Client Executive, Employee Benefits

The Hausmann Group•Milwaukee, WI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Hausmann Group, we empower our associates to provide exceptional support & guidance to our clients and employees. As the Client Executive, you will serve as the primary service team member responsible for client retention, satisfaction, and overall benefits strategy execution. You will guide clients through complex employee benefits decisions, serve as a strategic advisor, and ensure high-quality service delivery across your assigned book of business. This role requires strong technical expertise, proactive communication, and exceptional project management skills to coordinate multi-step initiatives, oversee timelines, and drive cross-functional collaboration. You will build long-term partnerships while aligning client needs with Hausmann Group’s service platform and ensuring seamless execution of all client-facing deliverables. Strategic Service Focus: Develop and execute multi-year client benefit strategies designed to manage plan costs and support long-term planning objectives. Leverage data analytics and market trends to make informed recommendations and guide clients through decision-making. Serve as the primary project leader coordinating internal service teams, ensuring communication and alignment, managing timelines, timely execution of deliverables, and driving coordinated execution across internal teams and external partners. Advocate for enhancements or additions to the service platform that elevate client value and strengthen the overall client experience. Build and leverage strong internal and external relationships to enhance the client experience, identify opportunities for expanded support and revenue growth, and strengthen partnership touchpoints that drive long-term retention. Account Management: Independently manage a book of business over $1M in revenue, ensuring alignment with departmental goals related to profitability, retention, and service excellence. Demonstrate full accountability and ownership of assigned client relationships, ensuring all commitments, deliverables, and strategic initiatives are executed on time with consistency and excellence. Demonstrate strong situational and emotional awareness, adapting communication style, tone, and approach to align with client dynamics, audience expectations, and behavioral cues in order to strengthen engagement, build influence, and support effective decision-making. Anticipate client needs and upcoming questions, proactively preparing information, solutions, and recommendations to support a smooth and confident client experience. Technical Knowledge: Demonstrate expertise in managing fully insured and self-funded benefits programs, including analysis, vendor evaluation, and plan structure guidance. Stay current on emerging market trends, regulatory changes, and industry shifts impacting employee benefits programs. Review and support compliance responsibilities, including disclosure requirements, vendor and carrier contracts, plan documentation, and employee communications. Requirements You represent Hausmann and undoubtedly live by our core values. Meaning, you are a kind and empathetic colleague that values a welcoming office environment for all, and you promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation throughout the agency.

Requirements

You represent Hausmann and undoubtedly live by our core values. Meaning, you are a kind and empathetic colleague that values a welcoming office environment for all, and you promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation throughout the agency.
5+ years of account management experience with a broker or insurance carrier environment is preferred.
Strong decision-making skills, especially in situations involving ambiguity or change.
Excellent oral and written communication, including the ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
Proven project management skills with the ability to organize work, manage deadlines, collaborate across teams, and use shared management tools to support transparency and efficiency.
Strong time-management discipline and the ability to perform effectively under tight deadlines.
Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning through internal and external educational opportunities.
Hold and maintain a valid Wisconsin Health and Life insurance license, within 90 days of hire.
Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and comfort with additional multimedia or digital tools.
Able to work in a stationary position 90% of the time.
Constantly able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery 90% of the time.
Constantly able to observe details, including letters, numbers and colors, at close range.
Able to move or transport objects weighing up to 20lbs. Frequency and duration will vary
A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation are required.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute multi-year client benefit strategies designed to manage plan costs and support long-term planning objectives.
Leverage data analytics and market trends to make informed recommendations and guide clients through decision-making.
Serve as the primary project leader coordinating internal service teams, ensuring communication and alignment, managing timelines, timely execution of deliverables, and driving coordinated execution across internal teams and external partners.
Advocate for enhancements or additions to the service platform that elevate client value and strengthen the overall client experience.
Build and leverage strong internal and external relationships to enhance the client experience, identify opportunities for expanded support and revenue growth, and strengthen partnership touchpoints that drive long-term retention.
Independently manage a book of business over $1M in revenue, ensuring alignment with departmental goals related to profitability, retention, and service excellence.
Demonstrate full accountability and ownership of assigned client relationships, ensuring all commitments, deliverables, and strategic initiatives are executed on time with consistency and excellence.
Demonstrate strong situational and emotional awareness, adapting communication style, tone, and approach to align with client dynamics, audience expectations, and behavioral cues in order to strengthen engagement, build influence, and support effective decision-making.
Anticipate client needs and upcoming questions, proactively preparing information, solutions, and recommendations to support a smooth and confident client experience.
Demonstrate expertise in managing fully insured and self-funded benefits programs, including analysis, vendor evaluation, and plan structure guidance.
Stay current on emerging market trends, regulatory changes, and industry shifts impacting employee benefits programs.
Review and support compliance responsibilities, including disclosure requirements, vendor and carrier contracts, plan documentation, and employee communications.

Benefits

Hausmann Group offers a hybrid working environment with three days in the office and up to two days at home.
Hausmann Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates and applicants. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure they can perform essential job functions. If you require an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Human Resources.

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