Health & Benefits Account Executive

Aon plc; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Long-term incentive awards

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Aon plc in Charlotte, NC is seeking an experienced Health Solutions Account Executive to lead client relationships, develop benefits strategy, and guide a team in managing clients’ benefits programs.

The role includes benefits consulting, vendor management, and coordinating with HR, Benefits and Finance executives to deliver effective Health and Welfare solutions. You will lead projects, create client reports, and help drive long-term partnerships in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of Health and Benefits background.
• Five plus years of benefits consulting/brokerage experience.
• Client facing experience at a consulting company, insurance company, brokerage or in the Health and Benefits discipline.
• Complex project management experience.
• Broad business knowledge/perspective.
• Team building skills.
• Business development experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Benefits Administration, Data Analysis, CRM, and related skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop employee benefits strategies, lead sophisticated benefits consulting projects, manage vendors, develop client reports, lead external meetings and internal resource coordination.
• Maintain and grow long-term client relationships through excellent service.
• Display an in-depth understanding of the Health and Benefits marketplace and Aon’s Health and Benefits practice.
• Lead all aspects of vendor negotiations and provide coaching to team members.
• Form effective teams and coordinate with client executives to meet goals.

Skills

Health and Benefits

Benefits consulting

Vendor management

Client relationship management

Project management

Business development

CRM

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Life/Health license

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM systems

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Account Executive to lead Health and Benefits client relationships, develop benefits strategy, and lead a team to manage clients’ benefits programs.

As part of a leading global professional services firm, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions supporting Health and Welfare benefits strategies. We are building our Health Solutions team with the best talent and will consider great candidates in Charlotte or Raleigh, NC.

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from either our Charlotte or Raleigh, NC office (3 days in office per week).

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Your Impact as a Health Account Executive

The Health Solutions Account Executive will be a key contributor and leader for mid and large market clients. The role involves responsibility forbenefitsconsulting and vendor management for assigned clients, including placing insurance and coordinating the assigned client team. This position will have frequent interactions with clients’ HR, Benefits and Finance executivesregardingthe delivery ofbenefitsconsulting services.

What the day will look like:

• Develop employee benefits strategies, lead sophisticatedbenefitsconsulting projects, manage vendors, develop client reports, lead external meetings and internal resource coordination.
• Maintain and grow long-term client relationships through excellent service
• Display an in-depth understanding of the Health and Benefits marketplace, as well as Aon’s Health and Benefits practice
• Participate as needed on internal projects and initiatives that advance the knowledge and skills of Aon’s Health and Benefits practice
• Possess experience andexpertisein benefit plan design, rate analysis, strategy, RFP development and response review, insurance carrier negotiations, stewardship report preparation, benchmark analysis, client financial analysis and reporting and carrier contract reviews
• Demonstrate excellent communication,presentationand interpersonal collaboration skills
• Exhibit leadership in business judgment inanticipatingclient/project needs and developing alternative solutions
• Form effective teams, share client background and goals, measure results, share ideas,identifyprocess improvements, providetimelyand regular coaching and feedback to team members
• Lead all aspects of vendor negotiations and provide coaching to other team members
• Acts as a strategic resource to colleagues and peers
• Exhibit thought leadership—understand and be able to articulate ideas to clients

Skills and experience that will lead to success:

• Ten or more years of Health and Benefits background
• Five plus years of benefits consulting/brokerage experience
• Client facing experience at a consulting company, insurance company, brokerage or in the Health and Benefits discipline
• Complex project management experience
• Broad business knowledge/perspective
• Team building skills
• Business development experience
• Proficiencywith Microsoft Office tools
• Benefits Administration, Business Development, Change Management, Consulting, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Analysis, Data Management, Health Care, Meeting Facilitation, Project Management, Risk Management, Solutions Design, Workforce Strategy

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of industry experience
• Life/Accident/Health insurance license (or ability to learn license after hire)

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $154,000 to $215,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

The salary range reflected is based on a primary work location of Charlotte, NC. The actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

Benefits We Offer

• a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• an employee stock purchase plan
• consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion
• medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions

Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.