Vice President Placement

Willis Towers Watson; Mumbai; On-site; INR 9,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is looking for an experienced individual in Mumbai to manage a team focused on health and benefits sales. This role requires over 10 years of experience, particularly in B2B sales and a strong understanding of the insurance industry. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and negotiation skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Responsibilities include coordinating new business, developing relationships with insurers, and ensuring effective policy placement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in health and benefits sales.
• Prior experience as a Placement Team leader preferred.
• Ability to develop insurers and TPA relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team supporting new business and retention efforts.
• Coordinate policy placement end-to-end.
• Facilitate relationships with HQ underwriters.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Verbal and written communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

MBA/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Industry-specific analysis software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Managing team to support New business and retention team in procuring best quotations from the available market
• Prior experience at Placement Team leader will be preferred.
• Develop insurers relationship
• Develop TPA relationship
• Develop relations with HQ underwriters
• Should know technical details of all the product.
• Should be good at negotiation skills
• Eye to detail on drawing RFP
• End to end coordination on policy placement

Qualifications

• MBA/ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in related field
• 10+ years experience in health and benefits sales
• Demonstrated achievement in B2B sales
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation of group presentations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access and industry-specific analysis software.
• Basic understanding of the insurance industry, with the ability to become a subject matter expert on the job.
• Innovation and problem-solving skills that include the ability to develop and propose equipment-based solutions for clients