Branch Manager, Personal Lines

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Description

We have an opening for a **Branch Manager, Personal Lines **to join our Western region working with our **Chatham** Branch.

As a key member of the management team, this position is responsible for driving the overall goals and objectives for one of our Personal Lines Insurance teams. In addition, this role provides strong sales and people leadership, for the team. Reporting to a Territory Manager, PI this is an opportunity to use creativity and innovation to lead and inspire a team for successful results.

**About you**
- Are you constantly finding ways to improve on the status quo and never settling for “good enough”?
- Do you seek to be a driving force for delivering strong results?
- Can you motivate and lead new initiatives with strong influence?

**What you will be doing**:

- Build and lead a highly engaged team
- Drive growth and deliver second to none customer experience
- Work with your management team and peers to develop business strategies which deliver outperformance.
- Implement and execute on these plans by leveraging your team’s talents and skills sets and through regional collaboration.
- Contribute to driving growth and brand awareness in your Territory, by planning and driving marketing initiatives.
- Accountable for overall recruiting and staffing of your team.
- Responsible for managing, coaching, and developing your team. This includes conducting regular one on one meetings with direct reports and proactively managing succession plans for the team.
- Building and executing Engagement Action Plans. Motivate staff to participate in company objectives and continuously keep them informed of changes or new directions.
- Responsible for ensuring that quality of service meets expected standards.
- Examine customer experience and implement tools and programs to enhance their experience.
- Analyze and resolve service and sales problems and follow up with clients on escalated issues as required.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with our key insurer partners.
- Assist in preparing and monitoring all branch level operating and expense budgets

**What you bring to the table**:

- Leadership and management experience in insurance brokerage operations.
- Strong track record of leading highly engaged teams across multiple locations.
- Experience leading in a hybrid environment.
- Insurance Designation (CAIB, CIP, FCIP or AIIC, RIBO or AIC Level 2)
- Understand the needs of the customer (internal and external).
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong team player and collaborator.
- College or university degree in related area or commensurate work experience.
- Management of projects or initiatives outside of daily areas of responsibilities with multiple stakeholders.
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities; develops optimal solutions that maximize organizational performance.
- Required to travel within the Region as needed.

**What’s in it for you**:

- Commitment to your growth and development
- Flexibility in how and where you work
- A competitive compensation package
- Flexible health and dental benefits package
- An RRSP with a company matching component
- A casual ‘dress for your day’ environment
- Be a part of a company that is one of Canada’s best employers (Named by Kincentric in
- 2021)

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At BrokerLink, we know there’s more to your decision about where you work than just the work itself. We know that helping our people achieve their career goals in a culture that offers growth and balance is what sets us apart. Our commitment to our employees is to offer workplace benefits that set the standard for them and their families. Along with a professional and fulfilling work environment, we provide competitive compensation, comprehensive benefit programs and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Our values help guide us and our commitment to excel in all aspects of our business. Joining our team means you’ll have the opportunity to live our values.

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At BrokerLink, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that inspires each of us to be the best we can be. Join our team and make a difference
- Applicants must be permanently eligible to work in Canada upon hire. Proof of eligibility may be requested and may come in the form of a copy of a Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, Canadian citizenship certificate, permanent residence card or confirmation._