Senior Manager / Associate Director - Health & Benefits Advisory

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our MMB team at Mercer. This role will be based in Hong Kong. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

We will count on you to:

• Manage the scope, quality, timeliness and budget of client deliverables and take the lead in researching, analyzing, and evaluating benefits plans and programs.
• Monitor benefits utilization and analyze data to recommend improvements & solutions
• Assess client needs and organizational goals related to employee benefits.
• Develop customized flexible benefits plans that align with company culture and budget.
• Update on industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices related to employee benefits.
• Review the analysts' compilation of health benefits information from a variety of sources .  Handle responses from the carriers and the data in a template (customization depends on client plan types, funding, rate structure, etc.), and review the transparency documents.
• Interact with clients and develop relationships; involved in developing strategies to meet clients' needs, and take on the role of a trusted advisor.
• Develop and maintain personal and working relationships with key client stakeholders to transition into the role of a trusted advisor and facilitate the sharing of advice and information relevant to the client, developing new and expanded business, and gaining client referrals.

What you need to have:

• 7+ years of health & benefits advisory experience (specifically in Health and Life); with minimum of 5 years in health consultancy;
• Solid knowledge on Health & Benefits as well as insurance brokerage experience;
• Capable in data and digtial advisory solutions
• Good team player with excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to cultivate client relationship and manage challenging client demands;
• Strong language capabilities in English and Cantonese.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.