Proposal Specialist – Group Benefits

🕒 August 11

🌽 Illinois, Kansas, +6 more states – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌪️ Kansas – Remote ⚜️ Louisiana – Remote 🌪️ Oklahoma – Remote ❄️ Minnesota – Remote 🎸 Mississippi – Remote 🏰 Missouri – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $66k - $85k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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The Standard

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1906

🏥 Healthcare

⚖️ Legal

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Legal • Consulting

The Standard is a comprehensive provider of insurance, retirement, and investment products and services, targeting individuals, families, businesses, and organizations. Based in Portland, Oregon, and part of the StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. , The Standard offers products such as life and disability insurance, annuities, vision and dental coverage, and retirement plans. Their solutions aim to facilitate financial wellness and enable effective benefits administration, catering to clients of all sizes. The company is renowned for its people-first commitment and innovative partnerships, contributing to a seamless customer experience.

📋 Description

• Manage the RFP/proposal process for new business and existing/growing business • Evaluate RFP risks for amendments and new groups • Negotiate pricing, rate competitiveness, and product enhancements • Analyze RFP documents for underwriting feasibility, experience evaluation, and proposal accuracy • Administer re-quotes and corrections • Manage Salesforce data input, stage updates, document uploads, reports, probability, and pipeline • Build and maintain relationships with Sales Representatives, Brokers, Underwriters, and Employers • Collaborate with internal and external customers to achieve the best possible outcomes • Demonstrate company values and brand through professional negotiation, responsive communication, daily check-ins, and scheduled meetings

🎯 Requirements

• High School Diploma required • Bachelor’s degree preferred • Experience with Group Employee Benefits Products preferred • Experience with underwriting guidelines preferred • Experience with Salesforce CRM preferred • Life and Disability insurance license for all states within office’s assigned territory required • Must live in the CENTRAL time zone of the United States • Must pass criminal background investigation and employment, education, and licensing verification • Must be bondable

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) plan with matching company contributions • Annual incentive bonus plan • Generous paid time off, including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually • PTO increases with tenure • Supportive, responsive management approach • Career growth and advancement opportunities • Paid parental leave • Adoption/surrogacy assistance • Employee giving program that double matches donations to eligible nonprofits and schools • Work-life balance support • Drug- and alcohol-free work environment