Midwest Regional Senior Manager - Surety Bonds (Primarily Home) - Military Veterans

Manages team accountable for bond production, underwriting activities and functions for the specified contract surety operations team. You will report to AVP Bonds. Join us today!

Position Compensation Range (for certain geographic locations):
$162,000 to $276,000 Yearly.

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Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities
•Creates a collaborative, performance-driven work environment by facilitating and fostering trust, transparency, and inclusion. Works with team members to set clear goals, provide feedback, perform performance assessments, and support on-going development.
•Leads with influence and expertise. Actively contributes to division or department leadership team. Communicates and supports organization mission, vision, values, policies, and practices.
•Manages all bond production, underwriting activities and functions for the specified contract surety regional field operations team. Has direct as well as indirect production, agency management and underwriting responsibilities.
•Oversees the acceptance, declination and rating of risks.
•Prepares the budget and of the operation plans for the assigned territory. Assists staff in the acquisition and retention of large accounts.
•Develops and executes marketing plans for assigned territory within underwriting standards, rating and product development strategies.
•Provides consulting expertise to customers and direct reports to generate solutions to problems or identify needs.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements
•Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
•Demonstrated effective experience leading people or projects.
•Demonstrated experience with bond underwriting and contracts.
•Solid knowledge and understanding of bond coverages, liability and value.

Licenses
•Not applicable.

Travel Requirements
•Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements
•Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions
•Not applicable.

Additional Information

• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks.
• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions.
• Our policy restricts consideration of applicants needing employment sponsorship (visa) to specialty occupations. Sponsorship will not be considered for this position.
• Internal candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of location and will be considered based upon the needs of the role.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

In this primarily home-based role, you will spend 80% of your time (4+ days per week) working from home. On occasion you may be asked to travel to an office location for in person engagement activities such as team meetings, trainings, and culture events.

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We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.