Director Health Distribution Operations

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For over 50 years, AmeriLife has been a leader in the development, marketing and distribution of annuity, life and health insurance solutions for those planning for and living in retirement.

Associates get satisfaction from knowing they provide agents, marketers and carrier partners the support needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving industry.

Job Summary

The Director, Health Distribution Operations will support the vision of our Health Brokerage organization through supporting projects and initiatives that meet key goals and objectives via effective and efficient management practices.

The role manages implementation of projects, conducts background research, analyzes information, and patterns with the broader distribution organization to craft recommendations and inform leadership decisions for a wide range of opportunities that arise in a rapidly growing organization.

Job Description

This position creates an effective cross-functional working environment so that business goals can be met. Responsible for dissemination of complex information utilizing exceptional written and verbal communications and is also responsible for interpreting and explaining policies and procedures and applying them to the resolution of complex issues.

The position provides support to the Distribution Operations organization in a variety of responsibilities. The position represents leadership to internal and external entities with a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.

Duties / Responsibilities

The following reflects duties for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time for business reasons.

• Partner with affiliates and enterprise resources to execute strategies to drive organic growth, focus on expense management and align with overall business priorities.
• Work to uncover interdependencies within the broader organization.
• Maintain relationships with enterprise affiliates and resources to ensure project success.
• Serve as a conduit between affiliates and enterprise resources.
• Gather data, organize information, analyze historical results, and formulate projections to inform recommendations.
• Maintain and apply a broad understanding of financial management principles to ensure decisions are fiscally sound and responsible.
• Lead teams towards execution of strategic cross-functional initiatives, helping to track metrics to measure initiatives’ performance and progress towards strategic goals.
• Track and report on progress, success, and blockers to senior leadership on a regular basis.
• Other duties as assigned by Distribution leaders.

Qualifications

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business management or related field.
• 1+ years’ experience in the industry, consulting or business strategy preferred.
• Ability to work across cross-functional teams and coordinate complex projects.
• Analytic, curious thinker with demonstrated excellence in critical thinking and problem-solving tasks.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to lead successful execution of cross-functional initiatives and coordinate complex projects.
• Inherently talented at handling multiple, changing priorities and competing deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience running initiatives with a heavy analytical component.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders in various functions and levels, including senior executives.
• Driven by intellectual curiosity and independent thinking, with demonstrated ability to ramp up quickly in new areas.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Team-player mindset and willingness to collaborate.
• Empowered individual who can act independently when necessary.
• Entrepreneurial approach to owning responsibilities with strong accountability for delivering outcomes.
• High proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint is expected.
• Experience with Tableau, SmartSheet, Jira is preferred but not required.

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