Senior Placement Specialist - Excess Casualty Education

About the role

Marsh is hiring an experienced Placement Specialist to expand and formalize its Education vertical within its Umbrella & Excess Casualty placement platform. The role supports complex education accounts and programs, works closely with client and production teams, and helps build repeatable placement strategies and market relationships. It is a hybrid schedule, in the office 3 times per week.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and execute umbrella and excess casualty placements for education clients, including complex, layered programs with tight timelines.
• Develop placement strategy and carrier engagement plans tailored to education risks (higher education, K-12, affiliated entities).
• Build relationships with carrier partners and underwriters to drive pricing, terms and capacity outcomes.
• Coordinate submission development and underwriting data flow, anticipate underwriter questions and support a strong risk narrative.
• Negotiate coverage terms and structure (limits, attachments, retentions, follow-form vs. standalone).
• Deliver technical expertise in RFP delivery and presentation, and complete policy management and delivery of reviewed policies.
• Contribute to the education placement platform: market intelligence, playbooks, benchmarking and lessons learned.
• Help develop and scale the education-specific placement offering, documenting a repeatable approach.

Required profile

• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in casualty placement, underwriting, broking or excess/umbrella casualty.
• P&C license required, or ability to obtain one.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience with large, structured education programs and/or multi-layer placements, and established market relationships in umbrella/excess casualty.
• Ability to manage priorities independently and deliver accurate work under time pressure.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of excess casualty program structure and placement workflow.
• Independent operator able to own workstreams end-to-end with minimal supervision.

What we offer

• Base salary range of $154,200 to $328,400, with possible performance-based incentives.
• Health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K and other retirement programs, and employee assistance programs.
• Long-term growth opportunities within a growing business unit.