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Client Manager, Small Business Benefits

Gallagher
  • Champaign, Illinois
  • Full-time
15 days ago
Gallagher

Job Description

Introduction:
At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.
 
Overview:

In this role, you’ll manage a book of client accounts and build trusted relationships with the people you work with every day. You’ll support routine and moderately complex accounts, help clients with their risk and capital management needs, and look for ways to grow existing business through added services and cover.

This role is a good fit if you enjoy looking after clients, solving problems, and keeping work moving smoothly. You’ll also spend time with senior decision makers and day to day contacts, so clear communication and good judgement will matter every day.

How you'll make an impact:

You’ll be the main point of contact for an assigned group of clients, helping to keep relationships strong and accounts on track. Day to day, you’ll manage a live book of business, respond to client needs, and bring in the right support when a situation needs extra attention. You’ll also work to protect retention and spot chances to add more value through extra services or higher levels of cover.

Alongside client work, you may help coordinate administrative and customer service support, and you may support an Account Executive or Broker Producer. Your focus will be on keeping clients informed, making sure important issues are handled quickly, and helping each account move forward in the right way.

About you:

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree and 3 or more years client coordination and/or claims management experience, OR High School degree with 8 or more years client coordination and/or claims management experience.
  • License required.
  • Able and willing to travel approximately 25% of the time.

Behaviors:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Able to quickly determine critical issues.
Compensation and benefits:

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being 
  • Career development opportunities and ongoing learning 
  • A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership 
  • The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact 

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

Numbers & Facts

LocationChampaign, Illinois
Job TypeFull-time
IndustryInsurance
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1927
Websitehttps://www.ajg.com/

About Company

Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, helps clients address risk, protect assets and recover from losses. The products and services we provide keep businesses and institutions running, and enable individuals and families to rebuild their lives. Gallagher is the only insurance broker recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as a World's Most Ethical Company.

Gallagher provides retail and wholesale property and casualty brokerage, alternative risk transfer services, employee benefit consulting, and actuarial services. Gallagher also offers claims and information management, risk control consulting and appraisal services, human resource consulting, and retirement services.

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Brokerageunmatched
  • Business Growthunmatched
  • Business Servicesunmatched
  • Claims Managementunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • Sales Managementunmatched
  • Secondary Schoolunmatched
  • Small Businessunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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