Regional Broker Manager, Colonial Life, Mississippi/Louisiana

Unum•Ridgeland, MS

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Broker Manager is responsible for driving the growth of broker influenced sales in their assigned territory(s) in partnership with local leadership and Colonial Life’s career agency distribution channel. Growth in sales may come in either commercial or public sector market segments and will primarily focus on the acquisition of new clients but may also include support for existing client growth. Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Licensed to solicit insurance or the ability to obtain insurance license in states within assigned territory within 45 days
8+ years of Broker sales/marketing experience, preferably in worksite or voluntary benefits products
Strong communication, influencing, presentation, and persuasion skills
Strong problem solving and planning skills; attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills; highly responsive to customer needs
Ability to travel 50% to 75% of the time
Self-guided; Strong Organization skills

Responsibilities

Increase profitable sales and the number of new clients through insurance brokers in Public Sector and commercial markets in partnership with the Colonial Life sales organization and home office business partners.
Work with territory sales managers and colonial life agents to target specific broker relationships where growth can be achieved.
Personally engage with targeted brokers on a regular basis to drive new client sales opportunities.
Personally document details of broker engagements in company CRM platform on a weekly basis as well as document, manage, and cultivate pipeline of client opportunities for brokers that the RBM is supporting.
Act as a strategic business partner to field agents in presentations for prospective and existing customers
Partner with Territory Sales Managers to create and execute business plans that will drive growth in the local broker market and aligns to regional and national goals.
Train and develop the Colonial Life sales hierarchy in brokerage market and the Colonial Life value proposition. This includes decision maker presentations, brokerage differentiators, National Broker Partners, and all available marketing programs.
Ensure appropriate distribution alignment between Colonial Life’s field organization and national broker partner offices
Engage and educate brokers on Colonial Life’s overall Value proposition and our expertise in the public sector, commercial, brokerage, and large case markets.
Manage and participate in broker meetings, forums, conferences, trade shows, and lunch & learns within assigned region
Cultivate strong working relationships with internal and external partners
Evaluate potential MAP, Worksite Specialist, broker sales representatives and HO visit requests within assigned region.
Work with VPS, Territory Sales Manager and AVP of Broker Market Development to approve or decline request.
Adhere to company’s expectation regarding budget and expense management
May perform other duties as assigned