Virtus
Vice President, Unit Leader- Commercial Insurance
Overland Park, KS · Exec
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 105 days ago
NegotiationForecastingLeadershipCommunicationMentoringPublic SpeakingProperty & Casualty
About the role
- Virtus Insurance, a nine-time Best Places to Work in Insurance award‑winner, is redefining what a modern brokerage looks like.
- At scale, this role will transition to full people leadership, managing direct reports exclusively.
- Travel: Approximately 10%-20% dependent on client needs.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a full Real Estate Client Success Unit (AEs, AMs, CAS).
- Optimize workload distribution and team capacity planning.
- Deliver real time coaching, formal evaluations, and individualized development plans.
- support succession and bench strength.
- Maintain compliance with all internal systems, documentation, and licensing standards.
- Lead weekly or bi-weekly alignment meetings with the team focused on performance, renewal excellence and career progression.
- Collaborate with Practice Leadership on service model evolution, operational strategy, and staffing structure.
- Participate in leadership meetings and support practice level forecasting and financial planning.
Requirements
- The employee must be able to sit, use hands to handle or feel, talk or hear frequently
- 5-10+ years commercial insurance experience with proven Real Estate specialization.
- Expertise in large Real Estate programs, alternative risk, captives, aggregate deductibles, and self-insured retention structures.
- Experience leading large multi‑stakeholder engagements at scale.
- Proven track record of team performance improvement and operational excellence.
- Direct experience leading, coaching, or managing within a brokerage environment.
- Deep technical understanding of complex Real Estate risks and placements.
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to build connection quickly.
- Proficient with modern systems, workflows, insurance platforms and Microsoft 365.
- Exceptional communication skills including public speaking and executive presentation.
- Active Property & Casualty license.
- What Will Make You Stand Out:
- Prior Unit Manager, Client Service Leader, or similar leadership experience at a top brokerage.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- CPCU or related designations strongly preferred.
Compensation
- We invest in our people through: •Market-leading compensation and bonus programs •401(k) •Health, dental, and vision •Unlimited PTO •Continuous professional development •An entrepreneurial culture where great ideas become reality Push Forwa
Benefits
- Must have close and distance vision.
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