Employee Relations Manager jobs in Hutchinson, KS

What You’ll Do

• Supports and demonstrates IMA’s core values
• Values and understands the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion among all IMA associates
• Client service
  • Maintains regular, professional contact to create and foster relationships with client representatives
  • Researches and resolves issues and requests in a timely manner – including issues that require direct interactions
  • Answers questions related to benefits program
  • Conducts reviews and works to provide guidance on compliance related matters
• Client meetings
  • Assists in and prepares materials and collateral for meetings and discussions
  • Actively participates in discussions
  • Records and reports meeting discussions and action items
• Carrier and vendor management
  • Assists new vendor/carrier implementations
  • Reviews carrier, vendor, and plan documents and contracts
  • Maintains regular contact with carrier and vendor representatives to ensure client advocacy and that issues are being resolved in a timely manner
• Communication and education
  • Works with client to develop short and long-term employee communication objectives
  • Creates member facing collateral pieces to promote and clarify benefit program features
  • Assists with in person, virtual, and telephonic sessions to provide information and plan details to participants
  • Uses regular interactions to update clients on carrier and vendor partner features and services
• Internal partnerships
  • Actively participates and contributes to client service team operations
  • Effectively communicates client updates to appropriate team members
  • Assists with other team duties as needed – i.e., position vacancy, cover personal time off, etc.

You Should Have:

• Attains and maintains state life and health license in accordance with IMA standards
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent job experience
• 2 or more years of relevant experience
• Intermediate MS office skills (specifically PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel)
• Ability to learn and work in agency/client management systems and other related software and technology platforms
• Ability to work independently
• Intermediate interpersonal communication skills – written and oral – with the ability to articulate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner
• Demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving
• Ability to present information in a group setting (in person and virtually)
• Intermediate organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple projects with variable deadlines
• Possesses high degree of diplomacy and tact while maintaining confidentially

This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities comprising this position.

The IMA Financial Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.  In addition to federal law requirements, The IMA Financial Group, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.  

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Compensation & Benefits

Why Join IMA?

We’ve built a reputation for putting our associates first

What if we told you that you could be an integral part of an entrepreneurial, expanding company, develop lasting relationships, earn competitive benefits, plus claim part ownership? It’s this unique ownership business model that makes working at IMA so appealing.

We work in teams. We sell in teams. We win and prosper as a team

We provide support systems and resources that enable each of our associates to focus on what they do best. And as an independent company based in the Midwest, we’re big enough to write business all over the world and small enough to implement your ideas quickly. We are recognized nationally as a leader in our industry.

• 2020-2023 Business Insurance Magazine Best Places to Work in Insurance 
• 2023 Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces 
• 2023 Denver Business Journal’s Best Places to Work 
• 2022-2023 Connecticut Top Work Places  
• 2021-2023 Inc. 5000’s List of Fastest Growing Companies  
• 2019-2022 Civic 50 Colorado Honoree Recognizing 50 Most Community-Minded Companies 
• 2022-2023 Kansas City Business Journal’s Best Places to Work 
• 2021-2023 Charlotte Business Journal’s Best Places to Work  
• 2021-2023 Los Angeles Business Journal’s Best Places to Work 
• 2021-2023 The Salt Lake City Tribune Top Work Places 
• 2021-2022 Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington’s Best Workplaces 
• 2021-2022 Wichita Business Journal’s Best Places to Work, #1 in extra-large category 
• 2021 Dallas Business Journal’s Best Places to Work 
• 2021 Alaska Journal of Commerce’s Best Workplaces in Alaska 
• 2021 Wichita Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies List