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General Summary:
This role is accountable for supporting our large employer (500 lives+), public sector, and broker market development efforts across the country, in partnership with field and home office resources. This individual will partner with the proper Colonial Life and distribution SMEs to deliver relevant content and drive overall program execution, reporting, and ongoing prospect broker and client engagement.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Execute relevant market development programs (communication/engagement campaigns, repository development, etc.) that can be delivered in various industry venues and through our key sales leadership, field, and broker / consultant and partners.
Track and monitor pipeline development and new business sales growth attributable to the specified market activities and broker partners.
Develop and maintain market development business plans in support of Premier Client, Broker, and National Broker Alliance business plans.
Provide project management and support for all market development activities, in partnership with AVP, Regional Market Development and field partners.
Support industry engagement activities to include management of event execution.
Support pre-prospecting activities, utilizing data analytics and market research. Gather and organize regional and local market data on clients, prospects and brokers.
Organize data for each campaign by utilizing the Salesforce (or other CRM systems) to insure appropriate tracking and monitoring of all market development activities. Responsible for entering and maintaining all pre-prospecting and campaign information in the CRM system.
Evaluate the needed resources (internal and external) for pilot projects and assemble the appropriate resources from inside and outside the company to address the business needs of a program
Evaluate and manage key external relationships specific to the Public Sector
Job Specifications
Bachelor's degree required, Master's Degree and / or CEBS professional designation preferred
8+ years general business/marketing experience or equivalent relevant experience
Insurance or other financial services experience is a plus
Strong ability to strategically and effectively structure and frame an issue
Top notch problem solving and analytical skills - Analytical skill required to review and organize market data, and build into a market-level prospect targeting
Ability to create, develop and champion a series of recommendations based on qualitative research and/or data-supported insights
Ability to work effectively in a large cross-functional, home office environment and partner with a large national sales force
Acumen to quickly become proficient on new topics, industries and technologies
Strong written and verbal communication skills-adaptable to appropriate audience
Comfort with ambiguity including the ability to process significant amounts of information and communicate succinct recommendations
Strong people management skills for matrix relationships
Proven leadership, negotiation and influencing skills
Proven ability to execute and achieve strong results
Demonstrated consultative ability, solution-oriented and able to effectively collaborate and influence cross-functionally, achieving results despite organizational barriers
Strong project management abilities
Ability for some travel (
Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.
Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.
The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.
$89,900.00-$169,900.00
Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.
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