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Bilingual Account Manager - Small Business Consulting, Gallagher Benefit Services
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
$70,500 to $120,500 USD / year · Full-time
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- $70,500 to $120,500 USD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Posting language
- English
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At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! We currently have an existing vacancy within our organization, so, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview
Are you a bilingual benefits professional who loves building relationships and helping businesses take care of their people?
Join our Small Business team as a Bilingual Account Manager, where you'll manage meaningful client relationships, provide trusted benefits advice, and collaborate with colleagues across Canada. You'll have the opportunity to use both French and English every day, deepen your benefits expertise, and make a visible impact on the clients and businesses you support.
Location
This role is open to candidates located in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island. As this position supports clients in both official languages, professional fluency in French and English is a requirement of the role.
How You'll Make An Impact
- Build, nurture, and grow relationships with existing and new clients, becoming a trusted partner who understands their business, people, priorities, and benefits strategy.
- Serve as the primary relationship contact for your clients, providing proactive and responsive service in both French and English and bringing in the right internal expertise when needed.
- Develop a clear understanding of each client's goals and strategy, translating their needs into thoughtful solutions and ensuring commitments are successfully delivered.
- Partner closely with Producers, Client Services, Analysis, Marketing & Implementation Specialists, and other internal partners to ensure client strategies are aligned and effectively implemented.
- Take ownership of client requests and projects, coordinating with the broader team to ensure client needs and expectations are consistently met and, whenever possible, exceeded.
- Drive client retention and relationship growth by identifying evolving needs and uncovering opportunities to introduce additional services, solutions, and coverage.
- Apply your benefits expertise to prepare and present renewals, facilitate employee benefit sessions, develop employee communications, negotiate with carriers, interpret benchmarking data, and identify meaningful trends.
- Work alongside client contacts and our Marketing & Implementation Specialists to support seamless technical account implementation.
- Strong relationships across the organization and, where appropriate, act as the key liaison between your clients and their Producer(s).
- Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team culture, sharing your knowledge and perspective and confidently contributing to both day-to-day execution and broader client strategy.
- We’re looking for a relationship-driven benefits professional who enjoys solving problems, advising clients, and making complex information easier to understand.
- Professional fluency in both French and English, with the confidence to lead client conversations, presentations, meetings, and written communications in both languages.
- Proven experience in Account Management, Group Benefits, or a related client-facing role within a brokerage/consulting firm, insurance carrier, third-party benefits administrator, or similar organization.
- A client-first, consultative approach and the ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with a range of clients and decision-makers.
- Experience navigating complex client challenges using analytical thinking, creativity, sound judgment, and thoughtful communication, including when conversations may be difficult.
- Confidence presenting to groups of clients and employees and a willingness to share your expertise with colleagues.
- Comfort managing a large portfolio of client groups with varying needs and levels of complexity.
- Strong organizational, prioritization, and project management skills, with the ability to keep multiple client initiatives moving forward.
- Hands-on experience with benefit plan renewals or marketing is a strong asset.
- Completion of CEBS, GBA, LLQP, or a similar industry designation or license is an asset.
- Strong digital skills, including proficiency with Microsoft 365, and the ability to effectively manage communications, priorities, and deadlines.
- The ability to identify key decision-makers, bring the right people together, and confidently navigate toward solutions.
- Willingness and ability to travel when business and client needs require.
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
- Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
- A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
- The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact
Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)
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Responsibilities
Manage and grow client relationships as the primary bilingual contact, advising on benefits strategies and coordinating client requests, renewals, implementations, presentations, and communications. Collaborate with Producers and internal specialists to deliver client solutions, support retention, identify opportunities for additional services, and contribute to team strategy.
Requirements
Requires professional fluency in French and English, experience in account management, group benefits, or a related client-facing role, and the ability to manage a complex portfolio while building trusted client relationships. Strong organization, project management, presentation, analytical, and digital skills are expected; benefits renewal or marketing experience and designations such as CEBS, GBA, or LLQP are assets.
Skills
- French-English Bilingual Communication
- Account Management
- Group Benefits
- Consultative Advising
- Client Retention
- Benefits Renewals
- Benefits Marketing
- Carrier Negotiation
- Benchmarking Analysis
- Project Management
- Analytical Thinking
- Microsoft 365
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Written Communication
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Career Development Opportunities
- Ongoing Learning
- Collaborative, People-First Culture
- Accessible Leadership
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- Consulting
- Customer Service & Support
- Sales
- Management & Leadership
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- French
- English
- Group Benefits
- Account Management
- Benefits Strategy
- Client Retention
- Benefits Renewals
- Benefits Marketing
- Employee Benefits
- Carrier Negotiation
- Benchmarking Data
- Benefits Plan Implementation
- Employee Communications
- Client Presentations
- Project Management
- Microsoft 365
- CEBS
- GBA
- LLQP
- Insurance
- Brokerage
- Consulting
- Third-Party Benefits Administration
- Stakeholder Coordination