Employee Benefits Consultant - Private Equity/M&A

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Job description

The Role

As an Employee Benefits Consultant - Private Equity/M&A, you will support the health and benefit programs of our private equity clients. These client relationships are managed by producers in our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice and have portfolio companies being serviced by our Health & Benefits practice.

Our H&B Portfolio Solutions provide additional layers of consulting strategy and oversight to our M&A clients where we have preferred relationships with Private Equity ownership. In this role, the consultant will work closely with the director of Portfolio Solutions, M&A producers, and H&B colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist project managers from our Due Diligence team and M&A producers with managing new business opportunities
• Evaluate cost saving strategies for the employee benefits programs of individual companies and/or an entire private equity portfolio
• Support ongoing relationships with private equity clients and their portfolio companies, providing annual stewardship and presenting the latest best practices in employee benefits
• Participate in the development of relationships with third party vendors that provide unique solutions to our private equity clients and their companies
• Support the development of unique benefits strategies to support the M&A Group sales process

Critical Skills

• The professional bearing and interpersonal skills required to successfully develop a high-level rapport with internal colleagues, M&A producers, clients and private equity professionals
• Strong presentation and communication skills, both written and oral, with a focus on the ability to communicate complex topics and concepts in a simplified manner
• Ability to operate effectively information is limited
• Strong time management skills and the ability to handle multiple, complex and competing priorities

The Requirements

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• Four or more years of employee benefits or related consulting experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of insurance products and concepts, including:
  • All health and welfare plans: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability
  • Underwriting and plan funding strategies
• Familiarity with employee benefits best practices, products and vendors
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office with exceptional skills in Excel and PowerPoint
• BS/BA degree required
• Experience with private equity firms or private equity owned companies (not required)

Travel

• Air travel may be required
• Driver's license required for travel

Willis Towers Watson is a federal contractor and sub-contractor subject to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements of Presidential Executive Order 14042. Therefore, you must certify and provide documentation of full vaccination against COVID-19 if you are hired in the U.S. If you are unable or unwilling to be vaccinated because of medical reasons or sincerely-held religious beliefs, and you accept an offer from WTW, you may request a medical or religious accommodation. If you require an accommodation, the Company will evaluate your request and work with you to identify reasonable alternatives to vaccination, if available.

EEO, including disability/vets