Benefits Solutions Lead — US & NAMER
Job type: Full Time · Department: Benefits · Work type: On-Site
New York, United States
Active US Life, Accident & Health insurance producer licence (resident state licence, in good standing, verifiable via NIPR/NAIC). Non-resident licences in additional states, or willingness to obtain them within 60 days, required.
7+ years in US employee benefits in a broker, consultant, carrier or benefits-administration capacity (not HR-generalist benefits admin only).
Direct working experience with top-tier US brokerages — as an employee of, or as a counterpart to, firms such as Marsh McLennan / Mercer, HUB International, Gallagher, Aon, WTW, Alliant, NFP, USI, Brown & Brown, OneDigital. Must be able to name accounts, deal sizes and the nature of the relationship.
Hands-on placement and management experience with top US health carriers — e.g. UnitedHealthcare, Aetna/CVS, Cigna, Elevance/Anthem BCBS, Kaiser Permanente, Humana, plus ancillary carriers (Guardian, MetLife, Principal, Unum, Sun Life, Lincoln).
Demonstrated ownership of HSA, FSA, HRA, COBRA and commuter/transit benefits — design, vendor management and payroll integration (e.g. HealthEquity, WEX, Alight, Optum Financial, TASC, Edenred/Commuter Benefit Solutions).
Full renewal cycle ownership — marketing a census, negotiating rates, and running open enrolment for multi-state US populations.
US compliance fluency — ACA reporting, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, Section 125 and state-specific mandates.
Experience at or selling into a PEO / EOR / Global Payroll provider, and familiarity with benefits for small, distributed multi-state employer groups.
Experience standing up a new brokerage entity or BoR model (appointments, commission agreements, E&O, carrier onboarding).
Canada benefits exposure (Manulife / Canada Life / Sun Life) for full NAMER coverage.
Comfort with data: census files, reconciliation, PEPM/commission modelling in spreadsheets.
Certifications: CEBS, GBA, PHR/SHRM-CP, RHU.
Licensing & placement: act as Multiplier's licensed producer/co-broker of record for US business; support entity licensing, appointments and non-resident licensing across NAMER states.
Plan design & procurement: medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, STD/LTD, voluntary; build and defend plan architecture for EOR and Global Payroll populations.
Carrier & broker management: own relationships and quoting cycles with national carriers and broker partners; negotiate rates, commission schedules and renewal terms.
Ancillary/pre-tax programmes: HSA, FSA (health/dependent care), HRA, COBRA and commuter/transit benefits — vendor selection, plan documents, funding and payroll mechanics.
Renewals: own the US renewal calendar end to end — census, marketing, rate negotiation, employee comms, open enrolment.
Platform: partner with Product/Engineering on the benefits admin build (census exchange, quoting workflow, carrier connections, enrolment, billing); serve as the US compliance and domain SME.
Compliance: ACA (1094/1095, ALE, affordability), ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, Section 125, 5500 filings, state mandates.
Commercial: support Sales and Partnerships in client conversations, pricing (PEPM + commission), and RFP/RFI responses.
Benefits administration platform experience: Employee Navigator, bswift, Noyo, Ideon, Clasp, Alight, Sequoia.
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