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Branch Admin Senior Executive

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Job Summary

To lead, motivate and develop operations support staff, supporting one or more business units in a processing location and delivering excellent service.

Job Accountabilities - Key Accountabilities

• Implement new systems and procedures in various departments and instruct personnel regarding them.
• Implement recommendations on improving workflow/processes of a functional area or accountability.
• Ensure that the volume of work produced by the unit meets or exceeds the product/service standards and quality standards.
• Make recommendations on improving operational processes of the respective functional area of responsibility.
• Check and report, as required, upon actual against scheduled production and production quality.
• Responsible for the daily application of policies and procedures.
• Conduct unit training needs analysis, coordinate training with regional processing center manager and field operations training unit.
• Schedule and organize personnel to accommodate workflow. Alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Manage employee relations issues and make staffing decisions concerning hiring, training/development.
• Administer performance evaluations and coach/counsel others.
• Participate in field operations, corporate operation and services projects aimed at creating or enhancing policy and data management systems.
• Interface directly with Underwriting Business Units and involved Strategic Business Units.
• Anticipate the needs of customers and plan to meet them individually or through others.
• Recognize and respond to business opportunities.
• Support implementation of customer initiatives.
• Network with other teams to ensure comprehensive solutions to customer needs.
• Identify, recommend and implement solutions to immediate problems.
• Recommend and/or implement process improvements.
• Ensure that appropriate documentation, implementation and communication of established policy, procedures and operating standards is completed f or area of responsibility.
• Regularly monitor and evaluate activities. Participate in or lead risk assessment for the area of responsibility and escalate potential issues to higher management.

Business Accountabilities

• Anticipate the needs of customers and plan to meet them individually or through others.
• Recognize and respond to business opportunities.
• Support implementation of customer initiatives.
• Networks with other teams to ensure comprehensive solutions to customer needs.
• Identify, recommend and implement solutions to immediate problems.
• Recommend and/or implement process improvements.
• Ensure that appropriate documentation, implementation and communication of established policy, procedures and operating standards is completed f or area of responsibility. Regularly monitors and evaluates activities to identify potential risks and issues of non-compliance. Participates or may lead risk assessment for their area of responsibility and escalates potential issues to higher management.

Job Qualifications

Required:
• Bachelors Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Operations or Underwriting area

OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Operations or Underwriting area

Preferred:
• People management experience
• Familiarity with production/metrics performance environment
• Experience preparing and managing operational budgets
• Insurance certifications or insurance coursework

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