Horace Mann is seeking a dynamic and strategic Supplemental & Group Growth Enablement Specialist to drive growth, coordination, and execution across our Supplemental & Group business. In this pivotal role, you will serve as the bridge between strategy, marketing, and operations assuring alignment, clarity, and momentum from vision to execution.
You’ll connect marketing strategy with business objectives, empower partners and internal teams with the right tools and insights, and continuously refine processes that support scalable growth. If you’re an innovative marketer, a strong communicator, and a systems thinker who thrives on turning ideas into impact, this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Marketing Enablement
- Enable sustainable growth across the Supplemental & Group business by aligning strategy, marketing, and operational execution to achieve division-wide revenue and engagement goals.
- Develop and execute integrated marketing strategies and campaigns that create market awareness, generate high-quality leads, and drive cost-efficient growth.
- Serve as the marketing liaison to NIS and other TPAs, creating effective go-to-market campaigns, partner collateral, and coordinated messaging across all channels.
- Manage the end-to-end marketing process—from ideation and creative development through deployment and measurement—across digital, social, email, and direct mail platforms.
- Partner with external marketing agencies and technology platforms to deploy high-performing campaigns and creative assets.
Operational Excellence & Partner Enablement
- Support partner and channel enablement by ensuring agents, TPAs, and internal stakeholders have access to up-to-date resources, training, and tools that enable successful execution.
- Optimize processes and systems to improve coordination between Marketing, Sales, Product, Compliance, and Technology, ensuring smooth and efficient delivery of initiatives.
- Establish and maintain structured workflows and playbooks that enhance consistency, transparency, and scalability.
- Coordinate with Legal and Compliance on reviews of marketing and web content to maintain regulatory accuracy and brand integrity.
Data, Insights & Continuous Improvement
- Partner with Analytics and IT to define target audiences, improve campaign performance, and enhance segmentation.
- Conduct user testing, focus groups, and feedback sessions to inform creative strategy and ensure user-centric marketing approaches.
- Leverage data and analytics for A/B testing, campaign optimization, and performance reporting, ensuring every initiative is insight-driven.
- Champion a culture of innovation by identifying new tools, technologies, and trends that improve marketing effectiveness and operational agility.
- Serve as a connector and communicator, translating strategic priorities into clear, actionable plans for cross-functional execution.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in acquisition, growth, or enablement marketing: preferably within insurance or financial services.
- Proven success leading integrated, multi-channel marketing strategies across digital, social, email, direct mail, and emerging platforms.
- Skilled in end-to-end campaign management, from creative direction to deployment, measurement, and optimization.
- Expertise in data and analytics, including segmentation, A/B testing, and performance measurement.
- Strong storytelling and collaboration skills; able to communicate complex strategies clearly to cross-functional partners and leadership.
- Future-focused mindset with the ability to identify emerging technologies, consumer behaviors, and market trends to fuel ongoing growth.
Additional Information
- Normal office environment.
- Periodic travel may be required.
Salary Range:
- $84,2000.00 - $124,100.00/annually
Salary is commensurate to experience, location, etc.
Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers who saw a need for quality, affordable auto insurance for teachers. Since then, we’ve broadened our mission to helping all educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow. And with our broadened mission has come corporate growth: We serve more than 4,100 school districts nationwide, we’re publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: HMN) and we have more than $12 billion in assets.
We’re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children’s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.
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What We Do
Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two educators in Springfield, Ill., who believed teachers deserved affordable auto insurance. Originally called the Illinois Education Association Mutual Insurance Company, our name was changed to honor the father of the American public education system, Horace Mann. We are proud to share his name.
At Horace Mann, the hard work, commitment and dedication of our employees are the foundation of our success. And today we are the largest, national multiline insurance company dedicated to serving America’s educators and their families.
Our purpose is to provide lifelong financial well-being for educators and their families through personalized service, advice, and a full range of tailored insurance and financial products. Through our professional agents and their staff, we offer insurance and financial products to the educational community across the United States.
