EMC Insurance Companies
Agency & Commissions Director
Remote in US · Director
Work authorization required$104k-$149kDetected 12 days ago
ExcelCompensationEMI/EMCCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMicrosoft Office
About the role
- The actual salary will depend on several factors, including relevant education, skills, and experience of an applicant, geographic location, and business needs.
- All of our locations are tobacco free including in company vehicles.
Responsibilities
- Designs and executes a scalable licensing and onboarding strategy to support rapid partner expansion and independent agent growth.
- Builds streamlined, end-to-end producer onboarding experiences (contracting, appointment, and readiness) to reduce time-to-sell.
- Partners closely with distribution partners to ensure alignment on contracting requirements, licensing visibility, and compliance expectations.
- Leads onboarding/offboarding readiness efforts for new distribution relationships, including state approvals, appointment readiness and offboarding/termination processes.
- Drives continuous improvement in onboarding cycle times, processing accuracy, and producer experience.
- Monitor agents and distribution within systems to regularly offboard/inactivate non-performing agencies to manage agent counts and platforms expenses.
- Leads the agent appeal review team including representatives from various departments/teams and communicates outcomes. Resolves escalations and disputes with urgency and professionalism to preserve partner trust.
- Serves as the steward of all commission operations, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with company growth strategy and partner expectations.
- Leads the design and build-out of licensing, contracting, and commission operations, establishing foundational processes, controls, and scalable infrastructure in collaboration with operations leadership.
- Acts as a key operational leader interfacing directly with distribution partners, building strong relationships and serving as an escalation point.
Nice to have
- Join us, and let's improve lives together.
- This position is eligible to work from home anywhere in the United States, preferred candidate will be located in Iowa.**
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience
- Ten years of experience in insurance operations, licensing, commissions, or distribution support
- Prior experience with annuity products required
- Experience with producer onboarding (contracting, licensing, appointments) and complex hierarchy structures, including implementing or optimizing licensing and commissions platforms
- Industry designations (e.g., FLMI, LOMA) preferred
Skills
- Advanced knowledge of multi-state licensing, appointments, and regulatory requirements
- Strong knowledge of onboarding and commission platforms (e.g., SureLC, SuranceBay, Vertafore, Agent Sync or similar)
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail and ability to make decisions
- Excellent relationship management skills with external distribution partners
- Strong communication and influencing skills across all levels
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and collaboration tools
Compensation
- Works with data governance to define data standards and governance to ensure accuracy of producer records, hierarchies, licensing status, and compensation structures.
Visa & Work Authorization
- national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, active military status, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or loc
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