Client Service Executive

Gallagher

  • Austin, TX
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
IntroductionIndulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
OverviewWe are looking for a Client Service Executive who will be responsible for the day-to-day, account management of Gallagher’s relationships with assigned clients as their primary role. You will lead client service teams to identify and meet client needs and thereby retain and grow a profitable book of business. Through service, pricing, consultation, and reporting, you will promote the value Gallagher delivers to clients.
How you'll make an impactWhat The Day Will Look Like:
  • Retains and grows Gallagher’s business, cultivating relationships with senior-most client decision-makers in the client organization as well as with day-to-day client contacts.
  • Drives the renewal process, assembling the appropriate team to develop and implement the client-specific renewal strategy.
  • Coordinates with Brokers in the development and delivery of renewal strategies.
  • Facilitates critical relationships between clients and insurers.
  • Ensures client service team understanding of client needs, service delivery methods, and the economic framework relevant to services delivered.
  • Leads stewardship planning and delivery.
  • Ensures overall account profitability with a value-based approach for the scope of service and costs associated with the client plan.
  • Educates clients in risk management, risk transfer, market issues and relevant trends including appropriate benchmarking.
  • Marshals appropriate Gallagher resources to support clients in unusual circumstances such as large claims, etc.
  • Involves others across geographic (including international), functional and business unit boundaries to define interdependent responses to opportunities to grow the business.
  • Manages input to and follow-up on invoicing and receivables process for assigned clients, ensuring timely collections.
Skills and experience that will lead to success
  • Strong technical property and casualty knowledge
  • Background in account management, servicing, placement and negotiation of property and casualty coverages
  • Ability to solve problems and think independently
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to pay attention to detail while working under pressure
  • Ability to organize, prioritize, monitor and control workflow, with close attention to deadlines
  • Be energetic/have a sense of urgency
  • Positive and flexible attitude
About YouRequired
  • Commercial (property/casualty) insurance knowledge and experience managing client relationships.
  • Current Property and Casualty License.
  • Available for occasional travel.
  • Experience in supervising/managing a team.
  • Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years client service experience-OR-High School degree/GED with 10+ years client service management experience.
  • Financial acumen.
Behaviors
  • Proficient in using technology as a tool to maximize productivity and quality.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Comfortably engage others in consultative discussion.
  • Effectively manages/balances multiple and sometimes competing priorities.
  • Works in a self-directed manner.
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Compensation and benefitsWe offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
  • Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
  • Life and accident insurance
  • 401(K) and Roth options
  • Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
  • Educational expense reimbursement
  • Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
  • Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
  • Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
  • Training programs
  • Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
  • Charitable matching gift program
  • And more...
We value inclusion and diversityto review our U.S. Eligibility RequirementsInclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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