Group Leader - Employer Benefits

Role: Group Leader

Location: Remote, US based

The Group Leader will lead the Employer Benefits community of World 50 Accelerator and will be dedicated to building and managing a community of executives representing the top in their field. The Group Leader must excel in three key areas to create value for executives from leading organizations around the world:

• Relationship Management – quickly build strong, lasting relationships as a trusted advisor and confidant
• Business Development – expand the membership by leveraging strategic sales skills and efficiently managing sales pipeline
• Program Curator – develop unique, world-class programming across physical and virtual forums

Responsibilities:

The Group Leader will be responsible for building the membership, expertly managing relationships to understand member needs, serving as liaison to initiate and facilitate connections amongst members, and for leading program creation and execution.

Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Connect with members at events and virtually via group video calls, one-on-one phone calls; listen and understand their challenges to facilitate relevant connections.
• Collaborate with members to design year-round programs (two Innovation Roundtables, deep dives, conference calls, etc.) around their needs, interests and pressing business challenges.
• Maintain member satisfaction (NPS) and member engagement (Health scores) to provide value to members and ensure member retention.
• Following the original outreach to invited members by the internal sales team, engage with these executives, highlight the value of membership in a low pressure, trustworthy, storytelling method and close the sale.
• Drive the health and growth of the membership community by retaining members, adding new members, and providing additional revenue-generating services and programs to existing members.

Who you are

This is a great role for a strategic, business developer comfortable working with executives. They will have client relationship management experience, possibly developed through senior consulting roles, coupled with an entrepreneurial, hands-on style. The ideal candidate will be able to interact as an equal to executives without interjecting themselves as “the authority”.  

Key requirements:

• Experience working in the Employer Benefits, Total Rewards, or similar industry is required
• Proven success in a variety of corporate cultures; some career experience working for a start-up or entrepreneurial company a plus
• College degree required; MBA, or similar preferred

Key skills: 

• Client relationship management skills at senior levels
• Outstanding leadership, general management and communications skills with the ability to work independently, as a leader of a young team, and as a collaborator with colleagues
• The ability to think and act with a creative, informed intelligence
• Intellectual curiosity and emotional intelligence
• A strong, confident style with high energy. Able to command presence with senior executive leaders
• A tenacious personality in relentless pursuit of excellence, capable of looking at every detail in order to build the most satisfied and engaged member group

About us: 

World 50 Accelerator accelerates innovation in the world’s most respected organizations. Our mission is to help executives understand the cutting edge of innovation in their field, and to evaluate key partners more effectively while navigating the journey to transformation. We help executives focus on what truly matters by saving time and resources, reducing risk, and cutting through the noise of vendors, conferences, and analysts.

World 50 Accelerator is wholly owned by World 50 Group, an organization that is committed to facilitating collaboration among top executives and thought leaders around the world.

Why World 50 Group?

• Impactful Work: Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of inclusion among top global executives.
• Diverse & Inclusive Culture: Be part of a team that celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute and succeed.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside passionate and talented colleagues who share your drive for making a difference.
• Growth Opportunities: Access to professional development, networking, and the chance to grow within an innovative, global organisation.

As a purpose-driven company, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment that accelerates the success of our members and their organisations. We believe in the power of diverse backgrounds and experiences to make us stronger. Our team is dedicated to creating a community where everyone can thrive.