Remote Workplace Solutions Enablement Manager

Horace Mann; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work environment

Periodic travel

Job summary

Horace Mann is seeking a strategic, highly collaborative Manager, Workplace Solutions Enablement to turn Supplemental & Group priorities into action and measurable business results. You will translate strategic direction into structured plans, lead cross-functional initiatives, and develop a team responsible for moving priorities from concept to execution.

This role requires experience in the insurance industry and the ability to operate in ambiguity, providing clear visibility into progress,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Insurance industry experience, including experience with individual Supplemental Insurance, Group Employee Benefits, or both.
• Experience across multiple components of the insurance value chain, such as Product, Distribution, Operations, Marketing, Administration, Technology, or Customer Experience.
• Prior people leadership experience with responsibility for employee development, workload management, prioritization, and performance.
• Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously with limited day-to-day supervision.
• Proven ability to lead multiple complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Demonstrated success operating in ambiguity, structuring complex business problems, determining next steps, and adapting as priorities change.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to distinguish between decisions that can be advanced independently and those requiring leadership escalation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate Supplemental & Group strategic priorities into actionable plans, workstreams, deliverables, and enablement activities.
• Take broad or ambiguous strategic direction and determine the structure, resources, stakeholders, and next steps required to advance the work.
• Establish clear ownership, milestones, dependencies, and measures of success for key initiatives.
• Develop recommendations and proposed solutions within established strategic direction, escalating significant strategic decisions, investments, or business tradeoffs when appropriate.
• Provide leadership with clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, and business outcomes.
• Independently lead multiple complex initiatives spanning product, distribution, go-to-market, digital, operations, and integration.
• Partner across Product, Distribution, Marketing, Operations, Technology, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and other functions to drive alignment and remove barriers.
• Represent Worksite Development and Supplemental & Group business priorities in cross-functional discussions and initiatives.
• Influence stakeholders and drive progress without relying on direct reporting relationships.
• Create structure and accountability while remaining adaptable as business priorities, regulatory requirements, organizational needs, and market conditions evolve.
• Directly lead an initial team of two employees, with accountability for team performance, development, workload allocation, prioritization, and quality.
• Coach and develop team members while establishing clear expectations and accountability.
• Delegate effectively and align team resources to the highest-value business priorities.
• Foster an environment of collaboration, ownership, sound judgment, and continuous development.
• Develop recommendations using market, customer, distribution, competitive, operational, and performance insights.
• Maintain strong knowledge of Supplemental & Group products, distribution channels, operations, and business processes.
• Structure complex or undefined business challenges, synthesize information from multiple sources, and develop clear paths forward.
• Apply sound business judgment to determine which decisions can move forward independently and which require leadership escalation.
• Develop scalable and repeatable ways of working that improve execution across future initiatives.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented solutions and identify opportunities for refinement.
• Establish practical measures of success and use business results to inform future recommendations.
• Improve cross-functional processes and ways of working to strengthen efficiency, transparency, accountability, and execution.

Skills

Strategy execution

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

People leadership

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Horace Mann is seeking a strategic, highly collaborative Manager, Workplace Solutions Enablement to turn Supplemental & Group priorities into action and measurable business results. You will translate strategic direction into structured plans, lead cross-functional initiatives, and develop a team responsible for moving priorities from concept to execution.

This role requires experience in the insurance industry and the ability to operate in ambiguity, providing clear visibility into progress,