Health and Benefits Integrated Associate

As a Health and Benefits Integrated Associate you will contribute to a wide variety of projects including supporting clients and various internal initiatives.

Your client support will involve the design, financing and ongoing management of the full spectrum of health and benefit programs. You will support the project manager on select projects, interface with vendors and key clients internally and externally, create client deliverables, and ensure quality standards are met. You will have the opportunity to significantly grow your health and benefits business acumen as well as your financial, project management and client relationship skills by working on cutting edge projects alongside leaders in the industry. This portion of the role will represent approximately 50% of your role.

The other 50% of your role will be focused to support the market on excellence and growth by partnering closely with the Market Leader, Delivery & Operations Leader and Excellence Leader. You will support colleague adherence to our excellence model across all MNY clients. You will get exposed to various best practices and train new hire colleagues on our excellence model. You will have the opportunity to partner with local leadership to project manage both internal and external growth initiatives. You will be visible at the market level by presenting at all-colleague staff meetings across excellence and growth initiatives.

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

  Responsibilities:

Client Support (50%):

Materially contribute to core health and benefits projects supporting the design and management of group medical, dental, wellbeing, life, disability and absence management benefits for clients. Responsibilities include:

• Partnering with client service team leader to deliver superior project management
• Providing superior client service in response to day-to-day service issues and questions (eligibility, carrier coverage and claims issues, compliance, etc.)
• Preparation for client meetings (prepare agendas and materials, coordinate resources, etc.)
• Supporting vendor procurement, implementation, and optimization activities
• Providing benefit enrollment support, including preparing materials and presentations, verifying policy and plan information, and updating internal systems as necessary
• Contributing to completion of reports and administrative actions for clients including Form 5500 filings, policy checking and delivery, monthly reporting of client and carrier information, summary plan descriptions and certificates
• Supporting client service team leader in benefit plan analysis, design, cost savings and funding strategies
• Conducting review of client deliverables to ensure alignment to client objectives, leverage of optimal WTW services and solutions, and adherence to WTW professional excellence standards
• Facilitating benchmarking studies and other research; providing value added analyses and summaries
• Analyzing and comparing vendor products, services and contracts
  • Building relationships internally and collaborating effectively on cross-functional teams

Excellence and Growth Initiatives (50%):

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $75,000-$85,000 USD per year. This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

Company Benefits 

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply): 

Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program) 

Leave Benefits: 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), Paid Time Off 

Retirement Benefits: Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k). All Level 38 and more senior roles may also be eligible for non-qualified Deferred Compensation and Deferred Savings Plans.

EOE, including disability/vets 

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.