Senior Account Executive: Employee Benefits

<strong class="jdheader">Introduction</strong><br><br><div class="ewa-rteLine"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;">At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;">We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;">We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;">If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.</span></div><div class="ewa-rteLine"> </div> <br><strong class="jdheader">Overview</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">As a Senior Account Executive for Enterprise Accounts in the Healthcare Vertical with Gallagher Benefit Services, you will play the leading role in driving growth and delivering tailored benefits and organizational wellbeing solutions to large enterprise clients. You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with key decision-makers, understanding the unique challenges of the healthcare industry, and providing innovative strategies to meet their needs. This role requires a deep understanding of the healthcare sector, exceptional financial acumen, and a commitment to delivering outstanding client service.</span></p> <br><strong class="jdheader">How you'll make an impact</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Consulting/ Strategy & Solution Delivery</span></u></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Acts as the lead client contact to develop and drive execute strategic plans that will achieve our clients' goals .</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Financial management of client accounts, presenting annual projections, renewals and discussing contribution strategies and collaborating with internal teams to put together and present on tailored reporting and analysis.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Oversee the implementation of and ensure seamless delivery of services and solutions with the support of our client management and data and analytics teams.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Client Relationship Management</span></u></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with C-suite executives and other key stakeholders in enterprise healthcare organizations and is supported by day-to-day account management.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Act as a trusted advisor by understanding clients' business goals, challenges, and risk management needs</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;"> </span><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Industry Expertise</span></u></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Stay informed about trends, regulations, and emerging risks in the healthcare industry.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Provide thought leadership and insights to clients, positioning Gallagher as a leader in the healthcare vertical.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Work closely with Gallagher’s regional and national teams to leverage resources and expertise.</span></li></ul> <br><strong class="jdheader">About You</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Required: Bachelor's degree with 12+ years’ client service and/or claims management experience required. Proficiency necessary in Microsoft office applications and in using technology as a tool to maximize productivity and quality. Experience with Healthcare clients is a plus.  Appropriate licensing for Life & Health Insurance.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Behaviors: </span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Successfully manages competing priorities, proficient is using technology as a tool to maximize productivity and quality, builds collaborative and mutually meaningful relationships with internal and external clients, and comfortably engages others in a consultative dialogue. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;">Is willing to go the "Extra Mile" to achieve results that benefit the client, the Branch and Gallagher.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;">Demonstrates composure, stamina, and resilience under pressure. Ability to work collaboratively within a team as well as independently.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><br><br></p> <br><strong class="jdheader">Compensation and benefits</strong><br><br><p style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.  </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">Below are the <strong>minimum core benefits</strong> you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: </span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Life and accident insurance</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">401(K) and Roth options</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Educational expense reimbursement</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Paid parental leave</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Other benefits include:</span></strong></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Digital mental health services (Talkspace)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Training programs</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Charitable matching gift program</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">And more...</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><em><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span>We value inclusion and diversity</span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.isrvr.com/is/DigitalAssets/EligiblityRequirements/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click Here</a> <span style="color: black;">to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.</span></p>

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