National Practice Leader, Retirement Consulting - Toronto, Canada - Gallagher

Gallagher

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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About Us:

Gallagher is a global leader in insurance, risk management and consulting services. We help businesses grow, communities thrive and people prosper.
We live a culture defined by The Gallagher Way, our set of shared values and guiding tenets.

A culture driven by our people, over 40,000 strong, serving our clients with customized solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures.

As a member of our benefits and HR consulting team, you'll help our clients - employers of all sizes, across all industries - build workplaces that work better.

Responsibilities:
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Gallagher & Co., one of the world's largest insurance brokers, provides a full range of retail and wholesale property/casualty (P/C) brokerage and alternative risk transfer services globally, as well as employee benefit brokerage, consulting, and actuarial services in the United States.

We also offer claims and information management, risk control consulting, and appraisal services to clients around the world. Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc. (GBS) consistently stands out in the marketplace as an employer of knowledgeable, highly skilled talent. We are a company that touches businesses and their employees on a personal level.

At the core, our job is to help protect the health and well-being of employees and provide for their financial security - all while allowing employers to attract and retain the people they need to grow and succeed.

As you consider the value of working for Gallagher Benefit Services, remember your talent, winning attitude and strong performance will be highly valued and will improve your potential.

We are currently looking for a National Practice Leader, Retirement Plan Consulting (DC and Investment) that has the character and personality to work with a strong team of personable and successful individuals.

Poised for aggressive growth, there has never been a better time to be part of the Gallagher Benefits team.

This role will be accountable for strategically positioning Gallagher Benefit Services in Canada as an industry leader in providing retirement consulting expertise for clients and prospects.

This will be accomplished by driving consistency, best practices, a national sales strategy, efficiency and quality of work products and processes across all existing retirement practice areas with the objective to deliver best in class services and resources to improve client sales, satisfaction and retention.

The Practice Leader, Retirement Plan Consulting (DC and Investment) will also be accountable to manage a block of clients and other position related contributions to their local branch office.

There will be a dual reporting relationship to the local office leader and the GBS Canada CEO.

How will I impact the business? Provide Retirement Practice leadership by driving consistent messaging and collaboration across the existing retirement functions Work directly with Canadian leadership and GBS divisional practice leaders to ensure alignment of resources, consistent delivery of services, and a balanced focus on divisional and regional initiatives.

Responsible for overall strategy, results and coordination of the marketing and sales activities associated with potential clients in partnership with the National Growth Leader Work with Canadian leadership teams to ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual financial goals are met or exceeded Provide guidance, coaching, mentoring and direction to retirement team member leaders to empower them to serve as a resource to potential clients Provide consulting expertise regarding the retirement industry trends to the Canadian team Establish benchmarks/best practices against which to evaluate client needs Provide retirement thought leadership and identify opportunities and solutions that will facilitate organic growth Support the submission of Request for Proposals for larger National prospective Clients as defined by size, revenue and status Where necessary participate in CAR meetings for most important clients Identify opportunities to cross-sell; build executable and sustainable cross-selling strategy Build specific marketing materials for practice including integration with other practice areas in partnership with the National Marketing Director Formalize Retirement Practice Area communications and serve as national spokesperson for the practice Position Gallagher Benefit Services as a go-to retirement consultancy in the marketplace Provide clear, hands-on leadership and foster a "growth culture" consistent with the organization's business goals Contribute to the local branch through managing a block of clients, team members and other deliverables associated with the local retirement leadership role.

Motivate and mentor retirement professionals to drive new reoccurring revenue growth Assist in M&A due diligence and integration as required Expand and maintain market and industry knowledge Qualifications:
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