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Operations Manager - Subsidence

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Leadership Coaching
  • Subsidence Expertise
  • Customer Service Excellence
  • Communication Skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead, develop and inspire colleagues in the Subsidence team
  • Provide day-to-day guidance and support for the team
  • Manage a portfolio of subsidence claims
  • Drive performance and create a positive culture

Key facts

Other skills

  • Leadership
  • Verbal Communication Skills
  • Coaching
  • Prioritization
  • Adaptability
  • Self-Motivation
  • Team Building
  • Relationship Building
  • Negotiation

About the company

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Sedgwick

Insurance

Sedgwick is a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions. The company provides a broad range of resources tailored to our clients’ specific needs in casualty, property, marine, benefits, brand protection and other lines. Every day, in every time zone, the most well-known and respected organizations place their trust in us to help their employees regain health and productivity, guide their consumers through the claims process, protect their brand and minimize business interruptions. Our more than 31,000 colleagues across 80 countries embrace our shared purpose and values as they demonstrate what it means to work for an organization committed to doing the right thing – one where caring counts. Join us! Taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do, and we start by taking care of you, our valued colleague. A career at Sedgwick means experiencing our culture of caring. It means having flexibility and time for all the things that are important to you. It’s an opportunity to do something meaningful, each and every day. It’s having support for your mental, physical, financial and professional needs. It means sharpening your skills and growing your career. And it means working in an environment that celebrates diversity and is fair and inclusive. A career at Sedgwick is where passion meets purpose to make a positive impact on the world through the people and organizations we serve. If you are someone who is driven to make a difference, who enjoys a challenge and above all, if you’re someone who cares, there’s a place for you here. Join us and contribute to Sedgwick being a great place to work. Great Place to Work® Top 100 Most Loved Workplace® Forbes Best-in-State Employer

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryInsurance
Company size10001

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Job description

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

Operations Manager - Subsidence

Job Location: United Kingdom

Job Type: Permanent

Remuneration: Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications 

Lead, Develop and Grow Within Our Specialist Subsidence Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving Subsidence team where you'll play a pivotal role in leading, developing and inspiring colleagues while helping to deliver an outstanding customer experience. As an Operations Manager, you'll provide day-to-day guidance and support, acting as the go-to person for the team, driving performance, identifying development opportunities and creating a positive, engaged culture where people can thrive and succeed.

The role offers a unique blend of people leadership and technical claims expertise. You'll manage your own portfolio of subsidence claims while supporting the wider team, giving you the opportunity to continue developing your technical knowledge and build on your existing subsidence experience. You'll also work closely with the leadership, providing support and deputising when required.

We're keen to hear from experienced team leaders/managers who have a passion for developing people and delivering excellent service. Equally, this role presents a fantastic opportunity for experienced subsidence professionals who are looking to take the next step into leadership. If you're a confident claims handler with strong technical expertise, a natural mentor and a desire to positively influence team performance, we'd love to hear from you.

Success in this role requires someone who is organised, adaptable and motivated by achieving results. You'll be an excellent communicator, confident in managing changing priorities and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment. Most importantly, you'll lead by example, embrace innovative ways of working and be committed to both your own professional development and the development of those around you.

The skills you will have when you apply:

  • Leadership & Coaching - Ability to motivate, develop and support colleagues to achieve their potential.
  • Subsidence Expertise - Strong understanding of subsidence claims, or experience managing a portfolio of complex claims.
  • Customer Service Excellence - Commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes for customers and clients.
  • Communication Skills - Confident communicator with strong influencing, negotiation and relationship-building abilities.
  • Performance Management - Experience driving team engagement, productivity and service standards.
  • Organisation & Prioritisation - Able to effectively manage workloads, competing priorities and changing demands.
  • Adaptability - Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and responding to periods of increased volume.
  • Continuous Improvement - Keen to embrace innovation, new ways of working and ongoing professional development.

What we'll give you for this role:

Remuneration & more

  • Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications
  • A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP)
  • Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
  • Flexible working from our office or your home

Health & support

  • Private healthcare plan (including pre-existing conditions)
  • Life assurance
  • Group Income Protection 

Other benefits

  • Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, wellbeing and digital GP applications
  • Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing 
  • Discounts on various products and services

This isn't just a position, it's a pivotal role in shaping our industry

At Sedgwick, you won't just build your career; you'll cultivate a team of experts. Our Sedgwick University offering empowers you to excel as well as your team members, with the most comprehensive training program in the industry which includes more than 15,000 courses on demand, training specific to roles, and opportunities to continue formal education.

Together, we're not only reshaping the insurance landscape, we’re building a legacy of talent. Come and be a catalyst for change within our industry.

Next steps for you:

Think we'd be a great match? Apply now – we want to hear from you.

If you’re unsure whether you have all the skills needed then do apply – we are looking for all backgrounds from seasoned professionals to those returning to the workforce, and everyone in-between.

Not only that, we are proud to have a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.

After the closing date we will review all applications, and may select some applicants for an interview (which may be virtual, or in-person).

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