Benefits Consultant

This range is provided by BBSI. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Everything we do at BBSI is in support of business owners. We eliminate organizational complexity and bring predictability to the management of their business. We offer outsourced benefits, HR, risk management, payroll administration, and recruiting to small-and medium-sized businesses. We combine expert knowledge with industry-leading solutions allowing business owners to focus on their core business while building stronger companies.

BBSI (Nasdaq) is experiencing a steady rate of growth and is looking for key employees to complement our existing teams. The Employee Benefits Consultant role provides guidance and support to our business-owner clients and our internal team of experts and represents our master benefits program, BBSI Benefits. This person must demonstrate strong business acumen and possess an entrepreneurial spirit with a genuine desire to proactively and consistently deliver results for our clients and internal teams.

The BBSI Employee Benefits Consultant works with their branch, clients, and their broker (when applicable) to create a tailored benefits package that will meet the needs of our clients and their employees.

The objective of the Employee Benefit Consultant is to partner with branches, internal underwriting, and the corporate operations team to:

• Grow the master benefits program (Health, Dental, Vision, Ancillary, etc.)
• Recommend client companies’ benefits offerings based on client objectives, providing clients with strategic guidance and decision-making support.
• Educate client employees (worksite employees) on the value of their benefits and simplify industry concepts during open enrollment meetings, maximizing employee engagement and plan participation.
• Field driven new business development, identifying opportunities and client/RP fit.
• Act as a subject matter expert in the area of employee benefits, providing strategic guidance, training, and support to clients and their employees.

This position is a
full time, exempt position
that reports to the Benefits Consultant Manager and works in partnership with other positions within the business units, branches, and corporate office.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 8+ years hands-on employee benefits experience at a benefits brokerage or general agency;
  Account Management and/or Benefits Administration experience a plus. Prior PEO experience a plus.
• Thorough understanding of employee benefits principles and practices, including laws and regulations at the state and federal level, product and market-specific familiarity, industry trends, and underwriting concepts.
• Ability to develop and maintain deep knowledge of master plan contracts, carrier partnerships, competitors, plan limitations and exclusions, internal processes, underwriting requirements, and compliance considerations.
• Ability to understand audience and modify communication clearly in verbal and written formats with all levels and industry types.
• Excellent facilitation skills including conducting meetings for desired impact. Demonstrated ability to write, develop, and deliver successful presentations and facilitate trainings to individuals and groups at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a portfolio of accounts while maintaining strong client relationships to become a trusted advisor to business owners.
• Extensive Microsoft Office experience, especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, experience using CRM software.
• Availability to travel up to 25% during peak periods, including possible overnight stays.
• Current Life and Health Insurance Producer’s License.

For individuals with these requirements, this position offers:

• The opportunity to work for a results-oriented and growing national publicly traded company.
• The chance to work as part of a team of experts to impact the success and growth of client companies, the benefits program, and the organization.
• Experience working with clients in a variety of industries.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The starting salary range for this position is $90,.00 annually.…