Senior Health & Benefits Consultant

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Senior Health & Benefits Consultant

Mercer is recruiting for an experienced Senior Health Consultant to join our team in Chicago.

Do you have experience working with the largest employers in the US to set cutting edge employee benefit strategies? Do you thrive on solving analytic challenges and innovative thinking? If so, bring your expertise to Mercer where you will be working with jumbo employers to create new answers to the biggest issues they are facing.

What can you expect?

This is a unique opportunity to work within a specialized Mercer community of consultants who focus on healthcare strategies for employers with over 5,000 employees, and regularly meet to share ideas and develop intellectual capital on a national level. This job is for a highly motivated "people person" who is looking to grow their skills and expertise in the field, with an eye towards becoming a national thought leader at Mercer in the future.

What is in it for you?

• A company with a strong brand and strong results to match

• Culture of internal mobility, collaboration and valued partnership with the business

• Be part of a winning team and work for the global leader in health and benefits

We will count on you to:

• Lead complex client engagements, including managing overall service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewal, business placement, benchmarking and other studies

• Develop sophisticated benefits design and renewal strategies and drive the development of tools and solutions to address complex client issues

• Determine the full scope of services provided to the client and set roles/responsibilities within the client team

• Actively participate as a member of the Mercer Jumbo Employer Team National Initiative, sharing client experiences/ innovations, and bringing back learnings to own client situations

• Effectively communicate Mercer's position on latest industry trends to clients

• Be accountable for revenue/profitability for client accounts and projects

• Monitor success of projects in terms of scope, budget, timeliness and client satisfaction

• Use appropriate Mercer tools in the development and execution of client strategy

• Incorporate compliance and professional standards into all work processes, including transparency, AFG, peer review and maintaining required licensure

• Generate sales by expanding revenues from existing clients and by leading prospecting efforts with new clients

• Set strategic direction and create demand for new products/services in the marketplace

• Lead and participate in new business opportunities with sales channel partners

• Cross-sell other Mercer and Marsh and McLennan Companies products and services to clients

• Build market presence by leading and presenting at industry seminars and conferences

• Lead successful regional or national marketing initiatives

• Establish effective carrier/vendor relationships to serve clients in benefits procurement and administration (eligibility, claims, billing, plan implementation, contracts, plan changes and necessary amendments

• Leverage Mercer's size and reputation to negotiate highly competitive rates and coverage options from carriers and vendors

• Leverage work to the most appropriate career level/grade

• Delegate effectively to provide developmental opportunities to team members while providing mentoring and coaching to direct reports and project team members

What you need to have:

• BA/BS degree

• Completion of continuing education to maintain credentials as required

• State Health and Life Insurance Licenses

• 15 + years experience in identifying, designing, recommending and implementing efficient, innovative business solutions to clients' complex health care benefits challenges

• Proven management skills in leading large, complex projects

What makes you stand out:

• Renowned expertise and industry reputation in the health & benefits field

• Strong, innovative sales and marketing skills plus the ability to market organizational strengths successfully

• Superior analytical and mathematical skills, strategic planning, communication, and listening skills

• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple and complex tasks in a demanding work environment

• Strong critical thinking and analytical problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage, motivate, and mentor more junior level staff

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer's more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting TANA@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.