Ethos Life

Operations Account Manager

Ethos Life$70K — $123K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong communication abilities to simplify internal processes for partners.
  • Prior experience in enterprise account management or customer success roles, preferably in insurance or tech.
  • Detail-oriented with a background in developing scalable back-end processes for account management.
  • Customer-focused with a proactive approach to achieving success and ensuring client satisfaction.
  • Adept at navigating ambiguity in a rapidly growing sales environment, demonstrating resilience and adaptability.
  • Proven record of meeting and exceeding performance targets with strong interpersonal skills.
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently in a dynamic team atmosphere.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the entire lifecycle of account management for B2B distribution partners.
  • Conduct operational onboarding with external partners’ teams and support them during account setup.
  • Collaborate with strategic account managers to enhance business growth initiatives for partners.
  • Identify and address operational challenges, crafting strategies for successful partner integration.
  • Become a subject matter expert on Ethos' back-office operations and communicate effectively with partners.
  • Develop account management strategies and processes to foster team scalability in a new setting.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility for a healthier work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional growth in a new team environment.
  • Engagement with innovative technology solutions in operations.
  • Collaborative culture with focus on customer success and team impact.
Full Job Description
About the role

We're looking for an Operations Account Manager to engage and help manage backoffice operations for our strategic distribution partners. You will be the operational face of Ethos to our external distribution partners working closely with our sales, product, marketing and operations teams to own the end to end customer success and drive the business forward.

This is a great role for someone who is passionate about blending operational expertise with B2B customer facing account management. We are looking for someone who is driven, communicative, detail and process-oriented, and always willing to go the extra mile to ensure our customers find success with Ethos' technology.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Own full lifecycle account management for SMB through enterprise B2B partners. Sit between our internal operations teams and the external operations teams of partners we work with to translate requirements and ensure success.
  • Lead operational onboarding with partner's operational teams. Clearly communicate, train and support partners through the account creation stage consisting of back-office details from payment terms to licensing to bulk account creation.
  • Partner with our strategic account managers to grow the business of each partner. They will own the relationship with partner sales teams while you will own the relationship with partner operations teams. Together you will be the face of Ethos and ensure customer success and growth on Ethos.
  • Problem solve operational challenges. Translate the unique operational challenges of each new partner into a strategy for customer success. Be the voice of these partner's operational needs internally, working with product and technology teams to help scope and prioritize new solutions.
  • Be an expert in Ethos own back-office operations. You will work extremely closely with this team and must be able to clearly explain their processes, SLAs, exception routing to external partners to avoid confusion and resolve outlier cases.
  • Help define our account management strategy, cadences and processes to scale. This is a new team and you will play a major part in shaping its direction for the future.

Qualifications and Skills:
  • Excellent internal and external communication skills. Able to translate messy internal process into clear external expectations.
  • Experience in external facing enterprise account management / onboarding / customer success roles. Preferred experience from either insurance or tech industries, but not necessary.
  • Process oriented with strong attention to detail. Experience building back-end processes, tracking, systems to support account management at scale.
  • Desire to please customers and do whatever-it-takes approach to ensuring success. No job is too big or too small.
  • Ability to work through ambiguity and in a hyper-growth sales environment.
  • Consistent track record of meeting and exceeding goals.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to identify and provide comprehensive solutions for varying partner needs.
  • Self-starter attitude with a bias for impact and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous team environment.
  • Impatient driver - loves to move things forward and get the job done.
  • Prior experience in life insurance is a plus, but not required.
  • Tech stacks: Slack, Google Sheets/Docs/Slides, Microsoft Office, etc.

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The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $70,000 -$123,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include applicable bonus, equity, or benefits.

You can find further details of our US benefits at https://www.ethoslife.com/careers/

Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

About Ethos Life

Ethos Life is a life insurance company that offers term life insurance policies online. The company's policies are designed to be simple, affordable, and accessible to everyone. Ethos Life uses technology to streamline the application process and provide customers with instant quotes and coverage. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Learn more about Ethos Life
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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