Area President

About Us:

At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling challenges head-on. Our culture fosters an environment where every idea counts, and every individual's contribution matters. Step into a world of excitement and innovation as we work with top-rated carriers to design robust coverage for our clients. Unleash your potential and join our spirited team, where you'll have the freedom to explore and the support to grow.

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.

Responsibilities:

Manages and directs the administrative, data processing and financial functions of the branch. Ensures the financial, service and administrative goals of the agency are met and advises regional management of any variances. Oversees and participates in preparation of branch budgeting and planning as well as monitors related results. Makes decisions regarding branch operations on a day-to-day basis to ensure branch objectives are met. Interviews and selects new employees. Analyzes branch financials and reports each department's financial goals. Maintains and coordinates the branch's disaster recovery plan. Ensures that departments complete their operational projects in a timely fashion. Coordinates completion of special projects as requested by corporate. Assists sales personnel in developing goals and monitors achievement of those goals throughout the year, including ensuring that sales personnel are working in a direction that will provide the best results for the branch. Oversees the marketing process. Develops and maintains relationships with appropriate corporate employees. Maintains files for company contracts and agreements. Monitor any material claims that could lead to potential problems and informs the regional manager and/or corporate legal as appropriate of any issues that arise. Monitors any possible errors and omissions claims and advises corporate and regional management of any material issues that arise.

Qualifications:

Required: Bachelor's degree and 7 years related experience required. Understands accepted insurance practices and principles. Has general knowledge of computer operating and network systems as well as technological knowledge to facilitate decisions regarding branch.

Preferred:

Behaviors: Ability to effectively lead and direct accounting staff. Excellent communication skills. Exercises independent judgment. Self directed with problem solving skills and analytical skills in resolving complex problems.

Additional Information:

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.

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