Partner Development Manager
Accountabilities
- Partner Activation and Engagement: Drive activation and engagement initiatives across low-producing and inactive distribution partner accounts, encouraging greater participation and adoption of available insurance products.
- Develop and execute targeted outreach campaigns to increase partner activity, strengthen relationships, and generate new business opportunities.
- Support onboarding and training programs for newly launched and developing partners, ensuring they understand the available solutions and how to integrate them into their sales processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve submission volumes, product adoption, and overall partner engagement through proactive communication and tailored development strategies.
- Organize and deliver educational sessions, webinars, presentations, and partner enablement meetings to improve product knowledge and sales effectiveness.
- Develop structured action plans for dormant or underperforming accounts, identifying barriers to engagement and implementing initiatives to improve production.
- Performance Monitoring and Growth: Monitor partner engagement levels, submission activity, and production trends to evaluate performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with Partner Success Managers and Partner Account Executives to develop and execute partner growth strategies and ensure consistent relationship management.
- Support marketing initiatives and business development campaigns focused on increasing partner activation, adoption, and revenue generation.
- Maintain accurate records of partner interactions, outreach activities, and performance metrics within Salesforce or other designated CRM platforms.
- Identify high-potential partners who demonstrate readiness for transition into strategic growth account management and provide relevant insights to support the transition.
- Relationship Management and Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with insurance producers, agency personnel, brokers, and other distribution stakeholders.
- Act as a proactive resource for partners, helping them identify opportunities, overcome challenges, and improve their commercial insurance sales strategies.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and proactive relationship management across internal teams and external partnerships.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Insurance, or a related discipline is preferred.
- At least two years of professional experience in sales development, partner development, insurance distribution, account management, or a related commercial role.
- Previous experience working with insurance agents, brokers, agencies, or other distribution partners.
- Demonstrated experience in outbound outreach, partner activation, customer engagement, or business development initiatives.
- Familiarity with CRM platforms such as Salesforce and customer engagement tools such as HubSpot.
- Experience developing business plans, partner engagement strategies, or initiatives designed to improve commercial performance.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish trust and maintain productive relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Strong influencing and interpersonal abilities, including the capacity to motivate partners, encourage product adoption, and drive changes in sales behavior.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple outreach campaigns, partner accounts, and activation initiatives simultaneously.
- Strong presentation, facilitation, and training skills, including the ability to deliver engaging educational sessions and communicate product value effectively.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to identify partner development opportunities, assess performance trends, and recommend practical growth strategies.
- Knowledge of Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance distribution is considered an advantage.
- Ability to adapt and perform effectively in a fast-paced, evolving, and high-growth business environment.
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