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Vice President Business DevelopmentAs a Vice President Business Development at Sedgwick, you’ll have the opportunity to take on new challenges and help solve complex problems for the world’s best brands.
- Deliver innovative customer-facing solutions to clients who represent virtually every industry and comprise some of the world’s most respected organizations.
- Be a part of a rapidly growing, industry-leading global company known for its excellence and customer service.
- Leverage Sedgwick’s broad, global network of experts to both learn from and to share your insights.
- Take advantage of a variety of professional development opportunities that help you perform your best work, grow your career and your profile.
- Enjoy flexibility and autonomy in your daily work, your location, and your career path.
- Build a meaningful career that will take you places with the ability to travel and deploy at a moment’s notice.
- Access diverse and comprehensive benefits to take care of your mental, physical, financial and professional needs.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To expand and enhance the company's top line through diligent relationship building and maintenance with prospective clients across an area; to identify and address prospective and existing client opportunities for marketing the company's programs; and to ensure sales goals, objectives and profit margins are met.
ARE YOU AN IDEAL CANDIDATE? We are looking for enthusiastic candidates who thrive in a collaborative environment, who are driven to deliver great work, are customer-oriented and are naturally empathetic.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE
- Identifies, develops and maintains internal and external relationships/partnerships.
- Builds relationships with prospects.
- Facilitates the development of new partnerships and the company; facilitates and remains involved in the implementation process ensuring a smooth transition of new client programs.
- Develops the detailed knowledge of individual prospect operations targeting specific needs which may be opportunities for marketing company programs.
- Ensures the identification of expertise required addressing individual prospect requirements; identifies resources for prospect solicitation and service teams.
- Utilizes the appropriate national resources to facilitate responses and pricing for RFPs, proposals, and presentations.
- Manages the design of service programs ensuring client need fulfillment.
- Develops and implements an annual sales and service plan including identification of potential client prospects, their needs, and the methodology of presenting company's ability to fulfill those needs.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Travels as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Licensing: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required. Bachelor's degree with major in Business Administration, Finance or Risk Management preferred. Licenses as required. Possession of, or progress towards, CPCU and/or ARM designation required.
Experience: Ten (10) years of relationship building in the claims management or risk management area or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
Skills: Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills, excellent interpersonal skills, PC literate, including Microsoft Office products, strong organizational skills, excellent negotiation skills
TAKING CARE OF YOU
- Career development and promotional growth opportunities
- A diverse and comprehensive benefits offering including medical, dental vision, 401K, PTO and more
NOTE: Credit security clearance, confirmed via a background credit check, is required for this position.
The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.
As required by law, Sedgwick provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in jurisdictions requiring pay transparency in job postings. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and cost of specific location. For the jurisdiction noted in this job posting only, the range of starting pay for this role is $150,000 USD - $175,000 USD, plus bonus eligibility). A comprehensive benefits package is offered including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401k and matching, PTO, disability and life insurance, employee assistance, flexible spending or health savings account, and other additional voluntary benefits.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act, and all other applicable laws.
Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Bachelor's degree major in Business Administration, Finance, or Risk Management
- Possession of, or progress toward, CPCU and/or ARM designation
- Ten years of relationship-building experience in claims management or risk management, or equivalent education and experience
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office products
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent negotiation skills
Sedgwick Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sedgwick and has not been reviewed or approved by Sedgwick.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous paid time off and paid holidays are emphasized, with PTO accruals increasing with tenure. Paid parental leave and caregiver support further expand time-off coverage.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental and vision coverage is complemented by telemedicine and a personal health concierge. Wellbeing supports such as diabetes and weight-management programs, fertility services, and robust mental-health access (coaching, therapy, psychiatry) broaden care.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave and caregiver support are offered alongside family-forming resources. Fertility services and adoption assistance reinforce family-oriented benefits.
Sedgwick Insights
What We Do
From our modest beginnings as a regional claims administrator, Sedgwick has grown into a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions with 31,000+ colleagues, located across 80 countries. Through innovative product development, organic business development and strategic acquisitions, Sedgwick’s offerings continue to evolve beyond claims processing to meet the current and future needs of our clients. Our approach to delivering quality service in areas such as workers’ compensation, liability, property, disability and absence management goes far beyond just managing claims—we aim to simplify the process and reduce complexity, making it easy and effective for everyone involve.
Why Work With Us
We stay tuned into what our colleagues want and need and deliver a world-class colleague experience that demonstrates how much we value their unique contributions to our business. You’ll see and feel what it’s like to work for a company that’s committed to doing the right thing – for those we serve, for our planet and for each other.
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