Education Placement Strategist - Hybrid, Complex Risk

Marsh; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

401K & retirement programs

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Marsh in Chicago is seeking a Sr. Placement Specialist to lead umbrella and excess casualty placements for education clients. This hybrid role requires coordinating with client and production teams to deliver expert broking and tailored risk strategies.

You will build carrier relationships, develop repeatable placement playbooks, and guide complex programs with tight timelines. A P&C license is required or obtainable, with 3–5+ years in casualty placement and a bachelor’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of relevant casualty placement experience.
• Strong understanding of excess casualty program structure and workflow.
• Proven ability to manage priorities independently and deliver under time pressure.
• P&C license required or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Lead umbrella and excess casualty placements for education clients.
• Develop placement strategy and carrier engagement plans for education risks.
• Build and maintain relationships with carrier partners and underwriters to drive outcomes on pricing, terms, and capacity.
• Coordinate submission development and underwriting data flow; identify gaps, anticipate underwriter questions, and support a strong risk narrative.
• Support negotiation of coverage terms and structure (limits, attachments, retentions, follow-form vs. standalone considerations, as relevant to the program).
• Partner with client-facing colleagues to deliver a high-quality experience.
• Contribute to building the education placement platform: market intelligence, best practices, playbooks, benchmarking, and lessons learned to improve consistency and scalability.
• Help develop and scale our education-specific placement offering “education tower”, including documenting a repeatable approach and partnering with stakeholders.

Skills

Casualty placement

Underwriting experience

Broking experience

P&C license

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Marsh in Chicago is seeking a Sr. Placement Specialist to lead umbrella and excess casualty placements for education clients. This hybrid role requires coordinating with client and production teams to deliver expert broking and tailored risk strategies.

You will build carrier relationships, develop repeatable placement playbooks, and guide complex programs with tight timelines. A P&C license is required or obtainable, with 3–5+ years in casualty placement and a bachelor’s degree preferred.