Drive strategic alliances with benefits consulting firms to accelerate pipeline and business outcomes.
•The Director of Consultant Relations leads Sword’s strategic alliances across top-tier benefits consulting and brokerage firms.
•This role shapes territory-wide consultant strategy and drives pipeline acceleration and net-new business outcomes.
•Key Responsibilities Architect and execute a multi-threaded territory plan to build executive consultant relationships and generate net-new, consultant-referred opportunities.
•Build senior relationships across priority national and regional firm offices to establish preference for Sword and drive inclusion in client evaluations.
•Deliver executive briefings, clinical impact updates, and consultant-ready messaging to equip partners to confidently recommend Sword.
•Align co-selling strategies across active enterprise pursuits to accelerate deal speed and maintain consistent messaging throughout the buyer journey.
•Requirements Direct experience working at or interfacing extensively with WTW, Aon, Mercer, or Lockton with a deep understanding of their internal consulting structures and evaluation processes. 8+ years of progressive experience in consultant relations, benefits consulting, or commercial alliance management within the employer health benefits industry.
•Demonstrated track record of building high-impact relationships that convert into measurable revenue, pipeline growth, and preferred vendor status.
•Executive-level communication and presentation skills.