Health & Benefits Consultant

Health & Benefits Consultant

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

As a Health & Benefits (H&B) Consultant, you will assist with managing consulting engagements with 100 - 5,000 lives employers regarding their medical, dental, life, and disability benefit plans and programs. You may be assisting with negotiations with benefits carriers and vendors to secure health and welfare plan coverage for these employers and will be acting as the client manager. You will be working alongside a team, including a Relationship Manager, who is responsible for the overall client relationship.

We will count on you to contribute towards:

• Supporting complex client engagements, including overall service delivery, financial evaluations, plan design, renewal, business placement, benchmarking, and other studies.
• Developing sophisticated benefits design and renewal strategies and drive the development of tools and solutions to address complex client issues.
• Effectively communicating Mercer's position on the latest industry trends to clients.
• Being accountable for revenue/profitability for client accounts and projects.
• Monitoring the success of projects in terms of scope, budget, timeliness, and client satisfaction.
• Creating demand for new products/services in the marketplace.
• Managing and participating in new business opportunities with sales channel partners.

What you need to have:

• 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.

What makes you stand out:

• Life and Health License.
• Strong, innovative sales and marketing skills plus the ability to market organizational strengths successfully.
• Well-versed mathematical skills, communication, and listening skills.
• Proven project management skills.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim 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 (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting View email address on click.appcast.io. Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. 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.