Hybrid Assistant Director, Relationship Management

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About the role

  • Lead a team of Relationship Managers at The Hartford ensuring client growth and exceptional service. Collaborate across teams for integrated client solutions and oversee performance guarantee delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach a team of Relationship Managers, fostering engagement, professional growth, and an inclusive environment.
  • Execute strategies that drive profitable growth, persistence, and exceptional customer experience across a portfolio of national accounts.
  • Oversee renewal readiness, stewardship, and performance guarantee delivery, ensuring all client commitments are met on time.
  • Orchestrate collaboration with underwriting, claims, billing, technology, and reporting teams to deliver integrated client solutions.
  • Serve as the initial escalation point for complex client and broker issues and drive timely, effective resolution.
  • Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance relationship management processes and best practices.
  • Ensure market-facing activation plans are met, supporting ongoing customer and enrollment strategies.
  • Track and report on team performance, upcoming renewals, escalated issues, and add-issue projections.
  • Ensure all direct reports maintain required licenses for their territories and support ongoing professional development.
  • Deliver clear leadership messaging, represent the field perspective to internal partners, and facilitate team huddles and 1:1s.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in group benefits account management, claims, or underwriting (employee benefits industry preferred).
  • Prior leadership experience preferred.
  • Strong financial acumen and understanding of employee benefits products and services.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain marketplace relationships.
  • Effective communication skills with strength in writing, conflict resolution, and critical thinking.
  • Proven coaching and feedback abilities.
  • Experience collaborating across organizational lines to deliver results.
  • Commitment to responsive customer service and continuous improvement.
  • Willingness to travel within assigned territory and for select national events (up to 25%).
  • Required to hold or obtain licenses for all states with in-force cases for direct reports.

Benefits

  • Bonuses
  • Long-term incentives
  • On-the-spot recognition

Job title

Assistant Director, Relationship Management

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$120,000 - $180,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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