Senior Health & Benefits Consultant

Marsh McLennan•Chicago, IL

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Mercer is seeking a talented individual to join their Health & Benefits team in Chicago, IL. This is a hybrid role requiring at least three days a week in the office. As a Senior Health & Benefits (H&B) Consultant, you will manage consulting engagements with employers (2,000+ lives) regarding their medical, dental, life, and disability benefit plans and programs. This involves negotiating with benefits carriers and vendors to secure health and welfare plan coverage, acting as the client manager and often the Mercer relationship manager. Mercer is a business of Marsh, a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. Marsh has annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues. Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment, aiming 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, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Requirements

BA/BS degree.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in identifying, designing, recommending, and implementing efficient, innovative business solutions to clients' complex health care benefit plans.
Client facing experience in a consulting capacity
Renowned expertise and industry reputation in the health & benefits field.

Nice To Haves

Life and Health License
Strong, innovative sales and marketing skills plus the ability to market organizational strengths successfully.
Well-versed mathematical skills, strategic planning, communication, and listening skills.
Proven management skills in leading large, complex projects.

Responsibilities

Manage complex client engagements, including 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.
Develop the full scope of services provided to the client and set roles/responsibilities within the client team.
Effectively communicate Mercer's position on the latest industry trends to clients.
Be accountable for revenue/profitability for client accounts and projects.
Monitor the success of projects in terms of scope, budget, timeliness, and client satisfaction.
Set strategic direction and create demand for new products/services in the marketplace.
Manage and participate in new business opportunities with sales channel partners.