Senior Manager, Health Benefits Consulting

Deloitte France; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 172,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Manager, Health Benefits Consulting to lead complex client work on health and welfare benefits strategy, plan design, and financial performance.

You will advise employers and municipal governments, manage vendor relationships, and mentor junior staff while ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality deliverables. This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, data-driven decision-making, and executive-level reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 12+ years of US health and welfare benefits consulting or brokerage experience.
• 5+ years underwriting experience supporting financial analysis for health and welfare plans.
• 5+ years' experience managing multiple client projects concurrently.
• Ability to travel 0-30% depending on clients.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Responsibilities

• Lead client relationships, respond to needs, and prepare decision-ready reports and presentations.
• Develop health and welfare benefits strategies and plan designs; apply market benchmarks and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze self-insured financial projections, claims, and utilization data to support rate-setting decisions.
• Lead RFPs, vendor selection, renewal, negotiation, and implementation for medical, dental, pharmacy, life and disability programs.
• Manage project delivery, mentor junior professionals, and support broader health and welfare consulting initiatives.

Skills

Independent & team player

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Project leadership

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Deadline-driven

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Are you an experienced health and welfare benefits consultant ready to lead complex client work? As a Senior Manager, Health Benefits Consulting, you will advise commercial employers and municipal governments on benefits strategy, plan design, financial performance, vendor management, and compliance.

Recruiting for this role ends on 10/12/2026.Work you'll doAs a Senior Manager, Health Benefits Consulting on the Employer Health team, you will be responsible for...

• Lead client relationships, respond to emerging needs, and prepare decision-ready reports and presentations

• Develop health and welfare benefits strategies and plan designs; apply market benchmarks and regulatory requirements

• Analyze self-insured financial projections, claims, and utilization data to support rate-setting and contribution decisions

• Lead requests for proposal, vendor selection, renewal, negotiation, and implementation for medical, dental, pharmacy, life, and disability programs

• Manage project delivery, mentor junior professionals, and support broader health and welfare consulting initiatives

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

• Ability to lead projects or workstreams

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The teamDeloitte's Human Capital practice helps organizations align workforce and talent decisions with business priorities. We work with leaders across human resources, finance, risk, and business functions to address people and operating-model challenges.

Within Workforce Transformation, the Employer Health team advises plan sponsors on health and welfare benefits strategy, plan design, financial management, vendor management, and compliance.QualificationsRequired:

• Bachelor's degree

• 12+ years of consulting or brokerage experience focused on United States health and welfare benefits

• 5+ years of underwriting experience supporting financial analysis for health and welfare benefit plans

• 5+ years' experience managing multiple client projects at the same time

• Ability to travel 0-30%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in mathematics, statistics, business administration, or public health

• Experience evaluating the financial components of pharmacy benefit manager contracts

• Experience supporting United States Total Rewards programs, including compensation and retirement

• Experience using artificial intelligence tools to support benefits analysis, plan documentation, client communications, or process improvement

• Broker's license

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $171,600 to $338,300.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.