VP, Carrier Relations

Job summary:

As the Vice President of Carrier Relations, you will play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships with life insurance carriers. With extensive industry experience, you will leverage your knowledge to assess and manage existing carrier relationships while seeking new partnerships to enhance Integrity's product solutions. Your critical thinking skills will be vital in navigating key issues such as product development, production commitments, and compensation plans. Additionally, you will drive operational excellence by developing and implementing best practices and optimizing budget management. This role requires strong change management capabilities to facilitate the transition of business units to Integrity's IMO and oversee the development of sales tools in collaboration with marketing and IT teams.

Let's talk job responsibilities:

• Utilize 10+ years of life industry experience to understand the needs of both the field and carrier side to determine optimal product solutions.

• Manage existing carrier relationships and cultivate new partnerships within the industry, with a focus on establishing strategic alliances with top-tier companies.

• Collaborate with marketing to promote carrier incentives, contests, exclusive pilots, and new product launches.

• Act as the primary liaison between Integrity and carriers, addressing key issues such as product builds, production commitments, debt management, and compensation plans.

• Develop, deliver, and manage Integrity's best practices for working with carriers, including establishing a comprehensive database of carrier information and conducting competitive analyses.

• Lead change management efforts to transition business units to Integrity's IMO and oversee the development and management of the IMO website.

• Drive operational efficiency by optimizing budget management and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

• Demonstrate a hunger for growth within a fast-paced, high-growth organization, making decisions quickly to drive success.

• Ideal candidates will have direct carrier experience with a highly rated life insurance carrier selling all life products, including fully underwritten and simplified issue.

Your experience and skills:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in the life insurance industry, with a focus on carrier relations.

• Proven track record of building and managing strategic partnerships with top-tier life insurance carriers.

• Strong understanding of life insurance products, including simplified issue, fully underwritten, and long-term care (LTC).

• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex issues and drive solutions.

• Experience in change management, including facilitating organizational transitions and driving adoption of new processes and tools.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with external partners.

• Strong budget management and optimization experience, with a focus on maximizing resources to achieve organizational goals.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and drive results with a sense of urgency.

• Direct carrier experience with a highly rated life insurance carrier preferred.

About Integrity

Integrity is one of the nation's leading independent distributors of life, health and wealth insurance products. With a strong insurtech focus, we embrace a broad and innovative approach to serving agents and clients alike. Integrity is driven by a singular purpose: to help people protect their life, health and wealth so they can prepare for the good days ahead.

Integrity offers you the opportunity to start a career in a family-like environment that is rewarding and cutting edge. Why? Because we put our people first! At Integrity, you can start a new career path at company you'll love, and we'll love you back. We're proud of the work we do and the culture we've built, where we celebrate your hard work and support you daily. Joining us means being part of a hyper-growth company with tons of professional opportunities for you to accelerate your career. Integrity offers our people a competitive compensation package, including benefits that make work more fun and give you and your family peace of mind.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Integrity is committed to meeting Americans wherever they are - in person, over the phone or online. Integrity's employees support hundreds of thousands of independent agents who serve the needs of millions of clients nationwide. For more information, visit Integrity.com.

Integrity, LLC is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, Integrity, LLC will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.