Senior Vice President, Disability & Leave

Crawford & Company; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Broadspire, a Crawford & Company subsidiary, seeks an accomplished Senior Vice President to lead Disability & Leave strategy and operations from a remote position in the U.S. The role focuses on growth, client excellence, and strategic partnerships, guiding a high-performing team through organizational change.

The successful candidate will bring deep experience in disability/absence programs, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering scalable, compliant solutions for large employer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of ten years progressive experience in managing integrated disability and absence management programs with preference for employer-based experience.
• Six years in a supervisory or leadership capacity required.
• Expertise with IDAM best practice benchmarking and metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to establish critical relationships at all levels of the organization and with external partners.
• Exceptional communication skills, change management skills, and customer focus.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience in building high performance teams - inspire a shared vision and empower a team.
• Experience in a broader integrated health and productivity model including healthcare, on-site clinics, wellness, and EAP.
• Experience with middle to large complete company e.g. 7,000+ employees, union representation and industrial, highly physically demanding jobs.
• Licensed disability adjuster

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute growth strategies that drive profitability and market leadership.
• Lead Disability & Leave operations, quality, compliance, analytics, and client experience.
• Partner with executive leaders to deliver innovative, scalable solutions.
• Strengthen client relationships and deliver exceptional outcomes.
• Identify market trends, regulatory changes, and new business opportunities.
• Serve as an industry thought leader with clients, brokers, consultants, and industry partners.

Skills

Executive leadership

Growth strategy

Operations management

Claims operations

Compliance

Client management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Change management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Job description

Senior Vice President, Disability & Leave (Remote - Anywhere in the U.S.)

Lead Strategy. Drive Growth. Shape the Future.

Broadspire is seeking a visionary Senior Vice President, Disability & Leave to lead the strategic direction, growth, and operational excellence of our Disability & Leave business. This executive role will shape business strategy, drive innovation, and strengthen our position as an industry leader.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute growth strategies that drive profitability and market leadership
• Lead Disability & Leave operations, quality, compliance, analytics, and client experience
• Partner with executive leaders to deliver innovative, scalable solutions
• Strengthen client relationships and deliver exceptional outcomes
• Identify market trends, regulatory changes, and new business opportunities
• Serve as an industry thought leader with clients, brokers, consultants, and industry partners

What We’re Looking For

• Executive leadership experience within Disability & Leave services
• Proven success driving business growth, operational excellence, and financial performance
• Strong expertise in claims operations, compliance, and client management
• Ability to lead large, high-performing teams through transformation and growth
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Requirements

• - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required.
• - Minimum of ten years progressive experience in managing integrated disability and absence management programs with preference for employer-based experience
• - Six years in a supervisory or leadership capacity required
• - Expertise with IDAM best practice benchmarking and metrics
• - Demonstrated ability to establish critical relationships at all levels of the organization and with external partners
• - Exceptional communication skills, change management skills, and customer focus
• - Strong organizational and time management skills
• - Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
• - Demonstrated experience in building high performance teams - ability to inspire a shared vision and empower and motivate a team. Desired:
• - Experience in a broader integrated health and productivity model including healthcare, on-site clinics, wellness, and EAP
• - Experience with middle to large complete company e.g. 7,000 + employees, union representation and industrial, highly physically demanding jobs.
• - Licensed disability adjuster