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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

I will be leading the product management discipline. This includes development and delivery of new products and managing the current product portfolio to ensure our products align to our business strategy and meet the needs of current and future customers.

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Responsible for implementing initiatives focused on profitability, state of the art technology, best-in-class customer service & internal process improvement.Communicate, provide expertise, analysis and recommendations to key stakeholders and management regarding an array of projects and issues surrounding assigned initiatives.Identify innovative ideas, best practices and opportunities which improve experiences and relationships with Sales force & consumers. Lead internal process improvement projects which positively change our industry footprint. Provide insightful recommendations as appropriate and execute on approved plans.Oversee and lead complex and long-term business projects involving several work-streams and stakeholders.Develop and foster internal collaboration to ensure an integrated approach in providing best in class service.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Lead and oversee IT priorities and deliveries utilizing scaled agile and SAFE methodologies. Collaborate with senior leadership to define annual strategy & prioritized IT initiatives which align to the business unit's high level initiatives.Responsible for content authority for the IDI scaled agile program which includes partnering with sponsors, project management and IT teams to determine prioritization and implementation of the minimal marketable features identified.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Develop and foster collaboration within the organization to ensure our business unit effectively exceeds the expectations of our distribution partners and corporate leaders. Oversee all daily interaction and tasks executed within support teams that work with our customers.Execute strategic plans for growing sales and develop new opportunities for organic productline growth. Represent distribution on corporate committees and task forces.Consistently solicit field input from wholesalers and customers to ensure our products, services, marketing, training and technology initiatives support business needs and market direction.Participate in development of our team's strategic plans and activities to ensure we meet/exceed production goals for the individual disability productline.

Responsible for achieving sales goal with double digit annual growthDevelop strong relationships, brand awareness and increase sales within this distribution channelServe as Sales leader for new product development; guide product from concept to market deliveryCreate a high-performing culture and provide leadership guidance to other business unitsRepresent DI Distribution and be the voice of our four distribution channels on multiple corporate committees and projectsCollaborate with Marketing to develop communication mediums that successfully promote our productsServe as a partner with Corporate Relations to develop strategies for targeting new markets and developing the tools which successfully fit those market

Create brand awareness, training, continuing education presentations, print and electronic marketing communications for life insurance, non-qualified plans and disability insurance.Serve as Marketing representative for new product development; build and execute market plans which successfully support market launch & ongoing training and educationServe as Women Business Owner corporate initiative representative for individual insurance business unit

Ba, Communications - Electronic Media/Journalism

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