Employee Benefits Associate

godirect; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Voya Financial in Minneapolis is seeking an Employee Benefits Associate, an early-career program rotating through Underwriting, Operations, Product, Client Implementation, and Sales to build broad knowledge and prepare for future roles.

Participants gain practical experience, contribute to meaningful business work, and learn how Employee Benefits solutions support employers, brokers, clients, and employees.

Qualifications

• Applicants should be graduating with an undergraduate degree in spring of 2027.
• Actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in business, finance, economics, actuarial science, data analytics, marketing, communications, healthcare administration, risk management, or related field.
• Demonstrated academic, internship, project, leadership, volunteer, or extracurricular experience requiring collaboration and problem-solving.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and foundational analytical skills and proficiency with common business applications.
• Internship, cooperative education, campus leadership, customer service, research, or project-based experience.
• Experience analyzing information, preparing presentations, or coordinating projects.
• Interest in workplace benefits, health solutions, insurance, financial services, or customer-focused business operations.
• #LI-MN1

Responsibilities

• Complete structured assignments across Underwriting, Operations, Product, Client Implementation, and Sales.
• Learn how business functions work together to deliver Employee Benefits products and services.
• Build an understanding of Employee Benefits customers, products, business strategy, culture, and systems.
• Participate actively in coaching, cohort check-ins, applied learning, leader sessions, and mentor partnerships.
• Present work products and key learnings at the conclusion of each assignment.
• Contribute to a cross-functional capstone demonstrating business knowledge, collaboration, and problem-solving.
• Support rotation transitions by documenting work, transferring knowledge, and completing assigned deliverables.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Project coordination

MS Office proficiency

Education

Undergraduate degree in business-related field

Undergraduate degree in progress (graduating Spring 2027)

Job description

Together we fight for everyone's opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together - with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone's access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough ... we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with - and those we acquire throughout our lives - are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture?

Getting to Know the Opportunity:

The Employee Benefits Associate is an early-career professional who participates in a structured rotational program designed to build broad Employee Benefits business knowledge and develop future-ready talent. Through rotations across Underwriting, Operations, Product, Client Implementation, and Sales, the associate gains practical experience, contributes to meaningful business work, and learns how Employee Benefits solutions support employers, brokers, clients, and employees. The program culminates in a cross-functional capstone for placement into an approved role based on business needs, demonstrated capabilities, interests, and rotation outcomes.

The Contributions You'll Make :

• Complete structured assignments across Underwriting, Operations, Product, Client Implementation, and Sales.
• Learn how business functions work together to deliver Employee Benefits products and services.
• Build an understanding of Employee Benefits customers, products, business strategy, culture, and systems.
• Participate actively in coaching, cohort check-ins, applied learning, leader sessions, and mentor partnerships.
• Present work products and key learnings at the conclusion of each assignment.
• Contribute to a cross-functional capstone demonstrating business knowledge, collaboration, and problem-solving.
• Support rotation transitions by documenting work, transferring knowledge, and completing assigned deliverables.
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Knowledge & Experience:

• Applicants should be graduating with an undergraduate degree in spring of 2027.
• Actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in business, finance, economics, actuarial science, data analytics, marketing, communications, healthcare administration, risk management, or related field.
• Demonstrated academic, internship, project, leadership, volunteer, or extracurricular experience requiring collaboration and problem-solving.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and foundational analytical skills and proficiency with common business applications.
• Internship, cooperative education, campus leadership, customer service, research, or project-based experience.
• Experience analyzing information, preparing presentations, or coordinating projects.
• Interest in workplace benefits, health solutions, insurance, financial services, or customer-focused business operations.
• #LI-MN1

Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that's fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate's geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$50,000-$55,000 USD

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That's why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: T