Position Summary:
The Associate Director of Insurance is responsible for setting strategic direction, leading high-impact insurance initiatives, and ensuring that all insurance products, policies, and operations align with business objectives, customer needs, and regulatory requirements. This position has significant influence over enterprise decision-making, vendor partnerships, cross-functional integration, and profitability outcomes.
The Associate Director will lead the vision, development, and execution of insurance strategies, guide multiple project teams, and collaborate with senior executives to shape SFS's insurance roadmap. This role demands strong business acumen, deep industry knowledge, and the ability to navigate complex challenges while delivering measurable results.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Develop and execute long-term strategy initiatives for insurance products and operations, ensuring alignment with corporate goals.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader for Property & Casualty insurance within SFS.
- Drive innovation and identify new business opportunities within the insurance portfolio to maximize growth and profitability.
- Ensure integration of insurance processes with Finance, Legal, Marketing, Operations, and other departments to achieve seamless execution.
- Lead the creation, implementation, and governance of insurance policies, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and industry standards.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders, external partners, and vendors to drive operational excellence.
- Negotiate and manage vendor contracts to optimize cost, service quality, and risk management.
- Monitor and analyze market trends, emerging risks, and claims data to anticipate challenges and proactively adjust strategies.
- Provide executive-level reporting on program performance, financial impact, and risk exposure.
Qualifications and Competencies Required: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Experience:- Eight (8) years minimum of progressive experience in Property & Casualty insurance,
- Four (4) years minimum of leadership or managerial responsibility experience.
Education:- Bachelor's degree in Business, Risk Management, Finance, or a related field.
Skills Required:- Proven track record of leading strategic, multi-million-dollar insurance initiatives from concept to execution.
- Strong knowledge of insurance product development, underwriting, claims, and compliance in a captive finance environment.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Expertise in project management tools, data analytics, and process improvement methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change management initiatives and scale operations in high-growth environments.
- Overtime required - required on an as needed basis.
- Travel 0-10% - as required on an as needed basis.
- Must have reliable transportation and live within a commutable distance to one of the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ.
Qualifications Preferred:- Master's degree in Business, Risk Management, Finance, or a related field is highly preferred!
- PMP, CPCU, or similar professional certification.
- Property & Casualty Insurance Agent License.
- Experience with legal and regulatory frameworks impacting captive finance insurance operations.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Work Schedule: This position requires the ability to work various shifts to accommodate business needs. Typically, between the hours of 8AM-6PM Monday through Friday and on weekends as needed. Travel is required 10% of the time.
An applicant must be authorized to work in the United States to be eligible for this position. Stellantis Financial Services, Inc. will not sponsor applicants for work visas of any type for this position.
