Senior Associate - Health, Equity and Wellbeing (HEW) Placement Specialist (Remote)

Willis Towers Watson • Chicago, IL

403d • $105,000 - $115,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Associate - Health, Equity and Wellbeing (HEW) Placement Specialist is responsible for overseeing and facilitating the selection and placement of various health and wellbeing vendors. This role serves as a communication liaison between the WTW Global Delivery Center (GDC) and client service teams, ensuring effective delivery of vendor placement activities and maintaining high-quality standards in project execution.

Requirements

• Experience as a project manager of health and wellbeing projects or similar health management or wellbeing related role
• BA/BS degree required
• Superb organizational ability, including capability of managing and prioritizing many simultaneous projects
• Superior ability to influence and collaborate with colleagues, including keeping senior colleagues on task
• Team-oriented mindset and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated written/verbal communication skills, collaboration, and partnership experience
• Flexibility and proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues
• Demonstrated strategic, creative, problem-solving, and analytic skills
• Self-starter attitude and ability to work with ambiguity
• Adept at using technology to accomplish goals, comfortable with virtual settings for colleague interactions
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to keep abreast of latest developments in health management
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Actively manages RFP process for the Placement Center of Expertise
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of emerging vendors and market trends in the EAP and mental health marketplace
• Works with GDC to manage the RFP timeline and ensure effective delivery of vendor placement activities
• Provides technical and consultative review of GDC work product
• Completes quality surveys and evaluates deliverables by GDC
• Builds relationships and collaborates effectively with client service teams
• Develops a trusted relationship with GDC through effective communication and efficient project execution
• Validates technical and consulting accuracy on client deliverables for placement
• Anticipates and identifies opportunities for placement operational efficiencies, including additional trainings
• Summarizes carrier RFP responses into client-ready deliverables
• Leverages knowledge of vendor landscape, available products/solutions and carrier/vendor differentiators to inform and influence clients' placement strategies

Benefits

• Medical (including prescription coverage)
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Commuter Account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Group Accident
• Group Critical Illness
• Life Insurance
• AD&D
• Group Legal
• Identity Theft Protection
• Wellbeing Program
• Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid Holidays
• Annual Paid Time Off
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave)
• Contributory Pension Plan
• Savings Plan (401k)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree