
Regional Leader, Personal Insurance
- Ottawa, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Flexible health and dental insurance benefits package
- Personal Spending amount to invest in your healthy lifestyle
- RRSP - Registered Retirement Savings Plan with Company matching
- ESPP - Employee Share Purchase Plan (TSX:IFC) program with matching aspect
- ‘Dress for your day’, dress according to your daily schedule
- Competitive compensation package with bonus aspect
- Employee discount program, including Apple, Bell, Rogers and more!
- Paid Time Off in the form of: Personal days, Volunteer days, Exam/Study Time, Jury Duty and starting at 3 weeks of vacation per year!
- Working for an employer who is regularly recognized as one of Canada’s best employers such as Kincentric 2024
- Support the Director of Distribution in the development of business strategies which deliver on objectives that drive growth, profitability, and retention.
- Implement and execute business strategies by leveraging manager’s talents and skill sets through strong regional collaboration.
- Build and lead a highly engaged team.
- Accountable for overall recruiting and staffing of personal insurance teams.
- Responsible for managing, coaching, and developing personal insurance managers. This includes conducting regular one on one meetings with direct reports and proactively managing succession plans for the teams.
- Collaborate with the Director of Distribution to build and execute Engagement Action Plans.
- Motivate staff to participate in company objectives and continuously keep them informed of changes or new directions.
- Responsible for ensuring that quality of service meets expected standards.
- Examine customer experience and implement tools and programs to enhance their experience.
- Analyze and resolve service and sales problems and follow up with clients on escalated issues as required.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with our key insurer partners.
- Required to travel on a regular basis within the Region to drive results, meet with responsible managers, and drive engagement.
- High School and/or Post-Secondary Education
- Insurance Designation (CAIB, CIP, FCIP or AIIC, RIBO or AIC Level 2)
- Minimum of 5-8 years relevant work experience
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities successfully
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Leadership and management experience in insurance brokerage operations
- Strong track record of leading highly engaged teams across multiple location
- Experience leading in a hybrid environment
- Understand the needs of the customer (internal and external)
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Strong team player and collaborator
- Management of projects or initiatives outside of daily areas of responsibilities with multiple stakeholders
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities; develops optimal solutions that maximize organizational performance