Director, Distribution Strategic Initiatives & Execution

AmTrust Financial Services Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental Plans

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending (HSA/FSA)

401k Savings Plans

Paid Time Off

Job summary

AmTrust Financial Services is seeking a Director of Distribution Execution & Transformation in Boston to partner with executive and field leadership. You will drive strategic priorities across the Independent Agent and Broker distribution, translating strategies into actionable plans with clear milestones and performance metrics.

The role demands a strong track record leading enterprise initiatives, exceptional executive communication, and the ability to deliver measurable business outcomes

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience in insurance distribution, strategy, operations, consulting, or related business functions.
• Strong knowledge of the Independent Agent and Broker channel and carrier distribution models.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, enterprise-wide initiatives and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Experience developing business cases, performance metrics, and strategic recommendations.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive & field leadership to shape and execute strategic priorities.
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives across Distribution, Sales, Underwriting, Client Experience & Operations.
• Translate business strategies into actionable plans, milestones, and performance measures.
• Establish measurement and accountability frameworks to drive execution.
• Monitor initiative performance, track business outcomes, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support strategic planning, business case development, and investment prioritization.
• Provide executive-level insights, recommendations, and decision support.

Skills

Leadership

Independent Agent channel

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Strategic recommendations

Data-driven insights

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly strategic and execution-focused leader to serve as Director, Distribution Execution & Transformation. Reporting to the EVP Field Operations, this role will partner closely with senior & field leadership to drive key initiatives across our Independent Agent and Broker distribution organization, ensuring strategic priorities are translated into measurable business results.

The ideal candidate will combine strategic thinking, operational discipline, and strong cross-functional leadership to drive thorough execution, accelerate organizational performance and build sustainable processes and workflows for large field undewriting, sales and client experience teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive & field leadership to shape and execute strategic priorities.
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives across Distribution, Sales, Underwriting, Client Experience & Operations.
• Translate business strategies into actionable plans, milestones, and performance measures.
• Establish measurement and accountability frameworks to drive execution.
• Monitor initiative performance, track business outcomes, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support strategic planning, business case development, and investment prioritization.
• Provide executive-level insights, recommendations, and decision support.

What Success Looks Like:

In this role, you will help accelerate profit, growth and process improvement initiatives, improve cross-functional alignment, strengthen execution discipline, and ensure strategic investments deliver measurable value to the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience in insurance distribution, strategy, operations, consulting, or related business functions.
• Strong knowledge of the Independent Agent and Broker channel and carrier distribution models.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, enterprise-wide initiatives and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Experience developing business cases, performance metrics, and strategic recommendations.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights.

What We Offer

AmTrust Financial Services offers a competitive compensation package and excellent career advancement opportunities. Our benefits include Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses & children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Paid Time Off.

AmTrust strives to create a diverse and inclusive culture where thoughts and ideas of all employees are appreciated and respected. This concept encompasses but is not limited to human differences with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion or disabilities.

AmTrust values excellence and recognizes that by embracing the diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives of its workforce, it will sustain a competitive advantage and remain an employer of choice. Diversity is a business imperative, enabling us to attract, retain and develop the best talent available. We see diversity as more than just policies and practices. It is an integral part of who we are as a company, how we operate and how we see our future.