RFP Specialist - Employee Benefits

Voya Financial • Minneapolis, MN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now Get to Know the Opportunity: Analyzes, researches, and independently responds to Request For Proposals (RFP) from existing and prospective clients for defined Employee Benefits products. This generally includes standard requests and, to a certain extent, larger and more complex RFP’s that may require additional research and analysis. Supports distribution staff with maintaining broker relationships and proposal responses Location: Must live within 50-mile radius of a Voya site

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 1- 3 years’ experience in a sales support role
• 3+ years’ experience in customer service role
• Superior interpersonal skills, with emphasis on providing incomparable partnership
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with varying audiences
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple priorities
• Must live within 50-mile radius of a Voya site

Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordination and completion of the more standard custom Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and, to a certain extent, independently completes or coordinates the completion moderately complex RFPs and consultant questionnaires.
• Coordinate and conduct planning sessions with sales representatives, underwriters and appropriate Subject Matter Experts (product, plan administration, implementation, etc.) to address the scope of the RFP, issues, product questions and establish ownership and timeframe for RFP completion.
• Assess information needs, conduct research and contact functional representatives to retrieve and coordinate all required information and manage RFP process through completion, prior to deadline, including communicating with brokers, vendors, and partners outside of the Company.
• Responsible for quality review of drafts and final documents for RFPs, as well as peer reviews if needed.
• More senior team members may take on certain additional responsibilities such as assigning work and training responsibilities.
• Provide flex resources for other teams during non-peak seasons, including attending benefit fairs for new or existing clients.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees