Aon is looking for a Health Solutions Middle Market Account Executive! This is a hybrid role that can report to either our Houston or Austin, TX office.
Experienced account executive to lead Health and Benefits client relationships, develop benefits strategy, and lead a team to manage clients’ benefits programs.
Aon is in the business of better decisions :
At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.
Your Impact as a Health Solutions Account Executive :
The Health Solutions Account Executive will be a key contributor and leader for middle market clients. The role involves responsibility for benefits consulting and vendor management for assigned clients, including placing insurance and coordinating the assigned client team.
This position will have frequent interactions with clients’ HR, Benefits and Finance executives regarding the delivery of benefits consulting services.
What the day will look like :
- Develop employee benefits strategies, lead sophisticated benefits consulting projects, manage vendors, develop client reports, lead external meetings and internal resource coordination.
- Maintain and grow long-term client relationships through excellent service
- Display an in-depth understanding of the Health and Benefits benefits marketplace, as well as Aon’s Health and Benefits practice
- Participate as needed on internal projects and initiatives that advance the knowledge and skills of Aon’s Health and Benefits practice
- Possess experience and expertise in benefit plan design, rate analysis, strategy, RFP development and response review, insurance carrier negotiations, stewardship report preparation, benchmark analysis, client financial analysis and reporting and carrier contract reviews
- Demonstrate excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal collaboration skills
- Exhibit leadership in business judgment in anticipating client / project needs and developing alternative solutions
- Form effective teams, share client background and goals, measure results, share ideas, identify process improvements, provide timely and regular coaching and feedback to team members
- Lead all aspects of vendor negotiations and provide coaching to other team members
- Act as strategic resource for consultants
- Exhibit thought leadership understand and be able to articulate ideas to clients
- Be willing learn about other Aon solution lines and introduce to clients as appropriate
Skills and experience that will lead to success :
- Ten or more years of Health and Benefits background
- Five plus years of benefits consulting / brokerage experience
- Client facing experience at a consulting company, insurance company, brokerage or in the Health and Benefits discipline
- Complex project management experience
- Broad business knowledge / perspective
- Team building skills
- Business development experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
Education :
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of industry experience
- Life / Accident / Health insurance license (or ability to learn license after hire)
How we support our colleagues :
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work / life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon.
Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two Global Wellbeing Days each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself.
We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognize that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work.
- and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!