Senior Client Manager - Business Insurance

PayneWest Insurance; Portland, Beaverton (OR, OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid parental leave

401K savings

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Marsh McLennan Agency seeks a Senior Client Manager in Portland, OR to act as the primary strategic partner with the sales team on key accounts, driving retention and growth. The role emphasizes high emotional intelligence, client management expertise, and proactive risk insights for large commercial accounts.

You’ll manage day-to-day relationships, produce proposals and reports, collaborate on coverage analysis, and maintain accurate client data in our agency system.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of risks with large commercial accounts.
• At least 5 years of commercial industry and product line experience in P&C insurance brokerage.
• CPCU or CIC designations are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day client relationships and accounts; provide high-level service, coverage commentary, analytics, market feedback, and guidance on claims and risk control.
• Coordinate and produce insurance proposals, stewardship reports, analytics/benchmarking, market commentary; assist sales on calls and client meetings; review submissions.
• Provide coverage analysis and recommendations with colleagues; ensure accurate client records in the agency management system.
• Update customer information and maintain up-to-date records; stay organized and accurate at all levels.
• Identify and pursue up-sell and cross-sell opportunities with colleagues.
• Deliver excellent customer service with the sales and service team.
• Follow policies, maintain documentation, confidentiality, and advocacy for clients.

Skills

Client management

Relationship building

Strategic planning

Emotional intelligence

Sales support

Account management

Education

CPCU or CIC designation (preferred)

Job description

Marsh McLennan Agency’s Business Insurance department is looking for a passionate and people-oriented customer service professional to develop, implement and deliver outstanding insurance and risk management customer service to our clients. As a Senior Client Manager, you will serve as the primary strategic partner with the sales team on new and existing key accounts, managing high-level relationships, driving retention, and identifying growth opportunities. Key skills include high emotional intelligence, strategic planning, and expertise in client management. We’ve created a promising career path with opportunities to move up the ladder and specialize in high-level client service and industry focuses as you move forward.

We will give you access to mentorship, training, resources, and development to ensure your success, but you will need to supply the drive and desire to be an MMA professional. Our ideal candidate is hungry, humble and smart- they don’t stop short of excellence and are driven to do what’s best for their clients, colleagues, and communities.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage day-to-day client relationships and accounts by providing high level of service and responsiveness to client’s needs. Provide commentary on coverage inquiries, contract review, analytics and market feedback, offer guidance on claims and risk control and coordinate administrative questions with Client Relations.
• Coordinate and produce insurance proposals, stewardship reports, analytics/benchmarking, market commentary and other client deliverables. Be prepared to assist sales executives on calls and client meetings. Review and evaluate submissions and proposals prepared by Client Relations team.
• Analysis: Collaborate with colleagues to provide customers with insurance coverage analysis and recommendations for improved or additional coverage.
• Update customer information: keep accurate, up-to-date records on customers in our agency management system. You enjoy being organized and maintain accuracy at all levels.
• Up sell & cross sell:work with your colleagues to find and follow-through on up-sell and cross-sell opportunities.
• Customer service:ensure that you and your designated sales and service team provide effective and efficient customer service.
• Plus (the fine print): you’ll follow organization policies and procedures, sales and service standards and established workflows. You’ll ensure quality control through proper file documentation and maintenance. You’ll maintain confidentiality and be an all-around awesome member of our team.

Who We’re Looking For

• You have extensive knowledge of risks associated with large commercial accounts emerging risks, cyber risk, regulatory and compliance risks, operational risks, etc. We prefer you have at least 5 years of commercial industry and product line experience with a strong understanding of commercial property and casualty insurance brokerage or agency experience in marketing, consulting and risk management. CPCU or CIC designations are also a plus.
• You’re a client service advocate. You’re passionate about delivering an exceptional level of customer service and support.
• You’re ready to throw all stereotypes of “insurance” out the window and love your job.
• You’re smart. You understand business and people.
• You’re good with people, even on the bad days. Good customer service is just part of who you are, and you love making people happy.
• You’re a team player. You maintain positive relationships with your colleagues—and you enjoy it.
• You’re that person everyone can depend on—to pay attention to details, to make deadlines, to be accurate and complete when interacting with clients, colleagues and carriers.
• You love to learn. You’re earnest about improving and pursuing professional development.
• You can adapt—because our industry changes constantly and so do the needs of our clients. You’re good at staying on your toes.
• You’re ready for a meaningful change. No more corporate vanilla structure for you. (Yes, an insurance company really just said that.)
• You embrace our core values: accountability, balance, excellence, integrity, respect and humanity.

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don't be shy. If you're close, we'd be very interested in meeting you.

The Perks:

We take pride in providing our colleagues with a competitive compensation package; we will honor all local and state salary thresholds. The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education. Additionally, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives, annual profit sharing and a benefits package that includes paid paternity/maternity leave, medical leave, 401K savings and other wellbeing programs. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Who you are is who we are.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting [e-mail]

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