Director, Health and Benefits, Client Service Team

The Role

Serve as the strategic partner and trusted advisor to clients in the design and management of their health and benefits programs. Responsibilities include:

• Leading the client service team in the design and delivery of project plans; ensuring progress against established objectives budgets timelines deliverables and quality standards
• Proactively advising clients and ensuring the delivery of superior client service
• Materially growing Health and Benefits revenue through:
  • Anticipating client needs and cross-selling new solutions to current clients
  • Serving as the Health and Benefits expert in new client pursuits by crafting solutions to meet prospect needs
• Leading vendor procurement strategy negotiation implementation and optimization activities
• Engaging specialist resources and subject matter experts to solve for client needs and generate new business
• Demonstrating extensive leadership ability by directly managing and/or mentoring other colleagues
• Conducting final review deliverable to ensure alignment to client objectives leverage of optimal WTW recommendations services and solutions and adherence to WTW professional excellence standards.

The Requirements

• 10 years experience and demonstrated success in the design/management of complex health and welfare plans gained in a consulting or brokerage environment
• Proven ability to generate revenue
• Track record of success in managing and growing client relationships
• An executive presence with polished and well developed written and oral communication skills
• Superior ability to influence and collaborate with senior management and work across all levels of an organization
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
• State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining
• CEBS designation or health and welfare actuarial or underwriting training desired
• Bachelors degree strongly preferred; high school diploma required

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until a sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

Company Benefits

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare: Mental health/emotional wellbeing (including Employee Assistance Program) medical (including prescription drug coverage and fertility benefits) dental vision Health Savings Account Commuter Accounts Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts company-paid life insurance supplemental life insurance AD&D group accident group critical illness group legal identity theft protection wellbeing program adoption assistance surrogacy assistance auto/home insurance pet insurance and other work/life resources.
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays Annual Paid Time Off (includes state/local paid leave where required) Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability Other Leaves (e.g. Bereavement FMLA ADA Jury Duty Military Leave and Parental and Adoption Leave)Paid Time Off(only included for Washington roles)
• Retirement Benefits: Qualified contributory pension plan (if eligible) and 401(k) plan with annual nonelective company contribution. Non-qualified retirement plans available to senior level colleagues who satisfy the plans eligibility requirements.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At WTW we trust you to know your work and the people tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a hybrid style with a mix of remote in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and hybrid is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

EOE including disability/vets