Manager, Short Term Disability Claims
**Alternate Locations:** Omaha, NE (Nebraska); Charlotte, NC (North Carolina); Dover, NH (New Hampshire); Work from Home
**Work Arrangement:**
Hybrid/Flexible : Work at home and use the office as appropriate for in-person collaboration.
**Relocation assistance:** is not available for this opportunity.
**Requisition #:** 72185
**The Role at a Glance**
We are excited to bring on a highly motivated Claims Team Manager to our Core Short Term Disability Organization!
As a Claims Team Manager, youll be responsible for coaching and developing a team of claims specialist, navigating individual and team priorities, and supporting organizational initiatives with a strong emphasis on relationship building and change management. If you enjoy working with people and helping them achieve their best, then please read on!
**What you'll be doing**
+ Managing and evaluating individual and team performance, while taking appropriate action to meet or exceed performance standards
+ Ensuring claims processing is consistent with applicable policies, procedures and department guidelines
+ Providing training and development opportunities, including stretch assignments, for team members. This includes giving honest and open feedback to aid in the development of talent
+ Identifying areas of opportunity on both an individual and organizational level, and working with other managers to drive improvement through various initiatives
+ Ensuring that top talent is hired and retained within your assigned area of responsibility
+ Reviewing and resolving more complex escalated issues and concerns
+ Collaborating with distribution teams to ensure customer expectations are considered and addressed
**What were looking for**
Must haves:
+ 4 Year/bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) in Insurance (Minimum Required)
+ 2+ years of managerial, supervisory, and/or demonstrated leadership experience (Required)
+ Demonstrated strong relationship management skills with internal and external clients (e.g. customers, management, peers and colleagues) and a proven ability to develop collaborative approaches
+ Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task while maintaining strict attention to detail
Nice to haves:
+ Experience in navigating through environments with significant change
+ Experience in defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions, and evaluating trends in data or information
+ Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
+ Project management skills including the ability to coordinate and balance multiple projects in a time-sensitive environment, under pressure, and meeting deadlines
**Whats it like to work here?**
At Lincoln Financial Group, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.
**Whats in it for YOU:**
+ A clearly defined career framework to help you successfully manage your career
+ Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
+ PTO/parental leave
+ Competitive 401K and employee benefits (https://hrdirectdocs.lfg.com/misc/HR/Recruiting/BenefitsResourcesGuide…)
+ Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
+ Tuition assistance program
+ A leadership team that prioritizes your health and well-being; offering a remote work environment and flexible work hybrid situations
+ Effective productivity/technology tools and training
**Pay Range:** $65,700 - $118,300
Actual base pay could vary based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincolns total rewards package for employees. In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual. Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincolns standard benefits package.
**About The Company**
Lincoln Financial Group provides advice and solutions that help people take charge of their financial lives with confidence and optimism. Today, approximately 16 million customers trust our retirement, insurance and wealth protection expertise to help address their lifestyle, savings and income goals, and guard against long-term care expenses.
Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $290 billion in end-of-period account balances net of reinsurance as of March 31, 2023.
Lincoln Financial Group is a committed corporate citizen included on major sustainability indices including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America and ranks among Newsweeks Most Responsible Companies. Dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion, we are included on transparency benchmarking tools such as the Corporate Equality Index, the Disability Equality Index and the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. Committed to providing our employees with flexible work arrangements, we were named to FlexJobs list of the Top 100 Companies to Watch for Remote Jobs in 2022. With a long and rich legacy of acting ethically, telling the truth and speaking up for what is right, Lincoln was recognized as one of Ethispheres 2022 Worlds Most Ethical Companies. We create opportunities for early career talent through our intern development program, which ranks among WayUp and Yellos annual list of Top 100 Internship Programs.
Lincoln is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive (https://www.lfg.com/public/aboutus/companyoverview/diversityinclusion?a…) environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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If you are interested in a career at Lincoln, we encourage you to review our current openings and apply on our website. Lincoln values the privacy and security of every applicant and urges all applicants to diligently protect their sensitive personal information from scams targeting job seekers. These scams can take many forms including fake employment applications, bogus interviews and falsified offer letters.
Lincoln will not ask applicants to provide their social security numbers, date of birth, bank account information or other sensitive information in job applications. Additionally, our recruiters do not communicate with applicants through free e-mail accounts (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or conduct interviews utilizing video chat rooms. We will never ask applicants to provide payment during the hiring process or extend an offer without conducting a phone, live video or in-person interview. Please contact Lincoln's fraud team at fraudhotline@lfg.com if you encounter a recruiter or see a job opportunity that seems suspicious.
**Additional Information**
This position may be subject to Lincolns Political Contribution Policy. An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to Lincoln the details of certain political contributions. Lincoln may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on Lincolns current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.
Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our web site or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Lincoln Financial Group are considered property of Lincoln Financial Group and are not subject to payment of agency fees.
Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) is an Equal Opportunity employer and, as such, is committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, Veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of job qualifications. If you are a person with a disability that impedes your ability to express your interest for a position through our online application process, or require TTY/TDD assistance, contact us by calling 260-455-2558.
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Lincoln Financial Group ("LFG") is an Equal Opportunity employer and, as such, is committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veterans status, or genetic information. Opportunities throughout LFG are available to employees and applicants and are evaluated on the basis of job qualifications. We have a drug free work environment and we perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.