[Remote] Health and Benefits - Placement Senior Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. WTW is a leading company in the benefits consulting space, and they are seeking a Health and Benefits Placement Senior Analyst. In this role, you will manage the vendor/carrier bid and negotiation process, contributing to clients' benefits strategies while developing your skills in financial analysis and project management.

Responsibilities

• Plays an active support role in managing placement activities of clients/projects of varying size and complexity
• Demonstrates a core understanding of all broad-based benefit programs
• Develops an understanding of client’s needs and can identify products, services and carriers/vendors aligned to needs
• Coordinates internal and carrier/vendor meetings for placement projects
• Partners with Global Delivery Centers (GDCs) to deliver analyses and project management
• With minimal supervision, analyzes proposal/renewal findings; makes suggestions within the placement team and/or Client Service team (CST) on potential finalist carriers small/medium sized clients
• Drafts client deliverables for more senior colleagues’ review
• Effectively supports carriers’ placement negotiations for placement activities as assigned
• Collaborates with CST and H&B Communities of Expertise (COEs) to prepare for client presentations and meetings
• Develops and coordinates with the CST to deliver response to clients’ questions and project updates
• Responds to carrier/vendor contacts on simple questions and clarifications
• Participates in carrier/vendor selection process and draft communication strategies to those not selected
• Builds carrier/vendor relationships to enhance WTW’s market position
• Follows all internal excellence and compliance requirements

Skills

• 1-4 years of experience dealing with the financials of health and benefit plans, ideally gained in a benefit consulting/brokerage firm or at a health insurance company, preferred; alternatively, some exposure to, and interest in, health and benefits plans
• Intermediate knowledge of Fully-insured arrangements and understanding self-funded funding arrangements, including stop loss contracts and provisions
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Flexibility and proven ability to identify and resolve complex issues
• Passion for solving problems and sharing solutions to exceed the standards of the client
• Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter attitude and ability to establish priorities, work independently and with limited supervision
• Strong analytical, creative and integrative skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
• State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• This is a Remote position that would ideally prefer candidates from the NorthEast (New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia)

Benefits

• Annual short-term incentive bonus
• Mental health/emotional wellbeing (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Medical (including prescription drug coverage and fertility benefits)
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Commuter Accounts
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company-paid life insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• AD&D
• Group accident
• Group critical illness
• Group legal
• Identity theft protection
• Wellbeing program
• Adoption assistance
• Surrogacy assistance
• Auto/home insurance
• Pet insurance
• Other work/life resources
• Paid Holidays
• Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required)
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave)
• Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k)
• Non-qualified Deferred Compensation and Deferred Savings Plans (for All Level 38 and more senior roles)

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