About the Role
Alcott HR is seeking a Benefits Product Consultant to manage employee benefits services, acting as a key resource for products, carrier relationships, plan design strategy, and benefits administration. This role supports employers in leveraging Alcott's benefits platform to enhance their employee programs and collaborates with various internal teams to deliver effective benefits solutions.
Responsibilities
- Maintain detailed knowledge of carrier products, network structures, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, voluntary, and ancillary benefit offerings.
- Possess working knowledge of funding arrangements and employee benefits trends.
- Support the development and maintenance of benefit product documentation, training materials, and client-facing resources.
- Consult with prospective and existing clients on benefit plan options, employee experience considerations, and benefits best practices.
- Participate in meetings, sales presentations, and strategic client discussions.
- Assist employers in balancing competitiveness, affordability, compliance, and workforce objectives.
- Explain funding arrangements and carrier options to clients and prospects, partnering with team members on more complex analyses.
- Partner with sales consultants to effectively position Alcott's benefits offerings.
- Conduct benefits-focused discovery conversations with prospects.
- Assist in responding to RFPs and complex prospect inquiries.
- Support preparation of competitive comparisons and proposal materials.
- Collaborate on broker and referral partner education initiatives.
- Collaborate with internal teams to support client and prospect needs.
- Share benefits knowledge and market insights with colleagues.
- Assist with client-facing educational materials and presentations.
- Serve as a trusted benefits resource for clients throughout the plan year.
- Assist clients with benefits-related questions, enrollment concerns, and plan education.
- Conduct employee benefit meetings and open enrollment presentations.
- Partner with implementation and client service teams to support a positive client experience.
- Identify opportunities to enhance client satisfaction and employee engagement.
Requirements
- 3+ years of employee benefits experience.
- Experience in a PEO, brokerage, carrier, consulting, or benefits administration environment strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of group health insurance products and employee benefits programs.
- Health insurance producer license preferred.
- Experience advising employers on benefits strategy.
- Strong presentation and relationship management skills.
- Ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and benefits administration technology.
- Knowledge of underwriting methodologies and renewal analysis.
Skills
- Benefits Product Expertise
- Strategic Client Consulting
- Sales & Business Development Support
- Internal Enablement
- Client Support & Relationship Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Benefits Administration Technology
Location
- U.S.
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $80,000 - $100,000 annually
About the Company
- At Alcott HR, we have a Passion for People and Performance™. We empower leaders to focus on their core business purposes and meaning, which enables them to more quickly and efficiently grow their business. Alcott HR provides clients and business owners with customized solutions for running their business, including HR best practices, regulatory compliance, payroll, training and development, employee benefits, risk management support, workers' compensation insurance and employment related administration. We serve a diverse group of successful profit and not for profit businesses across the U.S. Get to know us by visiting www.alcotthr.com.
Equal Opportunity
- Alcott HR provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Alcott HR complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in
