Jobs at Protective Life

Designs, builds, and operates production data pipelines on Databricks and Azure using Python, SQL, Spark, Delta Lake, dbt, and Dagster. Responsibilities include ingestion, medallion-layer transformations, dimensional modeling, ML datasets, data contracts, quality testing, governance, CI/CD, observability, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and on-call support. The role partners with architects, analysts, product owners, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, reusable data products.

Supports Client Relations operations by managing dealer agreements, submissions, checklists, documentation, system updates, supply orders, and follow-ups. Responds to agency inquiries, resolves issues, coordinates with account executives and clients, and ensures licensing and insurance paperwork is complete. Maintains accurate agreement trackers, supports dispatch functions, documents processes, and meets service KPIs while providing professional assistance to internal teams and external partners.

Supports accounts receivable and billing accounting through payment application, collections, account maintenance, reconciliations, journal entries, reporting, audit support, and month-end close activities. Investigates discrepancies and variances, maintains accurate financial records, supports dealer funding and cancellation accounting, and partners with stakeholders to resolve issues, improve processes, and strengthen internal controls.

Administers Azure API Management across production and non-production environments, including API onboarding, configuration, policies, subscriptions, certificates, monitoring, troubleshooting, security, and releases. Supports SDLC activities, governance, compliance, incident response, disaster recovery, and platform optimization. Partners with architects, delivery teams, and stakeholders to implement improvements, supports operational changes and initiatives, and mentors junior administrators. Provides on-call support as required.

Develop and support Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions across the enterprise. Design web components, applications, automations, integrations, and Azure cloud services using C#, .NET, JavaScript, Dataverse, SQL, Power Apps, and related technologies. Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to define requirements, architecture, standards, and delivery plans. Work within Agile practices, document solutions, ensure quality and acceptance criteria, and provide innovative technical solutions for insurance business needs.

Supports employee and corporate communications through drafting, editing, and publishing content across intranet, newsletters, emails, digital signage, and other channels. Coordinates editorial calendars, content reviews, announcements, leadership communications, and employee campaigns. Partners with business teams to translate complex information into clear communications, prepares supporting materials, tracks communications performance, and provides project support across executive, change, reputation, crisis, and external communications.

Develop and manage assigned automotive agencies by promoting products, growing accounts, resolving client issues, and coordinating with internal teams. Responsibilities include agency management, dealer presentations, production forecasting, reinsurance reviews, remittance and attrition management, expense control, and issue resolution with accounting and claims teams. The role requires extensive relationship building, strong sales aptitude, organizational skills, and travel 70–80% of the time.

Manages full-cycle, high-volume recruiting for Operations and Shared Services, partnering with hiring leaders and HR stakeholders. Responsibilities include sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, talent pipeline development, recruiting analytics, workforce planning support, campus recruiting, compliance, and process improvement. The role advises hiring managers, supports recruiting projects and technology implementations, uses AI-enabled tools responsibly, and provides guidance to less experienced recruiters.

Support corporate meeting and event planning from sourcing and contract negotiations through budgeting, food and beverage coordination, and onsite execution. Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors, maintain customer service standards, manage multiple projects, and use event planning software and business systems. The internship also includes professional development, leadership networking, and mentorship.

An 8-week Internal Audit internship involving compliance and risk auditing, control testing, audit discussions, and analysis of existing control documentation. Interns collaborate with business teams, participate in professional development and networking activities, and receive mentoring. The role is based at Protective’s corporate office in Birmingham, Alabama, and is intended for actively enrolled undergraduate or graduate students in relevant fields.

Supports Protective’s Corporate Communications team with internal storytelling, content creation, employee engagement, newsletters, campaign planning, proofreading, research, and intranet updates. The intern will create written and visual content using Microsoft Office and Canva, collaborate on communications initiatives, contribute creative ideas, and help translate complex topics into clear messaging while gaining experience through mentoring and professional development activities.

Provides sales support for retirement-industry wholesalers by prospecting within assigned territories, qualifying advisors, scheduling and confirming appointments, coordinating group events, maintaining CRM and market-metrics data, managing prospect lists, resolving scheduling conflicts, and preparing meeting materials. Partners with wholesaling teams to optimize territory routes and increase sales activity and production.

Leads the design, development, deployment, and governance of production machine learning and GenAI systems on Azure Databricks. Establishes MLOps standards, builds MLflow and CI/CD foundations, architects RAG and LLM solutions, monitors model performance and cost, and mentors ML and data engineers. Partners with product, risk, governance, legal, and security teams to ensure models are reliable, explainable, fair, documented, and compliant.

Develops and manages assigned automotive dealer accounts by promoting portfolio products, driving account growth, resolving client issues, managing agency performance, reviewing reinsurance activity, monitoring remittance and attrition, and coordinating with accounting and claims teams. Requires extensive travel, strong sales and relationship-building skills, CRM and computer proficiency, problem-resolution experience, and at least five years of automotive sales experience.

Develop and grow assigned automotive dealer accounts by promoting portfolio products, managing agency relationships, resolving client issues, delivering dealer presentations, monitoring remittance and attrition trends, and meeting annual production targets. The role coordinates with client relations, accounting, and claims teams while serving as the primary contact for assigned accounts. It requires extensive travel, strong sales aptitude, CRM proficiency, and at least five years of automotive sales experience.

Supervises a paid leave claims examining team, overseeing claim adjudication, workflow, quality, compliance, production, escalations, and customer service. The manager assigns workloads, coaches and evaluates staff, supports hiring and training, resolves complex claims, implements process improvements, manages payment controls, and reports team performance to leadership. The role requires knowledge of disability adjudication, leave laws, medical terminology, and claims operations.

Designs and leads enterprise data solutions supporting analytics, reporting, and AI. Serves as a design authority across teams, defining data architectures, models, integration patterns, standards, roadmaps, and secure scalable platforms. Translates business objectives into technical designs, influences stakeholders, guides build-versus-buy decisions, mentors engineers and architects, and ensures solutions meet governance, compliance, reliability, and operational requirements.

Eight-week business analytics internship for enrolled undergraduate or graduate students. Interns will partner with senior analysts, build dashboards and reports, analyze datasets, support analytics projects, improve processes, document findings, and contribute to data-driven decisions using SQL, Excel, Power BI, or Tableau.

Nine-week actuarial summer internship for undergraduate or graduate students. Interns will support actuarial team projects, apply academic knowledge to business challenges, collaborate with business leaders, participate in professional development and networking events, and receive mentorship. Candidates should be pursuing mathematics, actuarial science, finance, or a related major, with strong communication and problem-solving skills. Experience with SQL, VBA, or C++ and completion of an actuarial exam are preferred.

Manages finance and insurance performance across automotive dealership accounts in California. The role develops sales and profitability strategies, trains dealership F&I personnel, monitors production and compliance, reviews reports, advises dealer leadership, resolves client issues, supports product adoption, negotiates select pricing, and maintains long-term dealership relationships. Consistent in-state travel is required.