Lead Field Marketing Specialist - Crop

QBE Insurance Group • Council Bluffs, IA

1d • Remote

About The Position

In this role, you will develop and execute marketing initiatives within your area of responsibility by implementing sales, marketing, and agent training activities to ensure alignment with company objectives and drive organizational growth. This position is fully remote, primarily home office work with local and overnight travel as needed. The starting salary range for this role is between $87,500-$131,500, depending on experience and location.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 4 years relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Anticipate obstacles, estimate time and resources needed for the completion of a project.
• Manage multiple projects or responsibilities concurrently and effectively; complete tasks attentively and thoroughly.
• Build, nurture and maintain complex relationships.
• Communicate information in a clear, well-organized, and professional manner.
• Generate original, innovative solutions to difficult or unusual situations.
• Motivational, inspirational and enthusiastic approach to team involvement and engagement.
• Work effectively under pressure.
• Establish long-range objectives and specify the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Respond calmly, quickly and decisively to unpredictable or unexpected events and changes.
• Collaborate with people at different levels within the organization to accomplish a common goal.
• Adjust plans, goals, actions or priorities to meet changing situations.
• Marketing experience in a large, fast-paced organization.
• Claims and/or crop insurance experience.
• Increasing levels of responsibility.
• Advanced working knowledge of events affecting the industry, including understanding of competition and the marketplace.
• Advance working knowledge of products and concepts relating to the insurance industry.
• Advanced working knowledge of terminology, function and fundamental capabilities of common computer, software, information and communication technology devices, components, and concepts.

Responsibilities

• Drive effective marketing strategies that meet business needs and promote a positive corporate image by planning and implementing outstanding sales and customer retention and development.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the organization by managing new business development, identifying opportunities for process improvements, and assisting leaders with translating business needs into wide-reaching, executable results.
• Design and deliver ongoing marketing support by developing and facilitating agent training sessions, sharing knowledge and expertise, and implementing cost-effective marketing plans.
• Streamline marketing processes by refining existing processes, recommending process enhancements, implementing innovative marketing solutions, supporting organizational initiatives, and applying industry best practices.
• Manage budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs, and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility.
• Contribute to a positive environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and guiding leaders to reward performance and value “can do” people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun.
• Adopt QBE values in personal work behaviors, decision-making, contributions, and interpersonal interactions; manage own career development by soliciting feedback and valuing other perspectives.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior