth plans
• Proven track record of driving commercial growth and securing new business in multi-market environments
• Full sales-cycle ownership: prospecting, solution design, proposals, negotiation, contracting, launch
• Experience structuring and implementing win-win partnerships with P&L understanding
• Experience building and managing a disciplined pipeline (Salesforce or equivalent)
• Ability to coordinate cross-market plans and understand European Auto strategy
• Stakeholder management across Product, Underwriting, IT, Operations, and Compliance in a matrix environment
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are an advantage
• Navigate cultural nuances and build trusted senior relationships across European markets

• Performance Bonus Scheme
• Private health care
• Life assurance
• Mobile phone & laptop
• Flexible Working
• Internal Wellbeing Programme