Ethos (Nasdaq: $LIFE) is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike. Ethos offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced lead to support and scale our management of partner operations at Ethos. Among others, you will own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for creating an efficient, highly successful, debt management team, as well as develop process, reporting and metrics around debt management. You will also be responsible for developing, planning, and implementing scalable solutions that support the continuous improvement and growth of the organization. We are looking for someone who is energetic, self-motivated, and ready to step up to the challenge of helping build a best-in-class agent debt management program.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage day-to-day debt management team operations
- Develop and execute effective agent debt management procedures, policies, and standards
- Gather, document, prioritize, and communicate relevant enhancements and fixes to our debt management practice, including working with Engineering, Marketing, and Analytics
- Partner with the Head of Partner Operations to develop relevant goals and objectives then work with the team to meet them on a consistent basis
- Monitor relevant debt management metrics and prepare reports
- Act as liaison between Accounting, Risk Ops, Sales and other cross-functional partners
- Gather, document, and communicate relevant product, marketing, and business updates to the debt management team
- Recruit, hire, mentor, and develop partnership operations associates
- Create and nurture a work environment and team culture where agents can excel
- Stay informed on the latest industry best practices, strategies, and methods
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5+ years in operations, debt management or debt recovery operations, 2+ years of experience managing a team and operations
- Extensive knowledge of debt management trends and new technology
- Sharp focus on execution and an owner mentality with a track record of delivering success in a timely manner
- Strong intellectual curiosity and drive to solve problems
- Excellent time management and prioritization necessary to balance all responsibilities
- Can adapt to changes quickly
- Adaptable to change and ability to change tasks quickly with maintaining attention to detail
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Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in operations, debt management, or debt recovery operations
- 2+ years of experience managing a team and operations
- Extensive knowledge of debt management trends and new technology
- Track record of executing successfully and delivering results on time
- Strong problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills
- Ability to adapt quickly while maintaining attention to detail
What We Do
Ethos makes getting life insurance instant and easy. Our approach blends technology and industry expertise, and the human touch to deliver an incredible life insurance experience. Ethos has raised over $400 million of capital from Sequoia, Accel, Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Softbank and more. We are one of the largest U.S. life insurance issuers. We continue to scale quickly and are looking for passionate Ethosaurs to protect the next million families.
Why Work With Us
Ethos is powered by people from all kinds of backgrounds. We embrace a one-team, one-dream mentality, while encouraging Ethosaurs to speak their mind and act boldly, even in the absence of consensus. We believe in decentralized decision making - not decisions made by committee. Here you can have an impact and true ownership over your successes.
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