Eastern Placement Leader – Workers Compensation

Company:

Marsh Risk

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Workers Compensation team at Marsh. This role will be based in Sydney or Melbourne. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

This is an opportunity to lead placement strategy and support the delivery of workers’ compensation solutions for clients across Australia. You will work closely with clients, brokers, insurers and internal stakeholders to shape market positioning, manage outcomes and support team capability.

We will count on you to:

• Lead the local placement team, including workload allocation, staffing coordination, coaching and performance management
• Develop and execute placement strategies that align local activity with national priorities and client needs
• Advise on market positioning, support client retention and new business efforts, and contribute to pricing and go-to-market decisions
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, brokers, insurers, underwriters and internal stakeholders
• Prepare and review submissions, obtain carrier quotes, and ensure placement binders are accurate and complete
• Monitor revenue, budget and profitability outcomes, identify risks and recommend corrective actions where needed

What you need to have:

• Demonstrated experience in workers’ compensation, insurance placement, underwriting, brokerage or a related advisory role
• Strong financial and analytical capability, including pricing, performance analysis, loss ratio review or quarterly forecasting
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships and presenting advice to senior client executives
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities and deliver quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment

What makes you stand out:

• Experience with workers’ compensation legislation and market offerings across multiple jurisdictions
• Background in people risk, workplace risk, underwriting, brokerage or accounting
• Experience contributing to process improvements, market updates or national capability uplift

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Applications can be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a criminal & bankruptcy check prior to commencement of employment.

Marsh Risk is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Marsh Risk, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencing of employment.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.