Manager, Insurance Optimization Services – Corporate Performance Improvement

Alvarez & Marsal; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm providing advisory services to insurance clients, including comprehensive risk management and TCOR optimization. The IOS team collaborates with brokers, carriers & third-party providers to create value and EBITDA improvements across client programs.

You will contribute as a respected leader, transforming insurance products for clients and driving profitability with innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in insurance, risk management, business admin or related field.
• 4+ years in risk management, insurance brokerage, underwriting or coverage.
• MBA/JD or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and advise clients within the Insurance industry.
• Drive growth and profitability through continuous innovation.
• Oversee complex transactions and negotiate contracts with clients.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Critical thinking

Excel

PowerPoint

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in insurance/risk management

MBA or JD preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands‑on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

Description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands‑on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

A&M's Insurance Optimization Services (IOS) business unit provides support to a client company's in‑house insurance managers (Risk Manager and Benefits Manager) as an independent, deeply experienced insurance Total Cost of Risk (TCOR) strategic advisor. IOS works exclusively for the client, with no influence from external compensation sources. This advisory relationship is achieved by IOS collaborating with the client's insurance broker(s), insurance carrier(s), and third‑party providers to optimize the client's insurance programs, thereby generating for the client significant value creation and annual EBITDA improvement.

How You Will Contribute

A respected leader and a trusted advisor to clients within the Insurance industry. You are excited to leverage your experience to transform and optimize insurance products for our clients to drive growth and profitability via continuous innovation.

Professional Experience Desired

• Prior customer and market‑facing experience in the insurance industry. Experience as a risk manager, insurance broker, underwriter, coverage specialist or consultant providing similar services is highly preferred.
• Direct responsibility for customer management, sales, and contract negotiations
• Significant experience in large‑scale transactions
• Experience should include complex quality of earnings, valuation, collateral, financing, and cash flow analysis
• Hands‑on or prior advisory experience with unique elements impacting transactions including captives, loss portfolio transfers, transition services, purchase agreements and day‑one readiness assessments
• Demonstrable track‑record of experience with a broad spectrum of insurance coverages with emphasis on financial lines (D&O, GPL, E&O, Cyber), specialties coverages, commercial liability, and workers compensation
• Experience managing vendor performance (brokers, third party administrators, actuaries, and other consultants)
• Familiarity with enterprise risk management (ERM) implementation and frameworks (ISO 3100, COSO)
• Experience utilizing risk tools (actuarial and benchmarking)

Professional Skills Required

• Strong communication skills written, oral, and analytical with ability to listen and develop clear, credible, and concise responses to complex / technical client concerns
• Initiative to lead and drive
• Critical thinking, process, and organizational skills with thorough attention to detail, but discernment between what is critical vs. interesting
• Ability to develop critical insights and make strategic recommendations based upon relevant metrics
• Structured project management (time, team, and work‑stream's management)
• Ability to deliver time‑pressured projects on‑time and with the highest (error‑free) quality
• Ability to identify key operational performance drivers and flexibility to support clients with a broad array of issues
• Core accounting knowledge and impacts of risk on financial and operational results
• Flexible and creative thinking
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in insurance / risk management, Business Administration, or other relevant degree with a preference for advanced education including MBA, JD or other
• 4+ years of previous related risk management, insurance brokerage, underwriting and coverage
• Prior consulting experience is a plus
• Significant knowledge of the marketplace
• Flexibility with respect to travel

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top‑notch training and on‑the‑job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well‑being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high‑performing and passionate professionals.

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&DD, and disability coverages at rates determined periodically as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy‑two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type.

The salary range for Managers is $130,000 - $160,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance.