Account Manager, Employee Benefits

Our growing commercial insurance brokerage has an opening for an Employee Benefits Account Manager hybrid to our Schaumburg, IL location.

This role will manage a book of small group clients and handle renewals, implementations, and ongoing benefits administration. You'll collaborate closely with producers and internal team members to deliver a high-touch client experience while helping clients navigate renewal strategy, compliance, and enrollment. The team is structured  to allow Account Managers to focus on relationship management of the client. 

Location: Schaumburg, IL (Hybrid; we often work from home, but successful candidates must be willing to visit clients and/or the office as the need arises)

Benefits: Competitive benefits package

Responsibilities:

• Manage a book of small group employee benefits clients, handling renewals, implementations, and ongoing service.
• Develop renewal strategies, order carrier renewals, and prepare proposals, benefit comparisons, and contribution models.
• Act as the primary client contact for benefit, renewal, and service-related matters.
• Lead new group implementations and manage renewal and onboarding timelines.
• Collaborate with Benefit Analysts, Benefit Communication Specialists and Customer Service team members as needed.
• Utilize Ease, Benelinx, Mineral and Zywave to ensure compliance, support audits and answer client questions.

Qualifications

• Experience: 2+ years of employee benefits account management experience, preferably with small group clients.
• Licensing: Active Life & Health license required.
• Technical Skills:
• • Strong experience with Ease / Employee Navigator
  • Familiarity with Benelinx client management system preferred
• Skills & Traits:
• • Excellent communication and client-facing skills
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple renewal and implementation timelines
  • Detail-oriented with a proactive, service-driven mindset
  • Team player, friendly, growth-minded

We are a growing company looking for people who want to grow with us! If this sounds like you, apply now for an interview.