Global Benefits Associate Consultant

Exciting opportunity to join our Integrated & Global Services (IGS) line of business as a Global Benefits Associate Consultant, based in our Lisbon office working hybrid. This role will be focused on managing and delivering large, strategic client engagements to multinational clients concerning their health and risk benefits globally. There may be a need to travel as needed for client and internal business needs. 

Operating in the global marketplace means multinational companies face a variety of different business, cultural, language and regulatory environments. Our Integrated & Global Services (IGS) line of business helps these companies navigate the challenges of multi-country complexity based on context knowledge of trends and innovative multi-client solutions. In particular, we help multinational companies develop global/cross border solutions that meet the needs of both local and headquarter management in the design, establishment, financing, operation, oversight and monitoring of their compensation and benefit programs around the world. In doing so, we work closely with our local offices in other geographies, as well as subject matter experts in other segments. 

Our Global Benefits Management (GBM) business has a particular focus around the coordination of insured benefits, and also has the breadth to consider other Benefits and Total Reward aspects as demanded by our clients. The GBM business is one of the fastest growing areas of our business with an expanding marketplace and exciting, evolving client needs. As an Associate Consultant in our GBM delivery team, you will play a key part in this growth story, taking a lead role in delivering across multiple focus areas and geographies to some of our biggest multinational clients.

The Role  

• Manage multiple client engagements. 

• Contribute to client delivery teams, providing guidance and training to junior team members as needed, and take responsibility for client deliverables 

 • Operate on teams providing advice on global health, risk and other benefits. 

• Engage with clients, building relationships and provide consistent, superior project delivery. 

• Manage large International consulting client engagements: 

o Coordinate teams and promote effective working 

o Develop project plans for execution of large, global engagements 

o Ensure project managers are maintaining team progress against goals 

• Contribute to relationships with internal and external sources to maximize the activity on key target accounts 

• Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional and cross-regional teams. 

• Partnering with regional/ local Health & Benefits, International consultants and regional/local geography teams

What you’ll bring 

• 3+ years of project management, client facing or consulting experience 

• Employee benefits experience, preferably with health and risk benefits expertise (across multiple countries is a bonus)

• Fluent in English language (French speaking is a bonus). 

• Track record of success in managing client contact relationships, demonstrating ability to communicate clearly in a client-facing role

• Ability to work both on their own and with client teams, including virtual work teams with members in different geographic locations. 

• Understanding of the nuances of working across borders, with different cultures and with multinational organizations, 

• The ability to deal positively with change and comfort working in a global environment. 

• Strong organizational abilities and flexibility to work in a fast-paced, performance driven environment managing multiple project priorities. 

• Interest and aptitude in keeping abreast of latest developments in global compensation/benefits approaches and contributing to the development of new tools and approaches. adjustments and accommodations to all applicants.