Health & Benefits Account Executive

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Account Executive to lead Health and Benefits client relationships, develop benefits strategy, and lead a team to manage clients' benefits programs. As part of a leading global professional services firm, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions supporting Health and Welfare benefits strategies. We are building our Health Solutions team with the best talent and will consider great candidates in Charlotte or Raleigh, NC. This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from either our Charlotte or Raleigh, NC office (3 days in office per week).

Responsibilities

• Develop employee benefits strategies
• Lead sophisticated benefits consulting projects
• Manage vendors
• Develop client reports
• Lead external meetings and internal resource coordination
• Maintain and grow long‑term client relationships through excellent service
• Display an in‑depth understanding of the Health and Benefits marketplace and Aon's Health and Benefits practice
• Participate as needed on internal projects and initiatives that advance the knowledge and skills of Aon's Health and Benefits practice
• Possess experience and expertise in benefit plan design, rate analysis, strategy, RFP development and response review, insurance carrier negotiations, stewardship report preparation, benchmark analysis, client financial analysis and reporting, and carrier contract reviews
• Demonstrate excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal collaboration skills
• Exhibit leadership in business judgment in anticipating client/project needs and developing alternative solutions
• Form effective teams, share client background and goals, measure results, share ideas, identify process improvements, provide timely and regular coaching and feedback to team members
• Lead all aspects of vendor negotiations and provide coaching to other team members
• Act as a strategic resource to colleagues and peers
• Exhibit thought leadership; understand and be able to articulate ideas to clients

Requirements

• Ten or more years of Health and Benefits background
• Five plus years of benefits consulting/brokerage experience
• Client‑facing experience at a consulting company, insurance company, brokerage, or in the Health and Benefits discipline
• Complex project management experience
• Broad business knowledge/perspective
• Team building skills
• Business development experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of industry experience
• Life/Accident/Health insurance license