Sr Account Manager-Retirement

Account / Relationship Management

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life. Today, we're part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them. We're empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It's part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.

Job Description Summary : Provide outstanding customer service with daily retirement plan administration by responding to inquiries, researching and providing resolution to customers, while demonstrating technical proficiency and service skills. Partner with the client in creating a plan vision and strategy using consultative selling skills. Utilize excellent client service skills by partnering with Client Executives and internal operations areas to enhance customer relationships and satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily administration of retirement plans. Identify customer expectations and develop a strong working relationship.
• Research issues, develop potential solutions, and negotiate problem resolution.
• Develop and foster proactive, positive relationships with clients, financial professionals and internal service teams to ensure client retention, growth of the client service block and profitability for stakeholders.
• Provide prompt, accurate and consistent information that meets or exceeds quality metrics.
• Recognize and implement solutions to problems and issues, and suggest improvements to gain efficiencies.
• Collaborate with internal partners to address client needs, develop and maintain action plans, and consult on products, services, and capabilities to successfully arrive at solutions for retaining clients and resolving complex client issues.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of recordkeeping, outsourcing and processing capabilities, acting as a subject matter expert for the team.
• Attend training to obtain functional retirement plan knowledge such as various plan design, plan specific requirements (life insurance, SDA's, outside assets, stock, outsourcing, etc.).
• Gather data from multiple systems to interpret, trouble-shoot and resolve problems.
• Lead effective / strategic client meetings either face-to-face or via conference call. Share best practices with the team.
• Assist in mentoring new account managers.
• Assist with escalation resolution and approve reversals and profit or loss calculations.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Working Conditions

Compensation

The salary for this position generally ranges between $62,000-$70,000. This range is an estimate, based on potential employee qualifications, operational needs and other considerations permitted by law. The range may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Rule 4.1.2.

Bonus Eligibility

This position is also typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan / Individual Performance and is at Company Discretion.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits

Benefits Package

Health and Work / Life Balance Benefits

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We're thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.

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