Market Development Manager - Massachusetts (Local Only)

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- Employment Eligibility (e-Verify):  English & Spanish

- Right to work:  English  /  Spanish

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Position Overview:
Responsible for assisting independent agents by supporting and facilitating development and implementation of business/marketing plans

Essential Job Functions:

- Manage an assigned agency territory in a state or in multiple states, which may require up to 75% travel and overnight travel as well

- Develop and maintain professional and effective agency relationships

- Train existing agents and new agents on company products and procedures

- Provide daily feedback regarding agent meetings

- Gather information regarding the competition's initiatives and strategies

- Expand current business by consistently understanding changing needs and making appropriate recommendations

- Work with Marketing VP in planning overall marketing, training and strategic programs for independent contractors

- Assist independent agents with development of market and business strategies to increase profitability

- Monitor and report monthly production goals

- Have regular and reliable attendance to ensure that agents receive quality service

- Adhere of policies and procedures of employee handbook

Skill, Experience and Licensure Requirements:

- Maintain a constructive, cooperative, positive, and trusting working relationship with others

- Experience or knowledge of budget planning and developing business and marketing strategies

- Ability to adapt to a changing competitive environment

- Experience in handling conflict situations with the utmost professionalism

- Demonstrate resourcefulness and initiative

- Must display ability to be reliable, responsible, and dependable through consistently fulfilling obligations

- Self-Motivated and self-disciplined with the strong ability to work effectively independently with minimal supervision.

- Ability to use decision-making skills to offer options and resolve problems in a variety of contexts

- Demonstrate strong communication skills with customers, agents, and other external and internal sources

- Possess above average computer proficiency and the ability to operate in various software programs simultaneously. Including advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.

Other Skills/Abilities:

- Maintain and stay current with knowledge of personal lines insurance

- Maintain and stay current with knowledge of claims and underwriting policies and procedures. #ZR

Benefit Highlights

- Industry leading medical, dental and vision insurance plan

- 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match of 100%  on up to 5% of compensation (match is fully-vested immediately)

- Generous PTO policy

- Eligible for performance based bonuses