Manager, Absence Management

Con Edison Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Con Edison Co. is seeking a Manager, Absence Management to lead the team responsible for administering employee absence programs, supporting illness, injury and other leave events.

You will oversee end-to-end absence management, ensuring compliant and positive employee experiences while supporting successful return-to-work outcomes. You will provide leadership for a team that handles absence and pay-related services for both management and union employees, including sick leave, leaves of

Responsibilities

• Lead absence management team overseeing sickness, leaves, and wage recovery programs.
• Oversee end-to-end absence management to ensure compliant, efficient employee experience and timely return-to-work.
• Identify processes and system enhancements to improve policy effectiveness and employee understanding of absence programs.

Job description

The Manager, Absence Management leads the team responsible for administering employee absence programs and supporting employees through illness, injury, and other leave-related events. This role oversees the end-to-end absence management process, ensuring a compliant, efficient, and positive employee experience while facilitating successful return-to-work outcomes. In this role, you will provide leadership to a team that administers absence and pay-related services for both management and union employees, including sick leave, leaves of absence, vacation payouts, military differential pay, and wage recovery programs. The role also drives continuous improvement by identifying process and system enhancements, streamlining workflows, strengthening policy effectiveness, and improving employee understanding of absence programs.

This position does not provide employment pursuant to the terms of a STEM OPT Training Plan.