Executive Program Director - Gallagher

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

We are currently seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Executive Program Director to lead property and casualty risk-sharing programs. In this role, you will be responsible for insurance policy and coverage form reviews, risk financing structure evaluations, designing program structures, conducting research on regulatory requirements, and more.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong background in program development, excellent analytical and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines. If you are a strategic thinker, detail-oriented, and have a passion for delivering high-quality programs, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity as our Executive Program Director.

• Preparing regulatory submissions, designing underwriting applications, and establishing underwriting and rating guidelines.
• Coordination of broker placements, reviewing financial audits, and providing support to board and captive trustees.
• Coordinate involvement of company personnel including service and local leadership to meet or exceed strategic objectives, conducting stewardship reviews, developing/executing strategic plans that will achieve our clients' goals while contributing profitable growth for the company
• Work closely with the service team to ensure both a timely resolution and satisfactory outcome to client issues.

Responsibilities:

New Program Development

• Design program structure recommendations
• Research regulatory and domicile requirements
• Coordinate vendor services for legal, captive/program management, actuary; review contracts
• Review governing documents (membership/participation agreements)
• Prepare and/or review required regulatory submissions and participate in meetings with regulators
• Design underwriting applications
• Collect data for actuarial analysis and review actuarial analysis
• Establish underwriting and rating guidelines
• Manuscript new policy wording; all lines of coverage
• Coordinate broker placement of primary, excess/reinsurance and ancillary lines including market submission, proposal reviews, and recommendations

Board and Captive Support

• Coordinate vendor items
• Prepare agendas and meeting materials
• Coordinate travel/meeting logistics
• Review financial audits and required regulatory filings
• Provide peer-review support as needed

Request for Proposals

• Research and provide participant recommendations
• Draft materials specific to client requirements
• Manage process, timeline, and communications to client and participants
• Review and provide detailed analysis of proposals
• Coordinate and participate in oral interviews
• Provide client with general observations and recommendation for consideration

Other Services

• Review and recommend coverage enhancements for existing programs
• Prepare detailed coverage comparisons and coverage analysis
• Respond to coverage questions from support staff and clients
• Review legislative changes impacting programs; provide recommendations for changes
• Review and monitor program invoices for accuracy and compliance

Required:

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years related experience OR High School Diploma/GED and 10 years related experience required.
• Property and casualty producer’s license (life and health license preferred, but not required)
• Additional designations such as CPCU, ARM, CIC, etc. preferred
• Strong project management skills
• Proven ability to create and implement a system or program
• Strong technical insurance (policies and various property and casualty coverage forms) knowledge
• Willingness to travel as needed (up to 10%)

Preferred:

• Prior experience using a sales management tool
• Professional designation related to life & health 
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Keen problem-solving skills; focusing solutions on the root cause

Behaviors:

• Successfully manage competing priorities
• Proficient using technology as a tool to maximize productivity and quality
• Build collaborative and mutually meaningful relationships with internal and external clients
• Comfortably engage others in a consultative sales dialogue

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

 Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.