Account Manager - Small Business

Gallagher; Chicago (IL); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision plans

401(K) and Roth options

Educational expense reimbursement

Flexible work hours

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Gallagher in Chicago is seeking a Client Service Manager for their small business division. This role focuses on delivering exceptional customer service and maintaining strong client relationships while mentoring team members.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree or relevant experience, a Property and Casualty Insurance License, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Gallagher offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 1+ years client service and/or claims management experience required.
• Property and Casualty Insurance License needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the renewal process to ensure quality solutions for clients.
• Secure existing business and drive sales of additional services.
• Nurture relationships with clients and day-to-day representatives.

Skills

Client relationship building

Adaptability

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

High School degree/GED with relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Introduction

Welcome to Gallagher - a global community of people who bring bold ideas, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We help clients navigate complexity with confidence by empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you’ll find more than a job; you’ll find a culture built on trust, driven by collaboration, and sustained by the belief that we’re better together. Whether you join us in a client-facing role or as part of our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and be part of something bigger. Experience a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself, supported to succeed, and inspired to keep learning. That’s what it means to live The Gallagher Way.

Overview

Future opportunity for an Account Manager position. While this role is not currently open, we are always looking to connect with talented professionals like yourself for upcoming opportunities.

How You'll Make An Impact

We are seeking a Client Service Manager to join our growing team in our small business division who can deliver exceptional customer service! Are you interested in helping a range of clients through issues that vary from relatively simple to moderately complex? We are looking for people who are passionate about building relationships with clients, will collaborate with the sales team to achieve goals, constantly seek improvement, and will demonstrate the value Gallagher can provide.

• Take a leadership role in the renewal process to ensure the best possible solutions are delivered to clients in a high quality and timely manner.
• Secure existing business and drive the sale of additional services and lines of coverage.
• Nurture relationships with your buyer in the client organization as well as with day-to-day client representatives.
• Guide your team members in addressing a client’s risk management needs through consultative conversations.
• Mentor Client Service team members through continuous learning, transparent feedback, and strong talent development.
• Conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance standards and service levels are met.
• Maintain accurate client and policy data and documents within the Gallagher system.
• Use Gallagher's technology to improve productivity and quality.
• Effectively manage multiple competing priorities.

Skills for Success

• Develop professional relationships with internal and external partners
• Utilize your resilient and adaptable mentality in the face of shifting priorities
• Eagerness to collaborate with all Gallagher teams and employees!

About You

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 1+ years client service and/or claims management experience OR- High School degree/GED with a minimum of 3+ years client service and/or claims management experience
• Property and Casualty Insurance License
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Compensation And Benefits

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift programAnd more...

The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as "protected characteristics") by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.