Associate, TPA Management

KKR

$100K — $125K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred
  • 5 to 7 years in financial services or TPA vendor management with life insurance expertise
  • 2 to 3 years of leadership experience in a related field
  • Strong knowledge of operations, process improvement, and business acumen
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

  • Establish policies and procedures for efficient life insurance administration
  • Ensure timely processing of Post Issue transactions
  • Drive improvements in customer experience through quality and audit controls
  • Analyze business process problems and recommend solutions
  • Optimize operations balancing strategies, risks, and expenses
  • Collaborate with TPA partners on operational activities and escalation issues
  • Serve as a life insurance subject matter expert with regulatory knowledge

Benefits

  • Opportunity for direct leadership and employee development
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Role contributes to significant workflow optimization
  • Involvement in special projects and system enhancements
  • Potential for high-impact decision-making in financial operations
Full Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW

This role will have responsibility for the support of Global Atlantic processing and TPA Oversight of Post Issue life insurance policies and processes across multiple third-party administrators and legacy insurance platforms. The role will report to the AVP, Post Issue Operations and be a key partner in delivering exceptional customer experience. Successful candidates will be able to collaborate and interact with employees at all levels of the organization and as such, must demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills and strong written and verbal communication skills. This role includes the potential to have several direct reports.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Supports the establishment of policies, procedures and strategies related to the efficient administration of inforce and claims processing within our life insurance business.
  • Ensures timely and accurate processing of Post Issue transactions.
  • Drives continual improvement of the Customer Experience leveraging effective Quality and Audit controls.
  • Analyzes problems impacting business processes and develops both systematic and procedural recommendations to solve
  • Optimizes Global Atlantic's return, balancing strategic with operational procedures, risks, and expenses.
  • Collaborates with GA and TPA partners responsible for day-to-day work and escalations related to inforce and claims processing.
  • Reviews and approves large dollar disbursements
  • Reviews and decisions client referrals related to post issue and claims processing
  • Serves as life insurance subject matter expert with firm understanding of products, regulatory guidelines and tax rules
  • Monitors service standards to adjust workflows and resources to meet performance standards.
  • Analyzes service workflows and automated technologies to recommend process/system improvements that maximize operating efficiencies
  • Assists in the handling of exceptions, escalations, and complaint cases while weighing company philosophy, compliance, business risks, tax, regulatory ramifications and administrative costs.
  • Supports special projects and system enhancements.
  • Coaches develops and provides day-to-day direction for any assigned direct reports.
  • Managing relationships with TPA, Vendor-Provider Management, external FP's, Operation teams, Audit, Risk, Legal and Compliance, IT

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred
  • 5 to 7 years of financial services or TPA vendor management experience preferred. Inforce and claims subject matter expertise within the life insurance industry strongly preferred.
  • 2 to 3 years of demonstrated leadership experience in a related field.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of operations and process improvement along with strong business acumen and the ability to translate business plans into actionable solutions.
  • Effective verbal and written communication
  • Ability to make decisions, use independent judgment, establish priorities, and work effectively on multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficient with Microsoft office products (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

#LI-ONSITE

This is the expected annual base salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on factors, such as skill, experience, and qualification for the role. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, based on factors such as individual and team performance. Base Salary Range - $100,000 to $125,000

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