Area President

At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling challenges head-on. Our culture fosters an environment where every idea counts, and every individual's contribution matters. Step into a world of excitement and innovation as we work with top-rated carriers to design robust coverage for our clients. Unleash your potential and join our spirited team, where you'll have the freedom to explore and the support to grow.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

RPS is seeking a dynamic Branch Manager to lead a high-performing, sales-driven team focused on growth and profitability. This strategic leadership role involves recruiting and mentoring top production talent, overseeing branch operations, and driving market engagement through regular travel and client interaction. The ideal candidate will champion succession planning, foster a collaborative branch culture, and align local goals with broader corporate strategies. .

• Leads a sales-driven team, actively recruiting, developing, and mentoring production talent to drive branch growth and profitability.
• Regular travel to engage with clients, producers, carrier partners and stakeholders to represent the branch in broader market and leadership forums.
• Oversees branch operations, including administrative, financial, and data processing functions, while delegating tactical tasks to empower strategic leadership.
• Develops and executes succession planning, including identifying and mentoring junior branch managers and sub-leaders to ensure continuity and scalability.
• Collaborates with regional and corporate leadership to align branch goals with broader organizational strategies, including compensation modeling and structural evolution.
• Makes strategic decisions regarding branch staffing, including internal promotions and external hires, and manages transitions with sensitivity to team dynamics and communication.
• Maintains and enhances branch culture, fostering collaboration and trust while ensuring operational excellence and compliance with company standards.
• Coordinates special projects such as branch consolidations, leadership development pilots, and compensation restructuring to support long-term growth.
• Partners with HR and Finance to ensure competitive compensation structures, balancing base salary, bonus eligibility, and draw models to attract top talent.
• Supports sales enablement and training, ensuring new hires and existing producers receive the guidance and resources needed to succeed.

• Required: Bachelor's degree and 7 years related experience required . Understands accepted insurance practices and principles. Has general knowledge of computer operating and network systems as well as technological knowledge to facilitate decisions regarding branch.
• Strong leadership and management skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
• Excellent business development and sales capabilities, with a track record of achieving revenue targets.
• Demonstrates a proactive mindset in exploring industry trends and applying innovative practices to insurance and financial operations.
• Transportation experience preferred
• Demonstrates agility in navigating evolving market dynamics, proactively adjusting strategies and operational priorities to align with shifting business conditions and customer needs. Preferred :
• Behaviors: Ability to effectively lead and direct accounting staff. Excellent communication skills. Exercises independent judgment.

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.