Senior Benefits Consultant – US

Senior Benefits Consultant – US
Drive impactful change at our Client as a Senior Benefits Consultant – US, where you’ll shape and manage US benefits, wellness, and retirement programs. Utilize your expertise in US benefits legislation, large-scale transformation, and change management to align our client’s programs and lead cross-functional projects that improve the employee experience across the organization.

Please note this is a 3–4-month contract with chance for extension if business needs align. Client is flexible to accommodate part time of full-time hours.

Who- the Company:
A global design and manufacturing company with an impeccable reputation.  Our client offers a fast-paced, rewarding, and inclusive environment.

What- the Opportunity: 
As the Senior Benefits Consultant – US, you are a seasoned subject matter expert on both US benefits knowledge and navigating through large-scale transformation projects with multiple parties with varying legislations.

In partnership with the Manager, Benefits, you will play a leading role in the change management roadmap, transition of accountability and administration training of US benefits, wellness, leaves and retirement programs. You will drive the initiatives required to benchmark our client’ current programs with available market data and make recommendations on alignment while understanding impacts to legislated testing and costs to the shared group entity.

If you were in the Senior Benefits Consultant – US role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Driving the initial project enrollment for all stakeholders’ awareness and approval.
• Providing recommendation on project milestones, governance and tactical activities associated with the change management strategy.
• Partnering with the Manager, Benefits to identify and establish goals in the implementation plan to achieve key deliverables within expected timeframes. Establishing a regular cadence of communication channels to inform stakeholders on the progress, risk management and expected outcomes.
• Identifies gaps in available programs and makes recommendations on opportunities for alignment based on results of external benchmarking to maintain our client’s position as an employer of choice.
• Creating holistic change management impact assessments, mapping out current and future designs recommendations and impact to costs, process, required filing and non-discriminatory testing.
• Crafting the communicating strategy on the benefits transition to provide awareness and path of least disruption to the employee experience.
• Participating in other total rewards projects and duties, as assigned.

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• Leading large-scale projects navigating through complexities of varying regulations and governance of benefits, wellness, retirement and leaves programs in the United States.
• Coaching and mentoring the project team on best practices and proactive change management methodologies.

Who- the Candidate:

• You have a post-secondary education in Human Resources or Business (or the equivalent experience), with a minimum of 10 years’ working experience with a United States or global benefits environment.
• You have a strong knowledge of United States benefits-related legislation, with the ability to learn and understand emerging United States and global regulations including ACA, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA and Section 125 (Cafeteria Plan) in accordance with the IRS.
• Demonstrating a thorough understanding of both people, technology and legislative components of a large-scale transformation project.
• You have proven experience as a senior consultant or people leader in driving results in large cross-functional projects, involving change management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience analyzing complex business needs and translating them into a change plan that accommodates all involved parties.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• A self-starter who can thrive in a fast-paced mature start-up environment with rapid company growth.

Where:
Remote opportunity.

How Much:
Hourly rate commensurate with experience in the range of $60-63/hr 4% vacation pay.

When & How to Apply: 
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