Hiring: Director of Strategic Partnerships Company: Pekin Insurance Location: Pekin, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 21:53:13 Employment Type: Hybrid About the job Experience: •Typically requires 7+ years of progressive P&C commercial sales or distribution experience •At least 3+ years managing enterprise partnerships or large-scale agency networks •Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designations, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Required Skills: •The Director of Strategic Partnerships is a sales leader over National/Super Regional Acquirers and Aggregators in the Property & Casualty and Life insurance industry. This position drives enterprise growth by managing strategic partnerships with agency networks, consolidators, and acquirers. •Builds and executes a comprehensive roadmap to target, secure, and expand relationships with large to mid-sized insurance aggregators, agency networks, and corporate consolidators/acquirers •Creates and negotiates enterprise-level contracts, overriding commission structures, placement agreements, and performance incentives with executive leadership for targeted groups •Partners with Underwriting, Product, Sales, and Operations to educate teams on these evolving organizations and overall A&A landscape to stay informed and aligned •Enables field sales by connecting them with regional A&A leadership and local distribution partners to optimize our shared value proposition and drive growth within their respective markets •Builds and continuously updates detailed profiles to include an outline of our relationship structure with each identified distribution organization •Monitors competitive dynamics, consolidation trends, and carrier appetite shifts within the A&A landscape and evolve our strategy, solutions, and execution to stay relevant and deepen relationships •Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications: •In-depth Knowledge Of independent agency systems, network economics, aggregator business models, and M&A trends key business drivers and performance measures, including written premium, new business, loss ratio, retention, submission volume, quote-to-bind ratio, and active agent participation •Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. •Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or related field Compensation: •$126,000 - $172,000 / year •Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!