About the Role
Nationwide's Property and Casualty team is seeking a passionate individual to innovate and simplify processes, providing exceptional customer value. This role is crucial for deepening agency relationships and driving profitable growth within the assigned territory.
Responsibilities
- Understands strategic and operational goals of assigned territory and distribution partners to identify mutually beneficial solutions.
- Proactively identifies and implements actions to achieve territory goals.
- Leads new business and transfer processes, including appointment identification, expectation setting, and managing commitments.
- Leverages tools and resources to increase operational efficiency.
- Gathers distribution partner feedback and shares continuous improvement opportunities.
- Collaborates with personal lines, farm geography partners, claims, and servicing teams on problem-solving and education.
- Completes annual planning processes and holds partners accountable to agreements.
- Partners with Product, Marketing, and other business partners to identify and act on territory opportunities.
- Leads portfolio management meetings with distribution partners to ensure alignment with territory goals.
- Monitors portfolio data and analysis to drive profitability and revenue through assigned relationships.
Requirements
- Must live within the assigned territory.
- Requires frequent travel throughout the territory.
- Requires regular, in-person engagement with agency partners.
- Strong background in the independent agency distribution channel.
- Carrier-side sales management experience; combination of carrier and agency-side experience is ideal.
- Proven ability to lead through influence.
- Track record of success in building results.
- Does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization.
- Does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program.
- Requires a valid driver's license and safe driving record.
Skills
- Manages Complexity: ability to uncover root causes of issues and evaluates risks/benefits of different solution options.
- Customer Focus: ability to establish and maintain effective customer/distribution partner relationships.
- Ensures accountability: very strong ability to establish clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results.
- Situational Adaptability: proven ability of readily adapting personal/interpersonal behavior and adjust in the moment.
- Communicates Effectively: strong level communication and presentation skills.
- Plan and Align: expert knowledge of how to break down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions.
- Proven ability to drive results, persuade, collaborate and act with courage.
Location
- Western Pennsylvania
Work Type
- Full-time
- Frequent travel required with potential for overnight stays.
Experience Level
- Typically eight to ten years of sales or sales management experience.
- Prior property casualty or financial services experience desirable.
Education Level
- Undergraduate studies in general business, insurance, sales, marketing or related fields; degree preferred.
Salary/Compensations
- $108,000.00-$201,000.00
- $108,000.00 - $162,000.00
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision
- Life insurance
- Short and long term disability coverage
- Paid time off (minimum of 18 days per year)
- Nine paid holidays
- 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
- 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
- 401(k) with company match
- Company-paid pension plan
- Business casual attire
About the Company
- Nationwide is a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales.
- Founded in 1926, Nationwide protects people, businesses, and futures with extraordinary care.
- Nationwide is recognized as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For.
- The company is motivated by a desire to be the carrier of choice for personal insurance lines, emphasizing great products and customer service.
Equal Opportunity
- Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer.
- Celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive culture.
- Prohibits discrimination and harassment.
- Affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
