Employee Health & Benefits Consultant

At Mercer, we’re creating a culture where you can bring your authentic self to work. When you join us, you bring your inclusive energy and enthusiasm to a team that values you personally and professionally – regardless of who you are, what you look like, where you were raised or born, who you love or what your religious beliefs are. You are welcome here.

Mercer’s Health & Benefits Consulting team is seeking an Employee Health & Benefits Consultant (Senior Associate) for our Toronto office, hybrid, 3 days in office, 2 days remote.

• Participate in delivering impactful solutions for organizations of any size and varied industries and have a direct impact on their employees
• Work in a collaborative environment on a wide variety of client teams with any number of our 80+ Health colleagues in Toronto
• Support clients in the financial and strategic management of their employee benefit programs through analysis and communication
• Manage the scope, quality, timeliness, and budget of multiple client deliverables
• Delegate to and review project work of more junior colleagues which includes technical review of financial, contract, and administrative analysis
• Provide direction to analysts and other team members in the preparation and delivery of clear and concise client presentations

• Lead and support on client engagements, including managing overall service delivery, strategy, financial evaluations, plan design, renewal, business placement, benchmarking, and other studies
• Perform detailed technical reviews of analysis and reporting prepared by more junior colleagues, relying on group insurance underwriting principles with a consulting lens
• Develop benefits design and renewal strategies and drive the development of tools and solutions to address complex client issues
• Use appropriate Mercer tools in the development and execution of client strategy
• Incorporate compliance and professional standards into all work processes, including transparency, peer review and maintaining required licensure
• Provide mentoring and coaching to more junior team members on both technical and soft skills.
• Thrive and be motivated by an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Life Licensed agent in Ontario or ability to obtain one in 6 months
• 5+ years' experience in identifying, designing, pricing, recommending, and implementing efficient, innovative business solutions to clients' complex health care benefits challenges
• Strong technical underwriting skills and knowledge of the Canadian insurance market
• Proven management skills in leading large, complex projects
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple and complex tasks in a demanding work environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong, innovative sales and marketing skills, plus the ability to market organizational strengths successfully

A Group Benefits Associate (GBA) and/or Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders. We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients, and communities. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit , or follow us on Linked In and X.

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