Director, Life Insurance

Hiring Company Industry: Insurance Number of Employees: 1,000 - 10,000 Employees Total Compensation: $143K - $165K Apply Now! You will be redirected to TheLadders.com

Job Description

Top 5 must haves for the Ideal Candidate:


A Bachelors Degree – Candidates with advanced degrees and applicable experience will be given priority.
Strong understanding of Life Insurance industry and / or products.
Operations management experience.
Life insurance carrier experience.
A background that speaks to success in sales, marketing, product development, product management, underwriting and/or operations experience.

Company Overview:


Our client is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions. The Director of Life Insurance is in a division that builds on our client’s tradition and leverages new cutting edge technology, unique data and advanced analytics to create total solutions that address client needs.


Requirements:


7+ years’ experience in Life Insurance operations, underwriting, business development, claims, and/or marketing
Life Insurance new product or solution development
Customer needs mapping
Development of official communications (e.g., RFPs)
Financial analysis
Development of market message and positioning
Project Management skills
Business analysis skills

Primary Job Functions:


The Director of Life Insurance will report directly to the Vice President & General Manager and will interact internally with Sales, IT, Product Development, Product Management and Legal. Externally, interaction with representative holding decision making authority at both Client and Prospect insurance companies is expected.


Responsibilities:         


Responsible for offering Life carriers the ability to sell more life business by using products/solutions.
Working with Sales team and customer/prospect base to determine needs and challenges
Define products and solutions that can meet those needs
Create business case for the offering including pricing structures and 3-year revenue projections
Drive product development to create solutions addressing those needs and challenges
Work with the Sales team on customer calls, either providing advice or attending calls to help close the deal
Attend tradeshows; present and manage booth
Write newsletters
Conduct marketplace research
Help define entry point into adjacent markets
Identify and manage one or more strategic partnerships
Responsible for a portion of the yearly revenue growth of the Vertical. Achieve that revenue growth target through three methods:

Innovation
New Product Development
Winning business from competition: create innovative ways to prove our value proposition and

Candidates from all locations will be considered, but candidates already living in the Greater Atlanta area are preferred.


Compensation:


A competitive compensation package will be developed for the successful candidate that includes an excellent base salary and a performance-based bonus.


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