Employee Health & Benefits Senior Marketing Lead

Our not-so-secret sauce.

Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 11,000 of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as an Employee Health & Benefits Senior Marketing Lead at Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA).

MMA provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With 200 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh (NYSE: MRSH).

Applicants must be within driving distance to our Kennesaw, GA office to be considered for this role and have the ability to commute to the office a minimum of three days per week.

A day in the life.

As an Employee Health & Benefits Senior Marketing Lead , you will:

The Senior Marketing Lead will be capable of performing the following major accountabilities in an exemplary fashion with minimal supervision.  The Senior Marketing Lead also will be regarded as a leader among his or her peers and a teammate who sets examples for others to follow, as well as being sought by teammates as a resource for strategic advice and assistance working through complex issues

• Serve as a consultative point of contact for the client in relation to coverages and marketing matters; identify and understand client needs and provide recommendations with supporting rationale with limited or no oversight from the Producer.

• Assist the producer in sales efforts, including responding to Requests for Proposals, participating in prospect meetings, and selling additional lines and endorsements that enhance coverage and meet the needs of the client.

• Build and maintain key client and carrier relationships by phone, email, and in person.

• Grow a working knowledge of the current marketplace and capabilities of providing alternatives for the transfer of risk.

• Coordinate and work closely with local and national leadership to drive LOB strategy and initiatives as well as promote and drive utilization of best practices.

• Demonstrate strong skills in negotiating pricing, where applicable, and policy conditions and terms with the selected carriers, and decide the best carrier(s) for the client within marketing guidelines.

• Assist the Producer and account team members in collecting client information.

• Provide analyses and recommendations of coverage needs to the Producer and client, assist the Producer in developing initial marketing and renewal strategies, and lead the execution of marketing and renewal strategies, working with account team members and direct communications with carrier underwriters and other carrier representatives.

• Lead the renewal process and prepare company applications and submissions to appropriate markets.

• Prepare any proposals, finance agreements and other presentations, as requested

• Assist the Producer in and/or lead in presenting coverage and renewal recommendations to the client.

• Ability to direct and lead renewal strategy, mid-year reviews, and annual stewardship meetings as requested.

• Visit prospects and/or clients with Producer and/or other teammates as required.

• Understand and utilize the client management system(s) and other relevant technology platforms.

• Attend seminars, classes, and carrier meetings to keep abreast of new products available for clients and acquire expertise in legislative changes.

• Be a resource to teammates and very knowledgeable about insurance carrier products and programs

• Mentor and train other account team members as appropriate, and demonstrate strong interpersonal and professional relationship building skills.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and/or related experience

• Seven years of relevant insurance industry experience

• Appropriate insurance license(s)

• Considerable knowledge of markets, policies and coverage issues for all states and industries serviced

• Organizational skills to plan and prioritize workload, and to oversee application of workflows and procedures

• Leadership skills, service, and team orientation to provide direction, praise, constructive feedback, and development to employees in a way that maximizes productivity and team morale

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive business relationships with clients, market contacts, and McGriff teammates

• Strong persuasion skills and tact to obtain information, negotiate with markets, obtain commitment or payments due from others, and motivate staff

• Discretion and problem solving skills to analyze client information, proposal competitiveness, etc., and to resolve client, market, and employee relations problems

• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications such as Microsoft Office Suite

• Ability to travel overnight

These additional qualifications are a plus, but not required to apply:

• Advanced degree(s)

• Insurance industry certifications in addition to necessary license(s)

• Significant prior experience leading teams and/or projects

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

Valuable benefits.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work.  

Some benefits included in this role are:

• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering

• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

• Hybrid Work

• Charitable contribution match programs

• Stock purchase opportunities

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Who you are is who we are.

We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. We are always seeking those with ethics, talent, and ambition who are interested in joining our client-focused teams.

Marsh McLennan and its affiliates are EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity employers.

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