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Unum

Manager, Network Development

Unum, Portland, Maine, us, 04122

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When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

Award-winning culture

Inclusion and diversity as a priority

Performance Based Incentive Plans

Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability

Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

Mental health support

Career advancement opportunities

Student loan repayment options

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work environments

And that’s just the beginning…

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!

General Summary The Manager, Network Development, is responsible for leading the Network Recruiting Team recruiting for Unum’s proprietary PPO Dental and Vision Networks. This role provides daily leadership to the Dental and Vision Network Recruiters and the Recruiter Support Specialists to maintain and reach Unum’s network goals and objectives. The Manager will also support strategic initiatives and work closely with key internal and external stakeholders in alignment with Unum’s outlined network strategy and financial targets.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Delivery of annual recruiter territory planning recommendations and approach

Support discount depth modeling and metrics analysis for OON claims savings in alignment with Unum’s strategic and financial targets.

Support setting goals for team members and execute on a compensation plan that is aligned to individual, team and organizational goals

Monitor individual and team production for both quality, production volumes and OON claims savings to ensure strategic and financial targets set by the leadership team are achieved

Provide coaching to improve individual and team performance

Perform in-field evaluations and training for field recruiters, creating opportunity for improvement and identifying best practices

Responsible for reviewing and providing sign‑off on field visit plans

Responsible for supporting the review, assessment, and updates to network recruitment tools/assets, both written and electronic

Responsible for supporting the evaluation of evolving market dynamics and providing recommendations to improve Unum’s existing value prop for Dental and Vision providers

Responsible for monitoring network growth and retention to ensure growth and persistency goals are being met

Ensure that all regulatory and group performance guarantees related to network size and adequacy are tracked and communicated

Respond to escalated provider fee negotiations and provide support to the recruitment team to position strong offers within designated parameters

Responsible for the selection and hiring of new employees and for ensuring adequate training, performance evaluations, and performance management when appropriate

Research, analyze, develop, and recommend process and workflow improvements in all areas of responsibilities

Job Specifications

Bachelor’s degree required and 5 - 7 years related work experience

2 years of managerial/supervisory experience required

Strong relationship building skills and ability to motivate others to achieve shared goals

Strong change management skills and ability to lead others through business and strategic transitions

High-level understanding of financial concepts as it relates to maintaining the financial health of a product line

Ability to support the leadership team in financial modeling for discount depth targets and OON claim savings

Strong time management skills and proven ability to manage multiple priorities

Highly energized, motivated self-starter who thrives on a challenge and in a fast-paced environment

High level of organization, implementation/execution and project management abilities

Demonstrate a "can-do" spirit, a sense of optimism and excitement, ownership and commitment/loyalty

Ability to effectively present data driven insights and respond to questions from internal and external stakeholders

Goal and results oriented

Strong ability to assist in implementing strategically and tactically

Strong oral and written communication skills as well as problem solving skills

Ability to work with a team to achieve optimal sales results

Understanding of dental terminology and procedures strongly preferred

Ability to travel 25% of the time

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

Unum is a Fortune 500 company offering a competitive and comprehensive benefits portfolio, including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company: Unum

Salary Range: $75,500.00 - $142,700.00

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