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Form of workAt The Standard, you'll join a team focused on putting our customers first.
Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We're looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what's right - across the company and in our local communities.
We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.
Ready to reach your highest potential? Let's work together.
Job Summary:
Monitor products and programs of both The Standard and its competitors and inform senior leadership of competitive differences. Develop, justify and recommend enhancements in products and programs in accordance to the market needs and the company's growth and profitability goals. Provide answers to technical product and program questions.
Responsible for gathering, analyzing, cataloging and distributing actionable market and competitor intelligence to the enterprise. Collects information from a variety of sources for subjects including but not limited to products, services, capabilities, technology, sales processes, sales enablement, compensation programs, service and business models, competitor strategies and financial performance, industry ratings, and market trends.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
Partner with sales and subject matter experts to gather, analyze and distribute market intelligence on product and program trends of competitors. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of competitor's strategies and performance. Create and maintain competitive material document library for Fully Underwritten and Guarantee Standard Issue product offerings. Build and disseminate tools, competitive marketing pieces, and detailed comparisons of competitor products, services, capabilities & rates, competitor & market reports for a variety of audiences including sales, marketing, product development, business unit leaders, etc. Disseminate intelligence that provides sales partners with information necessary to understand our competitive position in the marketplace. Produce and distribute quarterly analysis reports/newsletter on competitive activity. Acts as a resource providing in-depth competitive information and support to Sales, Underwriting, Actuarial and Claims.
Job Specifications:
- Demonstrated skills: strategic thinking; strong writing and presentation skills; project management; research and analysis; relationship and network building; attention to detail; oral communications skills; business acumen;
- Ability to: effectively communicate with various audiences; understand sales and marketing strategy; work on assignments with minimal guidance; transform data into tools and reports.
- Knowledge of: IDI products, services, capabilities, programs, competitors, marketplace,
- Education: Bachelor's degree in related field.
- Experience: Minimum 3 years in the insurance industry with emphasis on underwriting, claims; or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience.
Physical Demands:
1. Light business travel
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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.
- Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.
Salary Range:
$71,000.00 - $104,000.00
Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.
