Senior Client Services Manager

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Rolling Meadows (IL); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits programs

Career development opportunities

Collaborative, people-first culture

Résumé du poste

Gallagher Bassett is seeking an experienced client relationship professional to manage a portfolio of up to 25 clients, serving as the trusted advisor and primary contact for service strategies and program success.

You will analyze data, present insights, and proactively identify opportunities while coordinating across teams to balance client goals with company objectives. Travel for client needs is often required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 5 years related experience.
• Insurance license required.

Responsabilités

• Manage a portfolio of up to 25 clients as the primary point of contact.
• Lead client meetings and develop service strategies.
• Analyze and present data to support client goals and program success.
• Identify opportunities and challenges and implement client-specific initiatives.
• Coordinate with internal teams to balance client needs with organizational objectives.

Connaissances

Client management

Communication

Travel readiness

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Insurance license

Description du poste

Introduction

At Gallagher Bassett, we're there when it matters most because helping people through challenging moments is more than just our job, it’s our purpose. Every day, we help clients navigate complexity, support recovery, and deliver outcomes that make a real difference in people’s lives. It takes empathy, precision, and a strong sense of partnership—and that’s exactly what you’ll find here. We’re a team of fast-paced fixers, empathetic experts, and outcomes drivers — people who care deeply about doing the right thing and doing it well. Whether you're managing claims, supporting clients, or improving processes, you’ll play a vital role in helping businesses and individuals move forward with confidence. Here, you’ll be supported by a culture that values teamwork, encourages curiosity, and celebrates the impact of your work. Because when you’re here, you’re part of something bigger. You’re part of a team that shows up, stands together, and leads with purpose.

Overview

This role manages a portfolio of up to 25 clients, serving as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact while developing service strategies, leading client meetings, analyzing and presenting data, implementing client-specific initiatives, and proactively identifying opportunities and challenges to support client goals, retention, and overall program success. The position requires strong knowledge of products, services, pricing, and profitability, along with the ability to collaborate across teams, mentor others, manage projects, and make strategic business decisions that balance client needs with organizational objectives.

How you'll make an impact

• May manage up to 25 dedicated clients, depending on complexity and/or client requirements.


• Book of business may cover multiple industries, but with focus in select industry (or industries).


• Serves as single point of contact for clients; highly responsive to requests and often identifies issues/challenges before client.


• Works with minimal supervision, and knows when to engage supervisor and/or peers throughout the company.


• Aligns self and external resources around client’s goals by understanding of what client is trying to accomplish in their programs and how we can contribute to these goals.


• Develops service plans to capture goals and ensure progress.


• Structures and uses data to tell a compelling story.


• Presents data confidently and anticipates questions from supervisor and clients.


• Significant knowledge of product and service capabilities.


• With some assistance can implement and oversee client specific initiatives, i.e. closure projects, cost reduction projects, performance guarantee compliance.


• Perceived as critical link between client, management and claims operations. Proactively works with supervisor to plan for and ensure maximum retention rate.


• Limits downside surprises by identifying and rectifying issues early.


• Leads group meetings across audiences (e.g., claim reviews, stewardship meetings, and partnership meetings) with modest support.


• Sets and communicates roles for all internal participants prior to critical meetings.


• Ensures appropriate pre-brief and de-brief communication to drive successful client interactions.


• Can scope out work-related projects, including time and resources needed to complete.


• May assist in orienting and mentoring lower level employees.


• Has complete understanding of program pricing.


• Understands the basics of program profitability to the company.


• Able to make appropriate trade-offs between pricing levers to reach best outcome (e.g. multi-year deals, LOP, etc.).

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About You

Required:

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years related experience.


• Insurance license required.


• Often travels for client needs (e.g., claim reviews, stewardship discussions).

Work Traits:

• Able to create success stories and capture learning’s within own book of business and that of team members.


• Able to provide synthesized summaries to senior leadership within AM team.


• Focuses on what matters most, where there is risk and where senior management intervention may be required. Always gets his/her point across in interactions.


• Frequently able to lead group meetings and/or provide value-added input where not the primary presenter.


• Is accessible by team members when they encounter roadblocks with their work.


• Able to provide value-added suggestions and approaches to make the team more successful.


• With supervisors, understands what matters most and where/when to elevate issues.


• Consistently delivers direct, honest feedback to team members regarding performance against the AM skill continuum.

Compensation and benefits

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation


• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being


• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning


• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership


• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace.

At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)