Remote Team Lead Jobs
Remote team lead jobs are open across the U.S. in software, customer support, financial services, and healthcare, at remote-first companies and distributed teams that need experienced leads to manage people without a shared office. Employers hiring remotely right now include Reserv, Ryder System, and M&T Bank. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About Reserv
Reserv is an insurtech creating and incubating cutting-edge AI and automation technology to bring efficiency and simplicity to claims. Founded by insurtech veterans with deep experience in SaaS and digital claims, Reserv is venture-backed by Bain Capital and Altai Ventures and began operations in May 2022. We are focused on automating highly manual tasks to tackle long-standing problems in claims and set a new standard for TPAs, insurance technology providers, and adjusters alike. We have ambitious (but attainable!) goals and need people who can work in an evolving environment. If building a leading TPA and the prospect of tackling the long-standing challenges of the claims role sounds exciting, we can't wait to meet you.
About the role
As a Bodily Injury Team Lead at Reserv, you will be a working leader providing support to a claims manager with leadership and claim technical responsibilities. Leadership responsibilities will include overseeing adjusting staff doing work to service a commercial ride share client. We want your background and experience to deliver operational effectiveness, particularly in leveraging technology and analytics to drive better efficiencies and performance. You will serve a critical role with the team, the customers, and the client. This role will balance management responsibilities and individual contributor responsibilities when volume dictates the need for assistance with a claim.
What you'll do
- Oversee a team of commercial auto adjuster direct reports
- Be consistently dependable in achieving or exceeding goals and overcoming obstacles
- Implement and maintain best practices for claims handling, including claim intake, investigation, evaluation, settlement, and recovery
- Align team with client and customer expectations of the claims process
- Serve as a resource for escalated claims
- Foster a positive work environment, promote teamwork, and encourage professional growth and development
- Attract, hire, retain, and provide a high level of training with the support of the rest of the leadership team
- Prepare and present comprehensive claims reports, metrics, and analyses to clients and customers; advise clients on claim trends and loss mitigation
- Serve as backup/ leader when the Manager is out of office
- Responsible for initial onboarding tasks/ access and new hire cultural immersion
- SME for first-line questions, escalations, roundtable discussions
- Increased reserve and payment authority with the ability to assist with moderate reviews
- Identify topics and trends to discuss in team Huddles and Elevated Claims Experience Workshops lead/ co-lead by Team Leads, Managers, and other Reserv employees
- Flexibility - you will need to be able to switch from claims handling to coaching and feedback
- Agility - you must have an agile mindset and the ability to pivot from focus to focus in a moment’s notice
Qualifications
- 5+ years of insurance claims experience in multiple lines of business with bodily injury experience
- 3+ years of leadership experience with a preference for experience managing in a remote environment
- Comfortable with technology and the ability to evolve the claims systems and processes to drive better efficiencies and outcomes
- Experience with Ride Share (or TNC/Livery) is required.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Integrity, ethics, and a strong sense of accountability in handling confidential and sensitive information
- Active adjuster license required: resident state license if available, otherwise a Designated Home State (DHS) license and be willing to obtain all licenses within 60 days, including completing state-required testing.
Benefits
- Generous health-insurance package with nationwide coverage, vision, & dental
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
- Competitive PTO policy – we want our employees fresh, healthy, happy, and energized!
- Generous family leave policy after 8 months of continuous work
- Work from anywhere to facilitate your work life balance
- Apple laptop, large second monitor, and other quality-of-life equipment you may want. Technology is something that should make your life easier, not harder!
- Active adjuster license required: resident state license if available, otherwise a Designated Home State (DHS) license
Additionally, we will
- Listen to your feedback to enhance and improve upon the long-standing challenges of an adjuster and the claims role
- Work toward reducing and eliminating all the administrative work from an adjuster role
- Foster a culture of empathy, transparency, and empowerment in a remote-first environment
At Reserv, we value diversity in backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences and believe that diversity in viewpoints and critical thinking drives innovation, first-principles thinking, and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from all walks of life to apply. If you believe you are a good fit for this role, we would love to hear from you!
About Reserv
Reserv is an insurtech creating and incubating cutting-edge AI and automation technology to bring efficiency and simplicity to claims. Founded by insurtech veterans with deep experience in SaaS and digital claims, Reserv is venture-backed by Bain Capital and Altai Ventures and began operations in May 2022. We are focused on automating highly manual tasks to tackle long-standing problems in claims and set a new standard for TPAs, insurance technology providers, and adjusters alike. We have ambitious (but attainable!) goals and need people who can work in an evolving environment. If building a leading TPA and the prospect of tackling the long-standing challenges of the claims role sounds exciting, we can't wait to meet you.
About the role
As a Bodily Injury Team Lead at Reserv, you will be a working leader providing support to a claims manager with leadership and claim technical responsibilities. Leadership responsibilities will include overseeing adjusting staff doing work to service a commercial ride share client. We want your background and experience to deliver operational effectiveness, particularly in leveraging technology and analytics to drive better efficiencies and performance. You will serve a critical role with the team, the customers, and the client. This role will balance management responsibilities and individual contributor responsibilities when volume dictates the need for assistance with a claim.
What you'll do
- Oversee a team of commercial auto adjuster direct reports
- Be consistently dependable in achieving or exceeding goals and overcoming obstacles
- Implement and maintain best practices for claims handling, including claim intake, investigation, evaluation, settlement, and recovery
- Align team with client and customer expectations of the claims process
- Serve as a resource for escalated claims
- Foster a positive work environment, promote teamwork, and encourage professional growth and development
- Attract, hire, retain, and provide a high level of training with the support of the rest of the leadership team
- Prepare and present comprehensive claims reports, metrics, and analyses to clients and customers; advise clients on claim trends and loss mitigation
- Serve as backup/ leader when the Manager is out of office
- Responsible for initial onboarding tasks/ access and new hire cultural immersion
- SME for first-line questions, escalations, roundtable discussions
- Increased reserve and payment authority with the ability to assist with moderate reviews
- Identify topics and trends to discuss in team Huddles and Elevated Claims Experience Workshops lead/ co-lead by Team Leads, Managers, and other Reserv employees
- Flexibility - you will need to be able to switch from claims handling to coaching and feedback
- Agility - you must have an agile mindset and the ability to pivot from focus to focus in a moment’s notice
Qualifications
- 5+ years of insurance claims experience in multiple lines of business with bodily injury experience
- 3+ years of leadership experience with a preference for experience managing in a remote environment
- Comfortable with technology and the ability to evolve the claims systems and processes to drive better efficiencies and outcomes
- Experience with Ride Share (or TNC/Livery) is required.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Integrity, ethics, and a strong sense of accountability in handling confidential and sensitive information
- Active adjuster license required: resident state license if available, otherwise a Designated Home State (DHS) license and be willing to obtain all licenses within 60 days, including completing state-required testing.
Benefits
- Generous health-insurance package with nationwide coverage, vision, & dental
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
- Competitive PTO policy – we want our employees fresh, healthy, happy, and energized!
- Generous family leave policy after 8 months of continuous work
- Work from anywhere to facilitate your work life balance
- Apple laptop, large second monitor, and other quality-of-life equipment you may want. Technology is something that should make your life easier, not harder!
- Active adjuster license required: resident state license if available, otherwise a Designated Home State (DHS) license
Additionally, we will
- Listen to your feedback to enhance and improve upon the long-standing challenges of an adjuster and the claims role
- Work toward reducing and eliminating all the administrative work from an adjuster role
- Foster a culture of empathy, transparency, and empowerment in a remote-first environment
At Reserv, we value diversity in backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences and believe that diversity in viewpoints and critical thinking drives innovation, first-principles thinking, and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from all walks of life to apply. If you believe you are a good fit for this role, we would love to hear from you!
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Government & Public Sector
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote team lead jobs.
- Two or more years of experience supervising or leading a team
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities and manage workload across a team
- Proficiency with project management or task-tracking tools
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across levels of seniority
- Experience conducting performance reviews or delivering feedback to direct reports
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience
Tips for Your Remote Team Lead Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote team lead openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly. Remote postings at well-known companies fill fast, so applying in the first few days makes a real difference.
Prove async communication on your resume
Remote employers screen team lead candidates for written clarity before a single interview. Call out tools you have used for async management, Slack, Loom, Notion, or project trackers, and name specific outcomes you drove through written handoffs rather than in-person meetings.
Show remote people leadership concretely
Generic leadership bullets do not stand out for remote roles. Describe how you kept a distributed team aligned: the cadence you set for check-ins, how you handled performance conversations over video, and what accountability systems you put in place without a shared office.
Target remote-first companies deliberately
A company that added remote as an afterthought runs team lead roles very differently from one built distributed from the start. Remote-first firms have async-by-default cultures, documented processes, and infrastructure for remote managers, which makes the role more sustainable and the interview process more straightforward.
Remote Team Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote team lead job?
Focus your search on remote-first companies and distributed teams, where leading without physical presence is built into how the organization operates. Remote employers screen hard for written communication, the ability to run async check-ins, and comfort giving feedback without face-to-face cues. Candidates who can show they have managed deliverables, resolved conflict, and kept a team aligned entirely through digital tools have a clear edge over those with only in-office experience.
Which companies hire remote team leads?
Companies hiring remote team leads right now include Reserv, Ryder System, and M&T Bank, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote team lead roles tend to concentrate at remote-first software companies, distributed customer operations teams, and fintech and healthtech firms that have built fully virtual workforce structures.
Can you get a remote team lead job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level team lead roles are harder to land because employers expect you to self-direct early with little in-person oversight. The strongest candidates without formal lead experience show evidence of informal leadership: mentoring a peer, running a project end to end, or owning an outcome on a distributed team. Starting as a senior individual contributor at a remote-first company is a practical way in.
Do you need a degree for remote team lead jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring team leads weigh demonstrated results and people leadership over academic credentials, particularly in technology, customer success, and operations. A clear history of hitting team goals, managing performance conversations, and keeping distributed contributors aligned matters more in most hiring decisions than the institution on your resume.
Which industries hire the most remote team leads?
Most remote team lead openings sit in Government & Public Sector, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire team leads remotely because their core work is delivered digitally, which makes managing distributed contributors a natural fit for the role.
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