Engagement Leader, Newport

Ascensus

9d

About The Position

Newport, an Ascensus company, helps employers offer their associates a more secure financial future through retirement plans, insurance and consulting services. Newport offers comprehensive plan solutions and consulting expertise to plan sponsors and the advisors who serve them. As a provider and partner, Newport is independent, experienced, and responsive. Company Overview: Newport Group is a leading provider of retirement plans, insurance, and consulting services. We help companies offer their employees a more secure financial future by offering comprehensive plan solutions and consulting expertise to plan sponsors and the advisors who serve them.

Requirements

• Knows workforce and executive compensation practices
• Can sell a project
• Lead and design projects involving increasing marketplace visibility and brand familiarity with Newport Group’s name
• Has a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Has proven project management skills and creative problem-solving abilities and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Has 7+ years of experience in compensation or compensation-related consulting (with specific experience in workforce compensation and/or executive compensation)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with MarketPay
• CCP Certification
• Masters or MBA degree

Responsibilities

• Identify prospects through public speaking engagements, writing articles, and networking
• Listen to a prospective client’s issues, understand their situation, identify potential needs, and produce a solution while costing our proposal fees
• Liaise with the client and lead teams working on assigned projects to ensure completion with a high level of technical and professional accuracy
• Oversee the development of project deliverables such as market pricings, pay structure design, and cost impact models
• Partner with team members related to researching on difficult questions or escalated issues and ensure project deliverables are understood and accepted
• Work towards resolutions in response to escalated client issues and demonstrate a proactive solution-based approach to enhance client relations
• Support client consulting projects through management of teams performing market pricing, job evaluation, regression analysis, pay structure design, cost impact models, and report preparation
• Ensure team members meet very high standards for customer service, technical and communication skills
• Generate revenue through the development of new client relationships while building and maintaining strong client relationships, which will ideally lead to opportunities for project extensions, cross-selling, and referrals to new prospects
• Design short-term and long-term incentive programs that reinforce the clients' strategic objectives
• Develop RFP (Request for Proposal) for new clients and existing cross selling opportunities.

Benefits

• Professional Development with in-house training and tuition reimbursement
• Generous reward programs
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental & vision benefits
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution up to $1,100
• 401(k) & 529 college savings match programs
• Volunteer and charitable-giving programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior