Account Relationship Consultant at HMSA

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Account Servicing, Relationship Management, Sales, Retention, Renewal Management, Presentation Skills, Negotiating, Business Analysis, Utilization Review, Plan Design, Funding Arrangements, Problem Solving, Microsoft Office, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Market Analysis

Industry

Insurance

Description

1. Performance * Proactively service and grow HMSA products and services through various methods including site visits, on-line meetings, telephone and email correspondence, power point presentations, and one-on-one customer servicing. * Protect HMSA's market share through the successful renewal and retention of assigned accounts by strategically aligning HMSA's value-proposition to address the customer's business needs. * Has the primary renewal responsibility for the assigned Strategic Account Manager (SAM) base accounts. Responsible for assisting SAM with in-office research for those accounts. This will include working with various internal HMSA groups, including the RFP group to complete renewals in a timely manner. * Meet the HMSA membership objectives and the USAble established sales goals. * Understand and present various funding arrangements to the large group market segment. * Responsible for being the primary contact for all complex existing account service issues. and delegating to the Account Relationship Specialist, the secondary account contact for administrative tasks. * Escalate to SAM and management for complex account issues as appropriate. * Responsible for partnering with SAM to achieve goals for new USAble and HMSA member growth within assigned base of accounts. 2. Relationships * Be a working team member of the Account Management Team consisting of the Strategic Account Manager (SAM), Account Relationship Consultant (ARC), Account Relationship Specialist (ARS), and the Health Plan Advisor (HPA) to provide exceptional pro-active servicing for an assigned book of strategic accounts. * Meet with AMS leadership and SAM on complex account issues after having researched and identified potential solutions. * Collaborate with and accept delegated tasks from SAM and management in support of overall proactive servicing for the assigned base of accounts. * Delegate servicing tasks to Account Relationship Specialist as appropriate. * Expand relationship with groups through the sale of new products; coordinate problem solving to address group inquiries. * Participate in strategic planning and evaluation sessions with employer groups. * Educate employer groups on HMSA, industry trends, and the impact of these trends on cost and utilization. * Manage internal and external customer relationships to ensure that employer needs are identified and addressed. * Partner with rating analyst and Underwriting management for renewal development, work with Product Management/Market and Product Development for new benefit development, work with USAble Life for ancillary product proposal development. 3. Analysis * Perform complex business analyses of customer's business requirements and develop proposals that exceed the customers' requirements. Collaborate with key areas of the organization to present a comprehensive, integrated healthcare story for the employer group through presentations and written summaries. * Evaluate account-specific utilization and identify opportunities for plan design and financial arrangement changes that positively affect the financial needs of the customer and HMSA. * Understand and identify the strategic vision and objectives of the employer group organizations and align HMSA products and services to ensure those business objectives are achieved. * Design and implement proactive account servicing process and communication paths with assigned base of accounts. * Complete Account Planning for assigned base of accounts in collaboration with SAM. 4. Industry knowledge * Actively maintain an understanding of the drivers and trends within HMSA and the overall healthcare industry that would affect HMSA's employer groups and shape their business and buying decisions. * Responsible for bringing information about the marketplace, customer needs perspectives, expectations, demands, and requests to HMSA. (Obtain competitor information from within each assigned account) * Maintain awareness of competitive activities and opportunities. Research and communicate marketing and sales intelligence relating to competition and changes in the marketplace. * Participate with professional employee health benefit organizations. 5. Administrative * Maintain accurate records of all account activity and provide management with a weekly report on proposal/sales activities, jeopardy/lost accounts, and major servicing issues. 6. Performs all other miscellaneous responsibilities and duties as assigned or directed. #LI-Hybrid Qualifications 1. Bachelor's degree and two years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience. 2. One year of successful sales experience; or * One year of experience as an Account Relationship Specialist in Account Management and Sales or other position in HMSA where relevant experience and knowledge are pertinent to the position. 3. Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills. 4. Negotiating and sales skills. 5. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point. 6. Active license with the state of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs or pass all four (4) sections of the state licensing examination within three (3) months of hire date. Having an active license to sell Health, Life and Group Insurance products in the state of Hawaii is a condition of employment. 7. Valid driver's license, access to an automobile with current license, registration and no-fault insurance for business travel for meetings with employer groups.

Responsibilities

This role involves proactively servicing and growing HMSA products by managing assigned accounts, ensuring successful renewals, and meeting membership and sales objectives. The consultant acts as the primary contact for complex service issues while partnering with the Strategic Account Manager (SAM) to achieve growth targets.