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About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment - one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.

Today, we're part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them.

We're empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good - for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It's part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com.

Job Description Summary
Responsible for ensuring that the supervised team meets all production, service and quality goals in place for the Voluntary Group Life and Supplemental Health Employee Benefits business. The role is accountable for staffing, training and supervising the activities of team members, including supporting developmental progression from entry level to more senior roles.

Job Description

This includes:

• Analyzing complex product and pricing levers/requirements for new opportunities, including non-employer groups and blocks of business.
• Ensuring effective risk and rate selection for all size cases and particularly national accounts groups (10,000+ eligible lives), to include reviewing and granting pricing or plan design exceptions.
• Maintaining strong partnerships with both Product Actuarial and Distribution Leadership to enable the sale of profitable business. This position requires frequent interaction with Distribution, Operations and Actuarial.

Responsibilities

• In conjunction with Management: interview, hire, train, develop and performance manage all personnel within assigned team.
• Manage all day-to-day activities of the team. Assign production and non-production work in a manner that ensures balanced workloads, appropriate for associates' level and experience. Use monitoring systems and metrics to maximize productivity and quality.
• Role model behaviors to support desired culture through effective communication, establishment of expectations and leading by example.
• Continue to price cases, execute on renewals and perform book of business analysis as required to effectively manage workloads in accordance with SLA's.
• Identify opportunities for improvements to process and tools both within the department and cross functionally and lead or oversee efforts within purview to implement enhancements/improvements.
• Assist Management in maintaining Pricing Guidelines, Tools and Documentation and Decision Criteria for Exceptions.
• Make decisions on challenging cases and effectively explain those decisions to appropriate parties.
• Educate internal and external customers on the importance of risk and controls.
• Participate in various company projects as Underwriting/Case Pricing representative.
• Explain relevant pricing policy and decisions to all impacted parties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business field or equivalent experience
• Six years of group product experience
• Thorough understanding of pricing models and assumptions, including risk and expense components
• Strong math and statistical skills to handle varying types of pricing calculations and methodologies.
• Strong risk assessment and financial analytical skills
• Organizational skills to multi-take and prioritize work.
• Project management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
• Excellent written and oral written communication skills to interact with internal and external audiences at all levels.
• Decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet high productivity demands.
• Proficiency using MS Excel, SQL, data management, and reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience.
• 3 years of experience with Group Universal Life, Whole Life, Term Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Cancer, and/or Disability and Medical Gap Products.
• Familiarity with group pricing and proposal tools to support testing as needed

Working Conditions

• Remote environment

Compensation

The salary for this position generally ranges between $95,000 - $125,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus of 15% based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company's discretion.

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Bonus for Eligible Employees

Benefits Package

• Pension Plan
• 401k Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
• Parental Leave - fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• College Coach Program
• Back-Up Care Program
• PTO for Volunteer Hours
• Employee Matching Gifts Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Inclusion and Diversity Programs
• Employee Recognition Program
• Referral Bonus Programs

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We're thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.

Giving Back

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.

Transamerica's Parent Company

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company serving more than 23.9 million people across the globe.* It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.

* As of December 31, 2023