# Director, Employee Benefits Financial Strategy at IMA Financial Group > Remote · United States · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Aimafinancialgroup%3A5204546007 (read 2026-11-06). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [IMA Financial Group](https://alderhq.app/companies/ima-financial-group) - Location text: Atlanta, GA; Bellevue, WA; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; New York City, NY; Newton, MA; Pasadena, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; REMOTE; St. Petersburg, FL; Wichita, KS; Atlanta; Bellevue; Dallas-Fort Worth; Denver; Kansas City; Newton; New York City; Pasadena; Pittsburgh; Remote - US; Salt Lake City; St. Petersburg; Wichita - Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · United States (evidence: "Location: Atlanta, GA; Bellevue, WA; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; New York City, NY; Newton, MA") - Posted: 2026-08-06 (92 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://imacorp.com/careers/openings/5204546007?gh_jid=5204546007 ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: $200k–$225k per year (from the listing's pay field) - Market band for similar posted roles (Atlanta, n 52): p25 $155k, median $202k, p75 $227k ## Description (the employer's text) ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to: - Supports and demonstrates IMA’s core values - Values and understands the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion among all IMA associates - Interacts professionally and timely with clients via email, phone and in-person ### People Management - Manages regional financial strategy team leads, providing clear communication of expectations, established timeframes, regular progress updates, and annual performance evaluations - Coordinates metrics and processes for managing and assigning the overall workload and projects of assigned analysts - Coordinates staffing plans for assigning clients, working with regional leads to assess workload - Provides feedback to service team members as needed, in support of their on-going professional development goals to ensure client expectations are met - Participates in the hiring process for direct reports as well as additional department hires ### National leadership - Leads national financial strategy servicing meetings, planning training curriculums and communicating information and updates - Regularly identifies opportunities to ensure quality standards, including implementation of best practices and peer review standards - Recognizes opportunities to improve financial strategy service offerings, and implements initiatives to support service improvements - In all aspects of client relationships, mentors financial strategists to support associate growth and local expertise development - Interacts with market leaders and national leadership to ensure work quality across all functions - Implements innovative products and services alongside existing financial strategy processes and service offerings ### Underwriting & Analysis - Acts as peer review and mentor for a national book of complex self funded, level funded, and fully insured clients, providing both financial reporting and strategic leadership - Develops and delivers servicing standards related to financial strategy, including but not limited to benchmarking, financial analysis, underwriting projections, contribution analysis, self-funded decision support, and IBNR - Performs high degree of analysis to provide BOB trends or specific prospect/client needs, summarizing data to communicate in writing and through conversations with national leadership and strategic partners ### Marketing, renewals, and partnership - Reviews team needs to assist with marketing template updates, RFP submissions, collection and management of data, along with individual review of complex marketing - Executes standards processes for financial analysis of marketing offerings including fully insured, TPA, stop loss, and PBM coverages - Negotiates with national carrier partners based on the targeted goals - Engages and builds key carrier and vendor relationships ### Presentation - Determines communication strategy for delivering financial strategy to a diverse book of clients - Champions new initiatives and growth opportunities to national leadership and market leaders REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS include but not limited to: - 10+ years of similar or related experience - Prefer college graduate, 4-year degree or equivalent experience - Proficient with MS Office Suites with, with in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel - Managerial or leadership experience - Attains Life and Health license & maintains through continuing education requirements - Some travel required (once monthly) - Responsibility for executing the benefit division’s strategic direction of analytic solutions and tools - Strong analytical (quantitative and qualitative) abilities - Identifies modifications to existing methodologies, and implements new initiatives - Demonstrates ability to manage and mentor experienced professionals - Responsibility for accuracy of analysis and peer review best practices - Ability to perform well under pressure, on multiple work streams, and with tight deadlines - Advanced communication and presentation skills ### COMPETENCIES & TRAITS - Management/Leadership - Financial Acumen - Self-Direction - Professionalism - Agility/Flexibility - Problem Solving The anticipated posting timeline for this opportunity is 8/05/2026-9/05/2026. --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). 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