Auto Property Damage Claims Team Lead

Flourish Ventures; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

PTO

Family leave

Remote-friendly

Equipment provided

Job summary

Reserv, an insurtech, is seeking a Team Lead in Atlanta to collaborate with the Claims manager and oversee Commercial Auto Claims adjusting staff. You will drive operational efficiency by leveraging technology and analytics while balancing management duties with individual contribution as volume requires.

You will guide onboarding, set benchmarks, prepare claims reports, and mentor a remote-first team, promoting empathy, transparency, and high-quality service for clients and customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of insurance claims experience in multiple lines, auto preferred.
• 3+ years of leadership experience, preferably remote.
• Active adjuster license or DHS, willing to obtain required licenses within 60 days.
• Comfortable evolving claims systems and processes to improve efficiency.
• Strong attention to detail, integrity, and accountability.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience; professional designations a plus.

Responsibilities

• Backup/leader when the Manager is out of the office.
• Direct reports management and onboarding tasks.
• SME for first-line questions and escalations.
• Increase reserve and payment authority for moderate reviews.
• Identify topics for team Huddles and workshops.
• Customer Obsession Champion promoting customer-centric mindset.

Skills

Leadership

Claims management

Remote leadership

Agile mindset

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Professional licenses

Tools

Claims systems

Analytics tools

Job description

About Reserv

Reserv is an insurtech creating and incubating cutting-edge AI and automation technology to bring efficiency and simplicity to claims. Founded by insurtech veterans with deep experience in SaaS and digital claims, Reserv is venture-backed by Bain Capital and Altai Ventures and began operations in May 2022. We are focused on automating highly manual tasks to tackle long-standing problems in claims and set a new standard for TPAs, insurance technology providers, and adjusters alike.

We have ambitious (but attainable!) goals and need adjusters who can work in an evolving environment. If building a leading TPA and the prospect of tackling the long-standing challenges of the claims role sounds exciting, we can’t wait to meet you.

Location Requirement

Candidates must reside in an eligible U.S. state throughout employment. We are unable to hire candidates residing in California, Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, or outside the United States.

About the role

As a Team Lead at Reserv, you will be a working leader providing support to a Claims manager with leadership and claim technical responsibilities. Leadership responsibilities will include overseeing work done within the Commercial Auto Claims adjusting staff. We want your background and experience to deliver operational effectiveness, particularly in leveraging technology and analytics to drive better efficiencies and performance. You will serve a critical role with the team, the customers, and the client. This role will balance management responsibilities and individual contributor responsibilities when volume dictates the need for assistance with a claim.

What we need

We need you to do all the things typical to the role:

• Flexibility - you will need to be able to switch from claims handling to coaching and feedback
• Agility- you must have an agile mindset and the ability to pivot from focus to focus in a moment’s notice
• Be consistently dependable in achieving or exceeding goals and overcoming obstacles
• Implement and maintain best practices for claims handling, including claim intake, investigation, evaluation, settlement, and recovery
• Align team with client and customer expectations of the claims process
• Serve as a resource for escalated claims
• Foster a positive work environment, promote teamwork, and encourage professional growth and development
• Attract, hire, retain, and provide a high level of training with the support of the rest of the leadership team
• Prepare and present comprehensive claims reports, metrics, and analyses to clients and customers; advise clients on claim trends and loss mitigation

Job Duties:

• Serve as backup/leader when the Manager is out of office
• Responsible for having direct reports
• Responsible for initial onboarding tasks / access and new hire cultural immersion
• SME for first-line questions, escalations, roundtable discussions
• Increased reserve and payment authority with the ability to assist with moderate reviews
• Identify topics and trends to discuss in team Huddles and Elevated Claims Experience Workshops lead/ co-lead by Team Leads, Managers, and other Reserv employees
• Customer Obsession Champions - Active advocates who help leadership cultivate a customer-centric mindset

Qualifications

• 5+ years of insurance claims experience in multiple lines of business, preference for an auto with some bodily injury experience
• 3+ years of leadership experience with a preference for experience managing in a remote environment
• Prior team lead, supervisor, or formal mentorship/QA experience required.
• Active adjuster license: resident-state license where available, otherwise a Designated Home State (DHS) license. Willing to obtain any additional required licenses within 60 days, including state testing.
• Comfortable with technology and the ability to evolve the claims systems and processes to drive better efficiencies and outcomes
• Demonstrated commitment to quality, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Integrity, ethics, and a strong sense of accountability in handling confidential and sensitive information
• Proven judgment on reserves, authority, and settlement strategy on high-exposure claims.
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent industry experience, or professional insurance designations are a plus.

Benefits

• Generous health-insurance package with nationwide coverage, vision, & dental
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Competitive PTO policy – we want our employees fresh, healthy, happy, and energized!
• Generous family leave policy after 8 months of continuous work
• Work from anywhere to facilitate your work life balance
• Apple laptop, large second monitor, and other quality-of-life equipment you may want. Technology is something that should make your life easier, not harder!

Additionally, we will

• Listen to your feedback to enhance and improve upon the long-standing challenges of an adjuster and the claims role
• Work toward reducing and eliminating all the administrative work from an adjuster role
• Foster a culture of empathy, transparency, and empowerment in a remote-first environment

At Reserv, we value diversity in backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences and believe that diversity in viewpoints and critical thinking drives innovation, first-principles thinking, and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from all walks of life to apply. If you believe you are a good fit for this role, we would love to hear from you!