AmeriLife

Head of Life Insurance – Annuity Contracting

AmeriLife

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $90,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Build a best-in-class contracting engine capable of onboarding high-volume agencies efficiently
  • Manage carrier appointment submissions and approvals
  • Ensure licensing compliance across all states
  • Develop standardized onboarding workflows for agencies
  • Implement digital contracting systems and automation tools
  • Serve as operational liaison to carrier contracting departments
  • Negotiate onboarding processes and escalation protocols
  • Maintain carrier grid accuracy and hierarchy integrity
  • Protect top-level contract positioning
  • Ensure all contracting aligns with state DOI requirements
  • Maintain E&O verification tracking
  • Oversee AML, anti-rebating, and suitability compliance processes
  • Audit contracting structures to protect override streams
  • Implement CRM and contracting tracking dashboards
  • Develop KPI metrics including time-to-contract, error rates, approval cycle time, and licensing lapse risk
  • Create SOP documentation for scalability
  • Hire and manage contracting support staff as needed in the future
  • Develop performance standards and accountability metrics
  • Train agencies on onboarding expectations and compliance requirements

Requirements

  • 7+ years in life insurance and/or annuity contracting operations
  • Deep understanding of carrier hierarchies, overrides, and commission structures
  • Experience with NIPR, SureLC, or similar contracting platforms
  • Multi-state licensing knowledge
  • Strong operational leadership experience
  • Experience scaling national distribution preferred
Benefits
  • PTO
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • retirement savings
  • disability insurance
  • life insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
contracting engine developmentonboarding workflowsdigital contracting systemsautomation toolsKPI metrics developmentSOP documentationE&O verification trackingAML complianceanti-rebating compliancesuitability compliance
Soft Skills
operational leadershipnegotiationstaff managementtrainingperformance standards developmentaccountability metrics