Employee Benefits Account Executive

Gallagher
Houston, TX


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.

Overview

At Gallagher, we help businesses and people thrive by delivering tailored insurance and risk management solutions. As an Employee Benefits Account Executive, you’ll be the go-to person for your clients, building strong relationships and providing exceptional service. You’ll lead meetings, manage accounts, and help clients navigate their benefits programs with confidence. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working closely with clients and making a real impact.

How you'll make an impact

  • Be the main point of contact for your clients, ensuring their needs are met and their questions are answered
  • Lead client meetings, including open enrollment sessions, and provide proactive support to help them achieve their goals.
  • Analyze data, prepare reports, and design tailored benefits programs.
  • Stay up-to-date on industry trends and carrier offerings to provide the best advice.
  • Play a key role in client retention and growth by maintaining strong relationships and delivering excellent service
About You

Required :

  • Bachelor's degree with 3+ years client service and/or claims management experience

-OR-

  • High School degree/GED with 8+ years client service and/or claims management experience.
  • Health and Life License.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Appropriate licensing as required.

Preferred :

  • Previous insurance knowledge and experience managing client relationships.
  • Solid financial acumen.

Behaviors :

  • Proficient in using technology as a tool to maximize productivity and quality.
  • Comfortably engages others in consultative discussion.
  • Effectively manages/balances multiple and sometimes competing priorities.
  • Works in a self-directed manner.
  • Someone who thrives on building relationships and solving problems
  • Organized, detail-oriented, and a great communicator.
  • Enjoy working with data and using it to create meaningful solutions for clients.
  • A team player who’s ready to mentor others and collaborate with colleagues.
  • Passionate about helping clients succeed and making a difference

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Compensation and benefits

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

  • Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
  • Life and accident insurance
  • 401(K) and Roth options
  • Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
  • Educational expense reimbursement
  • Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

  • Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
  • Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
  • Training programs
  • Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
  • Charitable matching gift program
  • And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

We value inclusion and diversity

Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Posted 2026-03-15

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