VP Auto Risk Management / Insurance Product Leader

Gallagher
Rolling Meadows, IL


At Gallagher Bassett, we're there when it matters most because helping people through challenging moments is more than just our job, it’s our purpose. Every day, we help clients navigate complexity, support recovery, and deliver outcomes that make a real difference in people’s lives. It takes empathy, precision, and a strong sense of partnership—and that’s exactly what you’ll find here. We’re a team of fast-paced fixers, empathetic experts, and outcomes drivers — people who care deeply about doing the right thing and doing it well. Whether you're managing claims, supporting clients, or improving processes, you’ll play a vital role in helping businesses and individuals move forward with confidence. Here, you’ll be supported by a culture that values teamwork, encourages curiosity, and celebrates the impact of your work. Because when you’re here, you’re part of something bigger. You’re part of a team that shows up, stands together, and leads with purpose.

Overview

Are you ready to shape the future of commercial auto risk management? At Gallagher Bassett, we’re looking for a driven individual to lead the way in developing innovative solutions that make a real difference for our clients and the industry. This is your chance to work with market leaders, collaborate with internal teams and external partners, and be at the center of expanding on the success of our auto business.

How you'll make an impact

In this role, you’ll be shaping our auto business and be at the forefront of creating and implementing cutting-edge risk management solutions in the commercial auto space. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, including our global and regional CEOs, to shape strategies and identify market opportunities and cross functional teams, internal and external, to realize these opportunities to help us stay ahead in a competitive market.

Your day-to-day will involve:

  • Developing, refining our global auto risk management strategy including direction of solution offerings, pricing strategy, and market positioning.
  • Keeping up with commercial auto risk management markets and technologies, insuring we continue to provide industry leading value.
  • Idealizing, designing and refining solutions that address current and anticipated client challenges.
  • Collaborating with teams to bring these solutions to life and ensure they deliver market leading value.
  • Supporting sales and marketing efforts to grow our client base and expand our market share.
About You

Required:

  • Requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience.

Preferred:

  • Strong problem-solving mindset.
  • Analytical capabilities to turn complex data into actionable insights.
  • Ability to manage large, complex programs from concept to execution.
  • Strong communications skills (verbal and written) to inspire and gain strategic alignment across a broad range of internal and external constituents.
  • A deep understanding of markets and a passion for staying ahead of industry trends.
  • Auto Insurance claims knowledge.

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Compensation and benefits

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.

We value inclusion and diversity

Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements

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.

Posted 2026-02-06

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