**At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. **
**Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. **
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Commercial Business Developer
Location: TAMPA, FL
- 4 days onsite, 1 day remote - weekly
- Remote - the week of Thanksgiving and the week of Christmas
- 2 Weeks remote Annually
- **This position requires the individual to work full-time onsite in the Tampa, FL office. **
Job Description Summary:
At GEICO, our associates are the heart of the company. We’re looking for Commercial Business Developer in our Tampa, FL office who are driven, solution-oriented, and ready to take our business-to-business agency sales team to the next level.
As a Commercial Business Developer, you will deliver strategic sales initiatives with a defined territory of agencies and build their book of GEICO business through approved underwriting practices. Business Developers will use their strong ability to influence, along with analytical and decision-making skills to provide guidance and support that promotes preference for GEICO products and services. This role acts as a subject matter expert of product lines and systems to provide recommendations that improve customer experience, sales closure, and retention with new and existing customers in the business-to-business space. Business Developers help their agencies achieve sales targets through actionable goal setting and understanding of their business needs.
Enjoy the backing of the GEICO brand and experience a career path with one of the nation’s largest auto insurers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, competitive environment and have a passion for sales, this is your opportunity to be part of our team!
Qualifications & Skills:
- 2 years sales/consulting experience (business-to-business sales a plus)
- Must have prior experience with commercial insurance OR relevant commercial auto and trucking industry experience
- Highly effective oral and written communicator – must be comfortable presenting, persuading, and networking through multiple channels (in-person, virtually, over the phone, etc.)
- Ability to work individually and as a team collaborator with strong organizational skills in a fast-paced environment
- Experience interpreting and analyzing data to make informed decisions that support growth initiatives
- Knowledge of industry changes, technology, and desire for continued learning
- Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent
Preferred Skills:
A bachelor’s degree
Prior experience working with Independent Insurance Agents
Prior experience with caseload management and customer follow-up
Prior experience working with different lines of insurance a plus (P&C, Commercial, Life/Health)
Prior experience working with independent insurance agents
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At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The GEICO Pledge:
Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.
We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.
Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.
As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.
Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
- Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.