Account Manager II

Kaiser Permanente; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

KAISER in San Jose, California is seeking an Account Manager II - Small Group to implement standard sales and retention strategies for health insurance accounts with guidance from a supervisor. You will leverage customer data and product knowledge to meet revenue targets and build relationships with customers, brokers, and channel partners.

Essential responsibilities include renewals, presenting rate and product options, maintaining CRM data, and identifying cross-sell opportunities while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or minimum three years in sales, customer service, telemarketing, account management, health plan administration, insurance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with customers, consultants, brokers, and channel partners.
• Support renewal processes, including administration, negotiations, and presentations of rate, product, and benefits.
• Maintain up-to-date CRM data and collaborate with internal teams to align engagement strategies with customer goals.

Skills

Customer experience

Member service

Benefits/Services

Presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree or 3+ years in sales/health plan admin

Job description

Client service area located in San Jose/Santa Cruz. Must reside in Northern California

Job Summary:

Implements standard sales and retention strategy for health insurance or workers compensation accounts with guidance from a supervisor. Utilizes opportunities, resources, technology tools, and customer performance data (e.g., cost utilization, financial, clinical) to meet competitive revenue and growth targets with coaching from a supervisor. Builds and maintains relationships with customers, consultants, brokers, and/or channel partners, including providing information and foundational product knowledge, and resolving or escalating concerns. Builds foundational knowledge of customer businesses and develops account strategies in alignment with customer goals. Collaborates internally and externally to develop account strategy, including supporting communication, and recommending solutions to customers. Follows best practices and established timelines to execute sales and renewals, including administration, negotiations, presentations, rate, product and benefits with guidance from a supervisor. Is accountable for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support the sustained growth and competitive position of KP in the market.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Pursues effective relationships with others by sharing resources, information, and knowledge with coworkers and members. Listens to, addresses, and seeks performance feedback. Pursues self-development; acknowledges strengths and weaknesses based on career goals and takes appropriate development action to leverage / improve them. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work. Assesses and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.

• Completes work assignments by applying up-to-date knowledge in subject area to meet deadlines; follows procedures and policies, and applies data and resources to support projects or initiatives with limited guidance and/or sponsorship. Collaborates with others to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports the completion of priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies and speaks up for ways to address improvement opportunities.

• Provides a positive customer experience within market turnaround expectations by: building and maintaining strategic relationships with customers, consultants, brokers, and/or channels while acting as the KP representative to monitor contract, benefit/service, and renewal activities; demonstrating foundational product knowledge when educating customers, consultants, brokers, and/or channel partners, resolving any questions or concerns; building a working understanding of prospect or customer business to ensure that Request for Renewal (RFR) response and engagement strategies are in alignment with customer goals; partnering with engagement team/specialist to coordinate engagement programs (e.g., member wellness) with coaching from a supervisor; and providing accurate information including recommendations for new products, benefits/services offerings, and pricing models to address customer, consultant, broker, and/or channel needs with coaching from a supervisor.

• Demonstrates commitment to KP sales and retention goals by: implementing standard strategies to meet or exceed targets for retention and growth for accounts in the Book of Business; documenting progress on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and maintaining updated Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform with coaching from a supervisor; and supporting the sustained growth and competitive position of KP in the market.

• Contributes to the execution of sales and renewals by: supporting the RFR process end-to-end, following established timelines and best practices; supporting standard sales and renewals including administration, negotiations, and presentations and rate product and benefit/service validation; following up on contracts, pricing, and membership accounting to implement the negotiated terms for sales and renewals; and identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities to increase growth and retention.

  Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Marketing, Finance, Business Administration, or a directly related field OR minimum three (3) years of experience in sales, customer service, telemarketing, account management, health plan administration, insurance, or a directly related field.

• Accident and Health Insurance License (California) within 3 months of hire

  Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Customer Experience; Member Service; Benefits/Services; Benefits/Services Presentations

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year of experience in group health care benefits sales, account management, and/or implementation, or a directly related field.

• Health Insurance License in state(s) where applicable.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Account Manager II - Small Group

LOCATION: San Jose, California

REQNUMBER: 1394431

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.