Disability And Absence Management Consultant

Capstone Search Group is a national search firm dedicated to the insurance industry. We are business partners to insurance organizations on staffing related projects. We work nationally with expertise that spans top executives, middle management and technical level positions.

The Disability and Absence Management Consultant role is an exciting opportunity to join a well-known national firm that is growing exponentially. In this role you will support a region working with clients to control health and group benefits plan costs, improve health outcomes and promote employee engagement through broad-based, state-of-the-art interventions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical industry knowledge, preferably in an underwriting capacity for an insurance company, brokerage, or consulting firm.

* Focus on the design and implementation of highly customized time-off and disability/absence management programs for client groups, as well as the evaluation, ongoing management, and measurement of these programs. * Collaborate with other practices to provide integrated benefits strategies and solutions for clients. * Provide technical content knowledge and skills applicable to a variety of group benefits and programs including Sick Pay, Salary Continuance, Statutory Disability, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Family and Medical Leave (FML), Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO), Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance. * Serve as the project manager and day-to-day communication liaison with clients, create client deliverables, contribute to client management and new business activities, and participate in the creation of intellectual capital. * Draft statements of work, project plans and budgets involving multiple workflow streams and client teams. * Oversee the day-to-day project leaders, ensuring the progress of the teams against established objectives, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and quality standards, * Serve as primary daily contact to clients on delivery of services. * Interface with colleagues from other practices and regions on assignments that reflect the clients broader business issues. * Develop a trusted advisor relationship with client contacts through effective communication and efficient, quality execution of projects. * Provide value-added consulting expertise on large, sophisticated projects including plan design/strategy; modeling, cost analyses, funding, and employee contribution strategies; vendor analysis, selection, negotiations, and procurement; ongoing plan management including evaluation of program performance and trend, and vendor audits; benchmarking studies and analyses; and plan compliance and audits. * Meet new business revenue and billable hours goals established with your manager. * Support the generation of new business by enhancing relationships with current clients and recommending new projects and solutions.

* Bachelor’s degree required. * 7-10 years of professional experience and success in the design and management of group disability and absence management plans gained in a consulting, brokerage, or carrier environment. * Strong financial skills with prior experience in group health and welfare product pricing, underwriting or valuation work preferred. * Proven experience successfully managing multiple projects and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget. * Pursuit of CEBS designation, or group health and welfare actuarial or underwriting training desired. * Working knowledge with Microsoft Office tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.