Vice-President, Client Relationships - Talent Solutions

Gallagher; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading benefit services firm in Metro Vancouver is seeking a Vice President, Client Relationships. In this hybrid role, you will drive new business opportunities and enhance client relationships, partnering with a strong team to create impactful strategies. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of relevant experience in business development and excellent communication skills, fostering strong stakeholder partnerships.

Benefits

Flexible medical & dental coverage

Life and AD&D Insurance options

Retirement savings with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Educational expense reimbursement

Paid sick days & personal days

Employee referral bonus program

Qualifications

• 5-8 years proven experience in business development and sales.
• Proven experience in driving revenue for a division or department.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate and grow cross-practice business opportunities.
• Build and improve performance with business contacts.
• Develop proposals and business growth plans.

Skills

Business development

Client management

Stakeholder consultation

Communication skills

Proposal writing

Job description

Introduction

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.

Overview

Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc. (GBS) consistently stands out in the marketplace as an employer of knowledgeable, highly skilled talent. We are a company that touches businesses and their employees on a personal level. At the core, our job is to help protect the health and well‑being of employees and provide for their financial security – all while allowing employers to attract and retain the people they need to grow and succeed. As you consider the value of working for us, remember your talent, winning attitude and strong performance will be highly valued and will improve your future potential.

We are currently looking for a Vice President, Client Relationships that has the character and personality to work with a strong team of personable and successful individuals. Poised for aggressive growth, there has never been a better time to be part of the Gallagher Talent Solutions team. This is a hybrid role with travel to the office or client locations as required.

The Vice President, Client Relationships is responsible for generating and growing profitable new cross practice business opportunities in the Market through leveraging their existing networks as well as the development of new client relationships to drive new and existing base accounts that are underpenetrated and sustain this business to gain market share.

How you'll make an impact

• Unleash our cross-practice value proposition (Sales Leadership and Training, Leadership Assessment & Development, and Career Transition & Outplacement) to stage our distinction in the market.
• Build and improve our performance across new and under‑penetrated business contacts.
• Develop proposals, cross‑market collaboration, and business growth plans.

About you

You will be successful if you have:

• A demonstrated track record in building partnerships, stakeholder consultation, client management and business development
• 5-8 years proven experience in business development and sales
• Proven experience in driving revenue for a division or a department
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Experience writing and winning competitive formal bids and proposals with experience in managing RFP responses

Some of the desired work traits are:

• An individual with strong interpersonal skills – the ability to listen, build relationships, communicate, connect, and influence within the client environment and our team setting
• Committed to a collaborative team environment, and to providing an outstanding client experience
• Appreciation and an aptitude for personal branding
• Tenacious and entrepreneurial – willing to take the initiative
• A creative thinker with the insight and ability to quickly assimilate new concepts, recognize trends in industry and management thinking, and leverage them to engage and add value to our client organizations
• A predisposition to learning and continuous growth
• A high regard and respect for confidentiality

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Flexible medical & dental coverage to meet your household's needs
• Life, Dependent Life and AD & D Insurance options
• Retirement savings including RRSP including a company match, TFSA, pension and more
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Other benefits include:

• Educational expense reimbursement
• Employee assistance programs
• Discounted gym membership (GoodLife Fitness)
• Opportunity for flexible work arrangements
• Paid sick days & personal days
• Employee education recognition program
• Employee referral bonus program

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.