Area Vice President - Employee Benefits

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

Career development

Collaborative culture

Global reach

Job summary

Gallagher Benefit Services, a part of Gallagher, is seeking a seasoned client relationship professional in Rolling Meadows, IL. The role focuses on retaining and expanding a defined book of business, often working with a producer who generated substantial annual revenue for Gallagher.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience or a high school diploma with 10+ years, plus required licensing and ability to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years related experience OR High School Diploma/GED and 10 years related experience required.
• Appropriate licensing for Property & Casualty Insurance sales.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Retain and grow a defined book of business identified by local management.
• Lead client strategy to meet or exceed client growth goals; coordinate with service, loss control and leadership teams.
• Conduct stewardship reviews and develop plans for profitable growth for the client and Gallagher.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Sales dialogue

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Salesforce.com

Job description

Introduction

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.

How you'll make an impact

Primarily accountable for retaining and expanding specific clients identified by local management, typically working on behalf of a Producer who developed a book of business that generates $1.5MM in annual revenue for Gallagher or more. Responsible for driving the overall client strategy in order to meet /exceed client expectations/growth goals and leveraging knowledge of the clients to manage this book of business, which includes renewals and growth of existing accounts. Additional duties include coordinating involvement of company personnel including service, loss control and local leadership to meet or exceed strategic objectives, Conducting Stewardship reviews, developing/executing strategic plans that will achieve our clients' goals while contributing profitable growth for the company, and working closely with the service team to ensure both a timely resolution and satisfactory outcome to client issues.

About You

Required: Bachelor's degree and 5 years related experience OR High School Diploma/GED and 10 years related experience required. Appropriate licensing for Property & Casualty Insurance sales. Ability to travel up to 25%.

Preferred: Prior experience using Salesforce.com. Professional designation such as Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) or Associate in Risk Management (ARM) preferred. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills. Keen problem solving skills, focusing solutions on the root cause.

Behaviors: Successfully manages competing priorities, proficient is using technology as a tool to maximize productivity and quality, builds collaborative and mutually meaningful relationships with internal and external clients, and comfortably engages others in a consultative sales dialogue.

Compensation and benefits

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself.For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)