
Senior Absence Consultant
Brown & Brown Insurance
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Alabama • Florida • United States
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About the role
- Provide valued-added consulting expertise on large, sophisticated Absence and Disability Management projects including: Absence and disability plan design and strategy
- Modeling, cost analyses, funding, and employee contribution strategies
- Vendor analysis, selection, negotiation, and procurement
- Ongoing plan management, including evaluation of program performance and trends
- Assist with vendor capability reviews and annual RFI’s
- Benchmarking studies and analyses
- Plan compliance and audit support
- Deliver superior, consistent management and deliverables in support of Absence Consulting leadership for assigned clients: Serve as primary contact to our client service team on delivery of defined work product, offering absence management subject matter expertise
- Draft and manage project plans involving multiple workflow streams and client teams
- Oversee the day-to-day project deliverables, ensuring the progress of the work product against established objectives, budgets, timelines, deliverables and quality standards
- Manage client team expectations and raise appropriate issues to leadership for resolutions
- Interface with colleagues as needed to ascertain the client’s broader business objectives, ensuring work product is strategically aligned
- Develop a trusted advisor relationship with internal stakeholders through effective communication and efficient, quality execution of projects
- Contribute to the development of new resources, tools, and approaches. Demonstrates thought leadership and deep expertise in multiple areas of absence and disability management for multi-state employers.
- Experience creating client-ready materials such as White Papers, program reviews and other thought leadership.
- Directly contribute to clients’ success through applying technical expertise.
Requirements
- BA or BS degree
- 12-15+ years of experience and success in the design/management of group disability and absence management plans gained in a consulting, brokerage, or multiple large employer (10,000+ lives) environment
- Proven experience successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget
- Demonstrated success in managing client issues and relationships; some experience in growing relationships with current clients
- Ability to review client absence and leave programs and make extensive recommendations based on experience and understanding of federal and state regulations and leave-based programs designs.
- Strong interpersonal and team skills
- Polished and well developed oral and written communication skills
- Self-starter attitude and ability to work with ambiguity
- Flexibility and proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues
- Strong analytical and creative skills
- Experience training/mentoring junior staff
- The ability to see the "big picture," leveraging the resources of related practices to address the clients' business challenges
- Working knowledge of MS Excel, Teams, Word, Sharepoint and PPT; Salesforce
- Availability to travel periodically for client and prospect meetings
- Consulting experience required
Benefits
- Health Benefits : Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- Financial Benefits : ESPP; 401k; Student Loan Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement
- Mental Health & Wellness : Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services
- Beyond Benefits : Paid Time Off, Holidays, Preferred Partner Discounts and more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
absence managementdisability managementproject managementcost analysisvendor negotiationprogram compliancebenchmarkingdata analysisleave program designconsulting
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsteam collaborationproblem-solvinganalytical skillscreativityflexibilityleadershipclient relationship managementmentoring