Client Advocate

Responsibilities

• Supports clients located in Central and Eastern Standard Time Zones
• Responsible for intake and resolution of Customer (U1000 lives) inquiries, problems and/or service requests
• Acts as the primary issue resolution owner and responsible for resolving any Customer problems or issues
• Takes ownership of issues from beginning to end
• Coordinates with all necessary "back office" areas to resolve
• Organizes, oversees, manages, monitors and follows through
• Acts as the daily point of contact for any customer inquiries (calls, emails, web chats, etc.)
• Tracks activities in CRM
• Responsible for fulfilling reporting requests from customers
• Maintains tracking and reporting
• Identifies and drives business changes / continuous improvements needed
• Looks at trends and root cause analysis and works with internal partners from claims, Underwriting, etc. to identify improvement opportunities

• Thorough understanding of contract provisions and administrative policies and procedures
• Experience with in the Group Employee Benefits Industry; with FMLA and Paid Statutory Leave experience required
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 5+ years of client facing experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent problem solving skills and high energy and enthusiasm
• Strong verbal and written communication skills