What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Executive position at RPS?
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.
Overview
As an Account Executive as Savoy, you will promote and distribute general agency products and services to the outside brokerage community. You will drive new business revenue by recruiting new brokers and/or new business from existing brokers who presently work with more than one GA - toward the achievement of revenue goals set forth.
You’ll need to be proficient in all aspects of ancillary coverages, by carrier and by market size. Success in hitting revenue targets comes from combination of this knowledge but moreover is realized by an intense drive and ability to influence a broker to work with us based on our reputation of promise to deliver.
How you'll make an impact
Core Proficiencies
- Drive new business in concert with revenue targets
- Systematically introduce Savoy services to prospects via regularly scheduled touches
- Host and/or coordinate CE or webinars to attract targeted audiences
- Embrace and act on Savoy Associates’ value-added “concierge service model” for brokers - includes training or coordinating training for brokers on ways to differentiate themselves by use of Savoy expertise and/or carrier product knowledge in all markets where Savoy operates.
- Assist brokers in gaining efficiencies to grow business by training broker staff on use of website.
- Identify target markets for broker marketing efforts
- Identify and become involved with industry associations/organizations for business development purposes
- Work in tandem with BDT in getting new brokers properly on-boarding and introduced to functional departments
- Understand best practices to interact with Savoy staff
- Stay fresh with latest industry news, product knowledge and or other information to provide value to prospects
Metrics/Business Plan:
- Develop a business plan in advance of each year as a road map for meeting and exceeding targeted objectives
- The planning document should include an acknowledgement of previous goals and results and a dashboard of the key action steps that must be continually reviewed/refined and as well re-prioritized as necessary
About You
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 4 – 5 years of group benefits experience
- Life/Health licensed in NJ, NY, PA, DE
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Exceptional interpersonal communication skills
- Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to multi-task and maintain organization in a fast-paced, changing environment
Compensation and benefits
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.
