Director, Business Solutions - Distribution Finance
National Life Insurance Company · Addison, TX; Montpelier, VT · $121.9k–$178.8k
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Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.
Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.
We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good.
Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Role Summary
This role leads the newly established Distribution Finance Business Solutions team, which supports commissions, debt, sales, and incentives by using analytical skills and complex information to clarify business needs and develop data, reporting, analytics, process, and system-enabled solutions. The team’s work is intended to improve and scale the selling customer experience through effective use of data and technology. The team also supports a business-critical weekly agent payroll process averaging approximately $20 million in compensation weekly, requiring oversight to ensure timely and accurate execution and to mitigate significant operational, financial, and reputational risk to National Life Group.
The role sets the team’s strategy, priorities, standards, and operating model while leading and developing a team of six. Working across Distribution, Finance, IT, and other internal and external stakeholders, this leader facilitates consensus and decision-making, aligns perspectives, and acts as a business representative in the development and delivery of solutions.
The ideal candidate is a strong people and team builder with an operational mindset, sound judgment, and strong cross-functional partnership skills. They bring business-technology acumen, proactively consider relevant industry practices, and maintain an understanding of relevant regulatory standards to inform team priorities and solutions.
This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you will be in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days. Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Build, lead, and develop the Distribution Finance Business Solutions team responsible for data, reporting, analytics, and system-enabled business solutions.
- Establish and execute the team’s strategy, priorities, standards, operating model, and scalable processes in alignment with Distribution Finance needs.
- Lead analysis o
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s. The final salary or hourly wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances.
Additional Compensation and Benefits . The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs. If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position" and National Life reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.
Salary Pay Range
$121,875 — $178,750 USD
National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.
Fortune 1000 status is based on the consolidated financial results of all National Life Group companies.