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Job overview
Aon seeks a Global Benefits Vice President to advise senior global HR leaders, lead international benefits consulting projects, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across locations. The role also focuses on developing client relationships and new business, managing project delivery, and contributing global benefits expertise through special projects and team training. The position is described as hybrid and is based in Chicago.
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Full job description
AON is looking for a Global Benefits Vice President in Chicago - (Hybrid Position)
This great career opportunity offers diversified project and client exposure. The essential duties of the selected candidate will include, but not necessarily limited to:
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International benefits consulting: The candidate is expected to provide advice to senior global HR leaders on an array of global employee benefits topics including benefit strategy, audits, benchmarking, opening for business, M&A, multinational pooling, governance, risk management, global DC consulting, and other relevant work products and projects with very little direction. The candidate will be responsible for managing strategic as well as tactical interaction with assigned clients and coordinating the efforts of a multidisciplinary team of consultants in numerous locations around the world. The candidate will lead internal resources in the formulation and execution of appropriate solutions for clients and prospects.
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New business development – The candidate is expected to grow existing client revenue by identifying and converting new global benefits projects and cross selling opportunities with other Aon practices. The role entails building, maintaining and managing a steady pipeline of prospects and sales opportunities including regular interaction with a sales reporting application.
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Client relationship management – The candidate will leverage their solid business acumen to develop and maintain strong connections with senior client contacts while providing global benefits technical expertise. Internally, the candidate will serve as a project management lead including fee setting, invoice management, revenue projections, team optimization, and service escalations.
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Intellectual capital development and training – The candidate is expected to leverage their global benefits knowledge as a leader/member of special project taskforces or subject matter expertise teams. The ideal candidate will also be able to train and mentor junior team members to support their career development and improve their understanding of global benefits and consulting skills.
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Communication skills – The candidate is expected to have excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills. The candidate must work well with an array of multi-disciplinary Aon team members, with an extended client team or work independently, based on project needs.
Qualifications and Educational Requirements:
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Priority will be given to candidates with a minimum of 8 to 12 years of international or non‐US benefits experience in an HR consulting firm or professional services firm.
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International benefits consulting experience is strongly desired.
Other requirements include:
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Strong management and strong analytical ability
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Strong organizational, problem solving and critical thinking skills
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Ability to handle multiple projects in as fast‐paced and time‐sensitive environment
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong presentation skills
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Functional knowledge of Excel and other MS Office products
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Bachelor’s degree (mathematics, finance, economics, or other degrees where quantitative skills are required is an advantage)
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Advanced degree or project management certification is an advantage
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.
Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.
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 $160.000K to $200.000 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 of [State/Region]. The actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location.
Whether it is bonus/commission eligible
- 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.
A summary of all the benefits offered for this position:
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 p rogram that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.
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AON is looking for a Global Benefits Vice President in Chicago - (Hybrid Position)
This great career opportunity offers diversified project and client exposure. The essential duties of the selected candidate will include, but not necessarily limited to:
-
International benefits consulting: The candidate is expected to provide advice to senior global HR leaders on an array of global employee benefits topics including benefit strategy, audits, benchmarking, opening for business, M&A, multinational pooling, governance, risk management, global DC consulting, and other relevant work products and projects with very little direction. The candidate will be responsible for managing strategic as well as tactical interaction with assigned clients and coordinating the efforts of a multidisciplinary team of consultants in numerous locations around the world. The candidate will lead internal resources in the formulation and execution of appropriate solutions for clients and prospects.
-
New business development – The candidate is expected to grow existing client revenue by identifying and converting new global benefits projects and cross selling opportunities with other Aon practices. The role entails building, maintaining and managing a steady pipeline of prospects and sales opportunities including regular interaction with a sales reporting application.
-
Client relationship management – The candidate will leverage their solid business acumen to develop and maintain strong connections with senior client contacts while providing global benefits technical expertise. Internally, the candidate will serve as a project management lead including fee setting, invoice management, revenue projections, team optimization, and service escalations.
-
Intellectual capital development and training – The candidate is expected to leverage their global benefits knowledge as a leader/member of special project taskforces or subject matter expertise teams. The ideal candidate will also be able to train and mentor junior team members to support their career development and improve their understanding of global benefits and consulting skills.
-
Communication skills – The candidate is expected to have excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills. The candidate must work well with an array of multi-disciplinary Aon team members, with an extended client team or work independently, based on project needs.
Qualifications and Educational Requirements:
-
Priority will be given to candidates with a minimum of 8 to 12 years of international or non‐US benefits experience in an HR consulting firm or professional services firm.
-
International benefits consulting experience is strongly desired.
Other requirements include:
-
Strong management and strong analytical ability
-
Strong organizational, problem solving and critical thinking skills
-
Ability to handle multiple projects in as fast‐paced and time‐sensitive environment
-
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong presentation skills
-
Functional knowledge of Excel and other MS Office products
-
Bachelor’s degree (mathematics, finance, economics, or other degrees where quantitative skills are required is an advantage)
-
Advanced degree or project management certification is an advantage
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.
Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.
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 $160.000K to $200.000 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 of [State/Region]. The actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location.
Whether it is bonus/commission eligible
- 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.
A summary of all the benefits offered for this position:
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 p rogram that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.
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How this job compares
Set against the 993 open Executive Leadership jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$160–200K/yr
- Illinois median$207–260K/yr23 salary ranges
- US median$190–280K/yr648 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $180K, is 23% below the Illinois median midpoint ($232K) — in the lowest quarter of Executive Leadership salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 31 open Executive Leadership jobs in Illinois and 993 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- AbbVie3 open
- Advocate Health2 open
- American Medical Association2 open
- Experience
- Executive Leadership postings that state a minimum ask for 10 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 10 to 15 years (772 postings).
- Education
- 394 of the 993 open Executive Leadership jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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