Managing Director - Aon Corporation

Managing Director, Account Executive IV – Southfield, Michigan

Senior Account Executive

We are looking for a senior leader who is responsible for the day-to-day, account management of Aon's relationships with assigned clients as their primary role. You will lead client service teams to identify and meet client needs and thereby retain and grow a profitable book of business. Through service, pricing, consultation, and reporting, you will promote the value Aon delivers to clients.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Retains and grows Aon's business, cultivating relationships with senior-most client decision-makers in the client organization as well as with day-to-day client contacts.
• Ensures overall account profitability with a value-based approach for the service. Resolves Aon compensation for services, whether fee or commission-based, accordingly. Ensures that the full value of involved Aon specialists and practice groups is promoted.
• Leads Account Executives by coaching and example in developing and executing proactive, creative, and ongoing contact initiatives intended to identify and satisfy client needs. 
• Actively looks for new business opportunities.
• Drives the renewal process, assembling the appropriate team to develop and implement the client-specific renewal strategy.
• Coordinates with Brokers in the development and delivery of renewal strategies.
• Understands and works in alignment with the Aon Leadership Model and its pillars of Client Value, Unmatched Teams, Innovation, Results and Values. Establishes clear roles, responsibilities and performance expectations for client service teams that deliver Aon products and services to each client. Ensures that team members meet their responsibilities and seeks changes in team composition as appropriate.
• Facilitates critical relationships between clients, Aon and insurers.
• Ensures client service team understanding of client needs, service delivery methods, and the economic framework relevant to services delivered.
• Leads stewardship planning and delivery.
• Ensures overall account profitability with a value-based approach for the scope of service and costs.
• Arranges Aon compensation for services, whether fee or commission-based, accordingly, utilizing Aon Pricing Council analysts and resources.
• Educates clients in risk management, risk transfer, market issues and relevant trends including appropriate benchmarking and data and analytics.
• Marshals appropriate Aon resources to support clients in unusual circumstances such as large claims, etc.
• Involves others across geographic (including international), functional and business unit boundaries to define interdependent responses to opportunities to grow the business.
• Manages input to and follow-up on invoicing and receivables process for assigned clients, ensuring timely collections.
• Earns at least 2 of the following Badges:  Articulating Value Badge, RFP Rehearsal Coach Badge and Redsheet Facilitator Badge.
• May act as a team leader/people manager for other Account Executives.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Must have a minimum of 15 years of appropriate risk insurance experience coupled with project and account management experience on mid to large accounts.
• Strong sales skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Must have an active Property & Casualty license.

Education: Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent years of industry experience.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself.  We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognize that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. 

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status. 

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com 

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Pay Transparency Laws:

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $220,000 to $300,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.  The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location. 

The salary range reflected is based on a primary work location in Southfield, MI. The actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location. 

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary.  The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.  Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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