The Director, Agency Management will establish Pie as the preeminent commercial insurance company among small business owners by being accountable to drive premiums generated from distribution partners in 2023 and beyond. 75% of Pie’s future premium is expected to come from distribution partners such as, Payroll, Wholesale, National Broker Partner, Aggregate, and Cluster relationships. As an extension of Pie, these distribution partners must operate with a customer first mentality and share Pie’s goal for disciplined profitable underwriting.

How You’ll Do It

Agency Management

• Establish and nurture strong relationships with existing and prospective partners to drive sales growth
• Accountable for implementing all Pie underwriting best practices within the agency team to optimize production and loss ratio targets
• Conduct regular business reviews with partners to assess performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement corrective actions

Channel Management

• Implement strategies to optimize sales performance and increase revenue generation of our retail and wholesale agency partners. Incrementally increase Unique user count, agency submissions, and bound premium
• Responsible for developing and implementing a pipelining strategy to ensure Pie has full visibility into the premium potential (i.e. sales pipeline) for the Agency Management Team
• Accurately forecast distribution channel premium on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Track and analyze sales data and key performance indicators to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement
• Leverage Saleforce.com to track all partner communication, action items, revenue potential, etc.

Competitive Strategy

• Empower Leaders to work with their teams to establish goals, ensure metrics are being maintained and drive performance for the overall agency management team
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify new opportunities and emerging trends
• Communicate regularly with Sales, Marketing, and Operations teams to ensure alignment of indirect sales strategies and seamless execution of initiatives

The Right Stuff

• High School Diploma or GED required, Bachelor's degree highly preferred
• Licensed P&C Insurance Agent
• 7 years of experience leading Sales and or Business Development team
• Advanced abilities in leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Strong understanding of enterprise level agency relationship management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: ability to manage complex situations with multiple layers, and resolve to solution anticipating needs now and into the future
• Proven ability to drive significant revenue generation results from distribution partners
• Thorough understanding of the property & casualty insurance industry, and strong business acumen with a thorough understanding of insurance business financials
• Experience successfully developing and managing large regional, national and wholesale commercial lines brokers/agents, MGAs, and MGUs
• Advanced sales skills with a previous consistent track record in achieving/exceeding targets in a closing role; relevant experience in developing new business relationships, overcoming objectives, and exceeding quota
• Demonstrated ability to forge strong relationships with key distribution partners
• Ability to travel up to 25% nationwide

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This is an incentive pay based position and as such, there is no guaranteed commission amount. The on-target earnings (OTE) for this role are approximately $270,000 and are based on successfully meeting performance and production expectations.