Senior H&B Consultant I

Company:

Mercer

Description:

At Mercer, we’re creating a culture where you can bring your authentic self to work.  When you join us, you bring your inclusive energy and enthusiasm to a team that values you personally and professionally – regardless of who you are, what you look like, where you were raised or born, who you love or what your religious beliefs are.  You are welcome here.

Mercer’s Health & Benefits Consulting team is seeking an Employee Health & Benefits Consultant (Senior Associate) for our Toronto office.

The Employee Benefits Consultant will:

• Participate in delivering impactful solutions for organizations of any size and varied industries and have a direct impact on their employees
• Work in a collaborative environment on a wide variety of client teams with any number of our 80+ Health colleagues in Toronto
• Support clients in the financial and strategic management of their employee benefit programs through analysis and communication
• Manage the scope, quality, timeliness, and budget of multiple client deliverables
• Delegate to and review project work of more junior colleagues which includes technical review of financial, contract, and administrative analysis
• Provide direction to analysts and other team members in the preparation and delivery of clear and concise client presentations

We will count on you to:

• Lead and support on client engagements, including managing overall service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewal, business placement, benchmarking, and other studies
• Perform detailed technical reviews of analysis and reporting prepared by more junior colleagues, relying on group insurance underwriting principles with a consulting lens
• Develop benefits design and renewal strategies and drive the development of tools and solutions to address complex client issues
• Use appropriate Mercer tools in the development and execution of client strategy
• Incorporate compliance and professional standards into all work processes, including transparency, peer review and maintaining required licensure
• Provide mentoring and coaching to more junior team members on both technical and soft skills.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Life Licensed agent in Ontario or ability to obtain one in 6 months
• 5+ years' experience in identifying, designing, pricing, recommending, and implementing efficient, innovative business solutions to clients' complex health care benefits challenges
• Strong technical underwriting skills and knowledge of the Canadian insurance market
• Proven management skills in leading large, complex projects
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple and complex tasks in a demanding work environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication skills

What makes you stand out:

Strong, innovative sales and marketing skills, plus the ability to market organizational strengths successfully

A Group Benefits Associate (GBA) and/or Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation

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 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. If you need further customization or want to add more details, let me know!

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan 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, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, Marsh McLennan will provide a reasonable accommodation to employees and prospective employees to the point of undue hardship upon request and as required in respect of the individual’s particular restrictions and limitations. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or medical need, please contact reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan 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 McLennan 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.