Associate Manager – Health & Benefits Consulting

🕒 May 5

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WTW

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10,000+ employees

At WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), we provide data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital. Leveraging the global view and local expertise of our colleagues serving 140 countries and markets, we help you sharpen your strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate your workforce and maximize performance.

📋 Description

• Materially contribute to core health and benefits projects involving the design and management of group medical, dental, life, disability and time off benefits for large, complex clients, including: • Benefit plan analysis, design, cost savings and funding strategies • Vendor procurement, negotiation and optimization • Incorporation of specialized health management, absence and disability management, pharmacy, data analytics and compliance strategies • Partner with Consultants to deliver superior project management on select clients • Perform financial analyses including developing pricing and employee contributions strategies, modelling plan design alternatives and calculating reserves • Conduct benchmarking studies and other research; provide value added analyses and summaries • Analyze and compare vendor products, services and contracts • Design, distribute and evaluate responses to surveys and RFPs • Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams • Review analytical work, mentor and develop junior level staff • Contribute to the development of new intellectual capital

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience dealing with the financials of health and welfare plans, ideally gained in a benefit consulting/brokerage firm or health underwriting / actuarial function of an insurance company • Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce quality deliverables on time and within budget • Flexibility and proven ability to identify and resolve issues • Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Self-starter attitude and ability to work individually and as part of a team • Strong analytical, creative and integrative skills • Desire to mentor/develop more junior staff • Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint • Bachelor’s degree required, preferably with significant quantitative coursework • State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining • Pursuit of CEBS designation, or health and welfare actuarial / underwriting training desired

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 • Other work/life resources • Paid Holidays • Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid 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) • Contributory Pension Plan • Savings Plan (401k)