Benefits Consultant - East Region

<div class="content-intro"><p><img src="https://6093715.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6093715/Bennie_Social_Greenhouse_Recruiting_2024.png" alt="" width="800" style="max-width: 100%;"></p></div><p><strong>About Bennie</strong></p> <p>Bennie (<a href="http://www.bennie.com">www.bennie.com</a>) is an employee benefits services and technology firm that helps companies create a healthier workplace. Bennie provides services and technology that are beyond what growing companies typically receive, yet exactly what they need. </p> <p>Bennie has built the ultimate benefits platform that connects disparate systems across the benefits supply chain to deliver a complete experience for employees, employers, and partners. Bennie’s technology, benefit plans, and service model are designed to enable employers and their employees to experience best-in-class outcomes that reduce overall health plan costs. Bennie’s team members use the platform and its data to supplement their market knowledge and bring innovative solutions to Bennie’s customers. </p> <p>Bennie is headquartered in Stamford, CT, and is a remote-first company with employees across the U.S. </p> <p><strong>Core Values at Bennie</strong></p> <p>As an organization, we value our team members who are <strong>Optimistic</strong>, <strong>Accountable</strong>, <strong>Thoughtful</strong>, and <strong>Healthy</strong>. We believe these values, known as our <strong>O.A.T.H.</strong>, are essential for our collective success. The ideal candidate for this role will embody these values by:</p> <ul> <li>Maintaining a <strong>positive attitude</strong> throughout our journey of building our company.</li> <li>Being <strong>responsible for the quality</strong> of their work and for meeting their goals.</li> <li><strong>Respecting our differences</strong> and looking out for one another.</li> <li>Believing in living <strong>complete lives that balance our work and personal time.</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">About the Role:</strong></p> <p>The Benefits Consultant is responsible for ongoing customer strategy, service, and retention. This includes assessing customer needs, managing relationships with insurance carrier and general agent partners, managing and placing customer benefit programs, and partnering with internal stakeholders to ensure customer success.</p> <p><strong>Reporting to:</strong> Principal Benefits Consultant</p> <p><strong>Who You Are: </strong>The ideal candidate should have experience working in benefits consulting, managing a book of customers, and working with insurance carriers & vendors to build benefit solutions for those customers. The ideal candidate should possess exceptional analytical, communication, and relationship building skills; and is excited to join a fast-growing benefits brokerage and work with senior team members to help deliver exceptional consulting service and experience to Bennie’s customers.</p> <p>The Benefits Consultant should exhibit the <strong>six core attributes</strong> of the Bennie consulting team:</p> <ol> <li>Possess a <strong>growth mindset</strong> to drive the business upward and forward.</li> <li>Take a <strong>proactive </strong>approach to value creation and delivery for customers, colleagues, and partners.</li> <li>Seize the <strong>consultative</strong> opportunity in every interaction with customers, colleagues, and partners.</li> <li>Maintain a <strong>curiosity<