Operations Manager, People & Performance

The Jackson National Life Insurance Company; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson National Life Insurance Company seeks a capable leader to manage and develop a team of service center associates, coaching, performance management, onboarding, and ensuring quality and productivity targets are met.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, monitor SLAs, provide feedback, resolve escalated issues, and partner with the Operations Leader to drive associate engagement and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of business or communications experience required.
• insurance or financial services industry experience preferred.
• Prior leadership experience preferred.
• Prior experience in a business role which includes the creation and oversight of communication materials preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors associate productivity and drives performance through active performance management.
• Monitors and evaluates quality of associates performing skills, including behavior, technical accuracy, and adherence to company policies; provides coaching, performance feedback and corrective action to associates as necessary.
• Responsible for the professional development of their team members through coaching, identification of development opportunities, and providing stretch assignments as desired.
• Responsible for identifying improvements to associate experience and engagement and, participates in creating action plans to address or improve.
• Communicates goals and expectations with associates regularly through team meetings and one-on-one discussions.
• Performs service-related problem analysis and resolves escalated issues, including service failure resolution.
• Communicates directly with customers as necessary and provides excellent customer service support.
• Evaluates and partners with the Command Center to appropriately allocate staff, including Strategic Support Program resources, to maintain Jackson’s service level agreements (SLAs).
• Performs real-time monitoring and forecasting for assigned skills.
• Supports the requirements and implementation of new or modified processes & capabilities including training and communication approach.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Performance management

Team management

Customer service

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business-related field

Tools

MS Office

Excel

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Teams

Access

Job description

Job Purpose

The primary purpose of this role includes performance management, coaching, and development of associates and includes service resolution (escalated cases), associate quality trending, supporting the Operations Leader, People & Production and understand the skills they support. Responsible for overseeing a team of service center or processing associates. The core duty of this position is the management and sponsorship of associates including career development, knowledge acquisition, performance management, on-boarding, and ultimately ensuring the ability to meet or exceed quality and productivity-related performance metrics while maintaining service standards. This individual directs the completion of daily work and manages effectively through peak volumes while providing support, coaching, performance feedback, recognition, engagement, and motivation to the team.

Essential Responsibilities

Monitors associate productivity and drives performance through active performance management.

Monitors and evaluates quality of associates performing skills, including behavior, technical accuracy, and adherence to company policies; provides coaching, performance feedback and corrective action to associates as necessary.

Responsible for the professional development of their team members through coaching, identification of development opportunities, and providing stretch assignments as desired.

Responsible for identifying improvements to associate experience and engagement and, participates in creating action plans to address or improve.

Communicates goals and expectations with associates regularly through team meetings and one-on-one discussions.

Performs service-related problem analysis and resolves escalated issues, including service failure resolution.

Communicates directly with customers as necessary and provides excellent customer service support.

Evaluates and partners with the Command Center to appropriately allocate staff, including Strategic Support Program resources, to maintain Jackson’s service level agreements (SLAs).

Performs real-time monitoring and forecasting for assigned skills.

Supports the requirements and implementation of new or modified processes & capabilities including training and communication approach.

Understands Jackson's portfolio roadmap for the business and technical capabilities.

Other Duties

Assists staff with the processing of transactions and customer service support as business needs dictate.

Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Proven leadership skills with the ability and desire to manage up and develop staff through coaching, training, and support.

Proven ability to effectively lead associates in a fast-paced production environment, ensuring completion of work occurs within required SLAs.

Proven ability to accept, adapt, influence, and positively lead their teams through an ever-changing environment.

Ability to lead change initiatives and communicate in a positive manner.

Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate professionally & effectively across all levels within the organization and external customers.

Ability to influence and negotiate.

Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work with individuals across multiple teams to accomplish objectives and build consensus across all levels of the organization.

Strong business acumen and customer mindset, allowing for service driven process recommendations and associate coaching to exceed customer expectations.

Ability to think creatively and recommend improvements to processes and procedures in order to increase customer satisfaction and reduce expenses.

Excellent organizational skills: ability to multitask, delegate, and prioritize tasks and projects to meet deadlines.

Ability to problem solve and make decisions based on both good business and common sense.

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Teams and Access. Familiar with skills and business rules, which may include proficiency with:

• Jackson’s administrative systems
• Products
• Distributor rules
• Tax laws
• State and Federal regulatory rules

Knowledge of financial services and/or insurance industry business operations.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience required.

3+ years of business or communications experience required.

insurance or financial services industry experience preferred.

Prior leadership experience preferred.

Prior experience in a business role which includes the creation and oversight of communication materials preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Jackson is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. The Company subscribes to and endorses federal and state laws and regulations relating to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, legally-recognized disability, marital status, legally-protected medical condition, citizenship, ancestry, height, weight, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other factor not related to the needs of the job. The Company is committed to a policy of equal opportunity.

Company Policies

Company facilities and campuses are tobacco-free environments.

At Jackson, our employees are empowered to bring a fresh perspective, confront new challenges, and define their own career paths.

We value the unique perspectives and innovative ideas that come from our employees' diverse backgrounds.

Company Overview

Jackson is the marketing name for Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Home Office: Lansing, Michigan) and Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York (Home Office: Purchase, New York).

Jackson National Asset Management, LLC (JNAM) located in Chicago, Illinois, is an SEC-registered investment adviser and Jackson subsidiary.

Annuities are distributed by Jackson National Life Distributors LLC, Member FINRA.

Jackson companies offer an outstanding benefits package including competitive pay, bonuses, comprehensive health insurance benefits, a matching 401(k) retirement plan, adoption assistance, education matching gift program and dependent tuition program.