Employee Benefits Consultant

Harvey Sutton who specialise in Reward & Incentives recruitment and are preferred supplier for all the leading consulting firms specialising in these areas, have been appointed by one of the top professional services firms to help find them a Senior Employee Benefits Specialist for their growing team.

Working closely with their Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit Pension Consulting and Risk & Regulation team, as an Employee Benefits Consultant, Senior Manager, you will be using your expertise to advise clients on products relating to Healthcare and Risk benefits , aligning these benefits with corporate strategy whilst also ensuring cost-effectiveness and support for employee wellbeing, performance, and retention. Working with high-profile organisations, entrepreneurs, and family businesses, you will be responsible for guiding them through often complex rules and the impacts on their employees. You will be required to influence business direction, drive proposition development, and contribute to business growth by generating new revenue streams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on the delivery of employee benefits projects, in Healthcare and Risk
• Manage a portfolio of existing clients, handling all client activities, including report preparation, communications, and provider contracting terms.
• Act as the primary point of contact or escalation with clients, liaising effectively with other consultants to manage and develop client relationships.
• Delegate work to other members in the team including Managers and Senior Associates
• Provide training, support, and personal development to team members.
• Undertake internal risk management activities and ensure compliance with internal processes, including FCA regulated activities.
• Provide business development support and drive client campaigns.

Skills required:

• Experienced manager and leader of employee benefit projects.
• Experience with Employee Benefits (including flexible benefits). Great knowledge and technical awareness of EB products , in particular Healthcare and Risk.
• Experience of advising clients regarding their UK Healthcare arrangements, including trust-based and insured schemes.
• Experience of advising clients regarding their UK group risk products, including knowledge of individual insurance arrangements.
• Experience of advising clients around global benefits provision.
• Demonstrate the ability to be consultative and pragmatic in client strategy and delivery.
• Knowledge of employee benefits market trends, within the UK and globally.
• Excellent presentation skills, both verbal and written, including the ability to distil technical language (industry jargon) for non-experts (clients and colleagues).
• Experience with managing people, including oversight of work, delivery, coaching and collaboration.

This position offers a dynamic environment, opportunities for career advancement, and the chance to shape business strategies and support employee wellbeing while working with high-profile clients. If you are an experienced Employee Benefits Consultant looking to make a significant impact, you need to apply today!

Location: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER – Hybrid, flexible working

Salary: £80 - £130k + Cash car allowance + bonus