Senior Health & Benefits Consultant

About the role

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Health & Benefits team at Mercer. This role will be based in Cincinnati, Columbus or Pittsburgh. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

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.

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

• Thrive and be motivated by an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities.
• Interesting work.
• Supportive leaders.
• Flexible work environment.
• Hybrid work model.

Pay

• The applicable base salary range for this role is $88,000 to $176,000.

Schedule

• All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week.
• Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.