The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary

As the director of underwriting in national accounts, you will help facilitate and foster sound underwriting and business decisions, develop effective relationships, and contribute toward the growth of the underwriting department in an effort to write and retain long term profitable business. 

• Oversee day-to-day production activities of the team; training and developing the underwriters, regular communication between our sales organization as well as other parts of the organization and their team members, and  other ad hoc needs

• Risk Decisions: Apply sound and creative underwriting and business judgments to contribute to the growth and profitability of the organization while guiding and mentoring your team to provide the same high-level of timely analysis and evaluation of insurance risks.

• Customer Service: Develop and maintain effective working relationships with assigned field personnel, producers, assigned policyholders, and internal teams through professional negotiation, responsive communication, problem resolution, and anticipation of customer needs. 

• Projects and Special Assignments: Actively participate in projects as well as provide team members to participate in projects to contribute to corporate goals.

Skills and Background You’ll Need

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business is preferred, additional experience in lieu of degree

Experience:

• 3-5 years of experience in a leadership position.

• 5-7 years of experience in Life, Absence, and Disability underwriting, preferably in national accounts

• Strong leadership experience and proven ability to understand, mentor, and guide the intricate work of a high-performing underwriting team.

• Proven ability to partner with and meet the expectations of sales partners and brokers using strong interpersonal relationship skills and business acumen.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Communicates departmental goals and shared successes to create a sense of common purpose and intentions across teams.

• Serves as a trusted coach or mentor by sharing knowledge and offering personalized suggestions regarding growth and development.

• Exceeds customers’ expectations by transforming the customer’s needs into relevant service offerings.

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Why Join The Standard?

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.