Account Executive - Workers' Compensation

WTW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Salary continuance insurance

Life and TPD insurance

Career growth

Job summary

WTW in Sydney is seeking a Workers' Compensation claims expert to join our Workplace Risk team. The role focuses on hands-on injury and claims management and providing workers’ compensation advice to support clients’ risk programs.

You will deliver Outsourced Return to Work and Injury Management, offer strategic advice on claims, collaborate with partners, analyze data trends, and contribute to consultancy projects.

Qualifications

• Experience working for a rehabilitation provider, employer or workers’ compensation agent/insurer.
• Exposure to National Workers’ Compensation arrangements.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to organise, prioritise, project manage and work well under pressure.
• A team player with credibility and trust.
• A qualification in Allied Health, or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide Outsourced Return to Work and Injury Management support services for a range of clients.
• Provide strategic advice on claims and injury management to clients.
• Engage strategic partners to deliver value to clients.
• Assist with data analysis on workers’ compensation injury and claim trends.
• Be an active member of the consultancy team and contribute to projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Project management

Organisational skills

Education

Allied Health qualification

Job description

Are you a Workers Compensation claims expert? Then we have a role for you to come join our Workplace Risk team in our Sydney office.

Reporting to the NSW State Manager (Workplace Risk), the primary focus of this role will be to provide hands‑on injury and claims management and workers’ compensation advice to support our clients’ workplace risk programs.

The Role

• Providing Outsourced Return to Work and Injury Management support services for a range of clients
• Provide our clients with strategic advice on claims and injury management
• Engaging our strategic partners to deliver value to our clients
• Assisting with data analysis on workers’ compensation injury and claim trends
• Be an active member of our consultancy team, willingly working on assigned projects and developing knowledge and skills

The Requirements

• Experience working for a rehabilitation provider, employer or workers’ compensation agent/insurer
• Previous exposure to National Workers’ Compensation arrangements
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Proven ability to organise, prioritise, project manage and work well under pressure
• A team player with the ability to demonstrate credibility and gain trust
• A qualification in Allied Health, or equivalent work experience

If you are considering applying your workers’ compensation experience in a new area, a full internal training program to support your move into consulting will be provided, however, the above areas of experience and preferred skills will be beneficial to kick‑start your consulting career.

Why Join WTW?

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

• Annual bonus
• Company paid salary continuance insurance
• Life and TPD insurance
• Career Growth – internal opportunities and development programs

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 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. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

At WTW, we believe that a culture of inclusion and diversity is critical to our business. It's not a separate initiative – rather it’s fundamental to everything we do. We are an equal‑opportunity employer who is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and embrace diversity including gender, nationality, disability, age, marital/parental status, ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.

In the spirit of reconciliation Willis Towers Watson acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email [e-mail]