Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers. Brown & Brown is seeking an Associate Consultant to join our growing team! The Associate Consultant leads and delivers complex, cross‑functional projects by managing scope, risks, data, stakeholders, and overall program execution from planning through completion. This role partners closely with sponsors, clients, and subject matter experts to align initiatives with strategic goals, resolve issues, and drive measurable outcomes. It also provides consultative guidance, streamline processes, and ensures high‑quality, timely delivery across multiple concurrent efforts. How You Will Contribute: - Project Delivery: Lead mid-to-large-scale initiatives, ensuring successful project completion from inception to closure. - Project Planning: Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, outlining key milestones, priorities, dependencies, and workstreams to encompass all required tasks. - Risk and Issue Management: Identify, monitor, and mitigate project risks, issues, and decisions, escalating when necessary. - Team Coordination: Oversee cross-functional resources, including nurses, pharmacists, analysts, auditors, actuaries, and other SMEs, to optimize project outcomes. - Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with sponsors and key stakeholders, monitoring progress toward established goals and objectives. - Team Leadership: Mentor and coach project teams to meet objectives effectively. - Requirements and Scope: Collaborate with executive sponsors to define requirements, scope, and approval processes. - Comprehensive Planning: Develop risk, resource, quality, cost, and scope management plans in partnership with stakeholders. - Vendor Collaboration: Coordinate requirements, implementation, and post-implementation activities, creating service level agreements where applicable. - Quality Assurance: Define quality gates and critical success factors for each project phase in alignment with stakeholders. - Contingency Planning: Prepare and implement contingency plans with defined triggers. - Transparent Reporting: Provide clear, accurate, and timely project status updates to stakeholders and executive sponsors. - Communication Strategy: Design and execute communication plans tailored to stakeholder dynamics. - Continuous Improvement: Conduct regular team and self-assessments, implementing process improvements to enhance effectiveness. - Concurrent Effort Management: Oversee multiple projects, ensuring adherence to scope, quality, schedule, and cost requirements. - Strategic Alignment: Guide teams to align delivery with strategies set by executive sponsors and client relationship owners. - Client Interaction: Partner with executive sponsors to address customer concerns, analyze root causes, and implement corrective actions. - Subject Matter Expertise: Maintain comprehensive knowledge of the client’s SOW and project plan, ensuring alignment with expectations. - Data Management: Collect, analyze, and disseminate project-related data to relevant departments. - Strategic Decision-Making: Identify risks, address gaps, and make informed decisions to advance project success. - Communication Materials: Develop consistent internal and external communications, including agendas, follow-up notes, deliverables, and presentations. - Process Improvement: Clearly document and analyze process flows, identifying opportunities for enhancement. Skills & Experience to be Successful: - Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent professional experience. - Project Management Expertise: Over five years of experience in project management, fostering effective team environments, building strong relationships, employing negotiation skills, and resolving issues effectively. - Effective Communication: Skilled in written and oral communication across all organizational levels with clarity and impact. - Proven Computer Skills: Demonstrated facility with computer software, including but not limited to, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. - Client-Focused Experience: Proven business and client-facing expertise, with a strong understanding of client needs and expectations. - Resource Optimization: Proficient in project monitoring and control practices to ensure efficient utilization of resources. - Leadership and Influence: Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and influence teams in a cross-functional organizational structure. - Complex Information Simplification: Adept at conveying intricate concepts in an accessible manner tailored to diverse audiences. - Data Analysis and Insight: Skilled in interpreting and synthesizing data to generate actionable insights. - Strategic Mindset: Strong ability to think strategically and align project objectives with broader organizational goals. - Operational Readiness: Expertise in initiating and executing end-to-end operational readiness project plans. - Proactive Client Engagement: Ability to anticipate client needs and establish forward-thinking plans to address them effectively. - Industry Knowledge: Recognized as a consultative resource with deep industry expertise, delivering best practices and optimal outcomes. - Time Management: Exceptional organizational skills, capable of managing priorities, meeting deadlines, and tracking details for multiple projects with varying timelines. - Autonomy and Accountability: Self-directed with the ability to complete objectives independently, delegate tasks effectively, and escalate issues when necessary to ensure timely follow-through and completion. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience working in the employee benefits field with knowledge of payors, providers and plan sponsors - Project Management Certification(s) - Master's Degree / MBA / MHA or similar degree # LI-DA1 Pay Range $120,000 - $130,000 Annual The pay range provided above is made in good faith and based on our lowest and highest annual salary or hourly rate paid for the role and takes into account years of experience required, geography, and/or budget for the role. Teammate Benefits & Total Well-Being We go beyond standard benefits, focusing on the total well-being of our teammates, including: - Health Benefits: Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance - Financial Benefits: ESPP; 401k; Student Loan Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement - Mental Health & Wellness: Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services - Beyond Benefits: Paid Time Off, Holidays, Preferred Partner Discounts and more. Not reflective of all benefits. Enrollment waiting periods or eligibility criteria may apply to certain benefits. Benefit details and offerings may vary for subsidiary entities or in specific geographic locations. The Power To Be Yourself As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment comprised of people from all backgrounds, with a variety of experiences and perspectives, guided by our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB) motto, “The Power to Be Yourself”.