Global Benefits Senior Consultant - Expat COE

About the role

We have an exciting career opportunity for a Senior Global Benefits Consultant who will support our multinational clients as they globalize and expand their benefits to address the needs of a diverse and international workforce. This is a great career opportunity that offers diversified project and client exposure. Hybrid role located in Chicago, NY, Irvine, Dallas/Houston, LA, or San Francisco.

Duties and responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day contact to support mid-sized or large multinational clients.
• Lead projects assigned with limited direction and within established time frames and financial parameters.
• Support the development and execution of client benefits strategies and global project implementations interacting directly with client teams and other Aon cross functional teams.
• Manage coordination of multiple country services provided by local Aon teams including renewals, policy placement, benchmarking projects, M&A and benefits audits.
• Attend client meetings and present results as an integral part of a collaborative client service team.
• Resolve client issues at appropriate levels and keep team informed of issues that require escalation.
• Communicate with external parties such as HR contacts, plan sponsors, auditors, etc. to resolve issues, research and respond to routine inquiries, prepare, and present reports.
• Make intermediate or final recommendations.
• Conduct internal meetings, monitor, and execute deliverables and accountabilities based on project scope and statement of work.
• Identify additional potential work and any out-of-scope services requested by clients.
• Achieve specified client servicing deliverables and goals identified each year. This may include billable hours and utilization goals.
• Support senior members of the group in developing business opportunities through the introduction of additional services for existing client.
• Train and mentor less experienced staff. Review their work product for reasonableness and accuracy to validate data and results.
• Participate in training opportunities to remain current with technical skills and the regulatory environment.

Required knowledge and experience

• 5+ years or more of direct experience in an HR consulting firm or professional services firm.
• Strong project management and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to handle multiple projects in as fast-paced and time-sensitive environment.
• Working knowledge of employee benefits.
• Demonstrated interest in the global environment, other cultures, and languages.

Preferred knowledge and experience

• International or US benefits consulting experience.
• Demonstrated consultative skills to effectively work in a cohesive team environment as well as the ability to communicate with a variety of internal and external parties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (business, mathematics, finance, economics, or other degrees where quantitative skills are required is preferred).
• Advanced degree or project management certification is an advantage.

Pay

The salary range for this position intended for U.S. applicants is $105K to $115K annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location. This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon's annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

Benefits

• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon's discretion.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Various types of leaves of absence.
• Paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, and paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws.
• Short-term disability and optional long-term disability.
• Health savings account.
• Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance.
• Optional personal insurance policies.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.