Employee Benefits Team Lead, Priority Business Renewal/Inforce

The Hartford•Alpharetta, GA

1d•$78,000 - $117,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Team Lead, Priority Business Customer Acquisition to join our team. This role is responsible for leading the renewal underwriting team supporting groups of less than 500 lives. You will review renewals and process changes for assigned business segments and help improve the technical underwriting bench strength by reinforcing fundamental underwriting concepts throughout the team. You will actively develop staff toward increased effectiveness in their current roles and preparation for future roles. This role requires you to be credible and responsive to customers and internal business partners, partnering with the field to ensure delivery on service goals. You will seek to understand individual and general market dynamics to maximize success, and collaborate with others to identify and solve problems across teams and business units.

Requirements

3+ years of Employee Benefits experience in Underwriting or related.
Leadership or Mentorship experience preferred.
Anticipates resource needs, sets priorities, and manages people & work in most effective manner to achieve performance objectives in conjunction with guidelines and procedures.
Strong critical thinking skills. A passion for making decisions through both analyzing data and employing critical thinking skills.
Strong underwriting technical skills.
Demonstrates a solid, consistent technical proficiency of underwriting guidelines and underlying risk management philosophy.
A customer-first mindset, putting our customers at the center of everything you do.
Highly Motivated and Driven.
Positive solution-oriented attitude.
Strong negotiation skills.
Ability to assist with change management.
Ability to deliver tough messages and provide coaching.
Team spirit and a collaborative work approach.
Drives consistency in process.
A financial mindset to help make the best decisions.
Seek to understand your individual marketplace dynamics and those of the general market to maximize our chances of success.
Ability to decipher and execute within a fluid and changing business environment.
An understanding of how to build relationships and trust among diverse groups.

Responsibilities

Achieving performance standards.
Helping to lead the renewal underwriting team supporting the less than 500 lives groups.
Reviewing renewals and process changes for assigned business segments.
Improving the technical underwriting bench strength by reinforcing fundamental underwriting concepts throughout the team.
Actively developing staff toward increased effectiveness in current role and preparation for future roles.
Being credible and responsive to customers and internal business partners.
Partnering with the field to ensure delivery on service goals.
Seeking to understand individual marketplace dynamics and those of the general market to maximize our chances of success.
Working and collaborating with others to identify and solve problems across teams and business units.
Handling special projects as assigned.