Senior Consultant, Pension %26 Benefits Administration %26 Technology Consulting

Segal; New York (NY); Remote; USD 124,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Consultant to join their dynamic team, focusing on pension and benefits administration and technology. In this role, you will lead client projects, providing strategic consulting and ensuring quality service delivery. Your expertise will guide clients through complex benefit administration challenges, enhancing their operational efficiency. This position offers a collaborative environment where your contributions will directly impact client success. With a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, this is an exciting opportunity to advance your career in a forward-thinking organization.

Benefits

Non-contributory defined benefit pension plan

401(k) profit sharing plan

Medical and prescription benefits

Dental benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness benefit reimbursements

Professional credential reimbursement

Comprehensive paid time off

Qualifications

• Minimum 9 years of public pension experience focused on benefits administration.
• Ability to work independently and in teams, with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage client projects from planning to execution and quality assurance.
• Provide consulting advice on benefits administration and technology issues.

Skills

Project Management

Benefits Administration

Technical Writing

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Business or Quantitative Discipline

Tools

MS Teams

Smartsheet

Job description

Senior Consultant – Pension & Benefits Administration and Technology

Segal’s Administration and Technology Consulting (ATC) team works with Multiemployer and Public Sector clients on a wide range of benefits administration and technology issues to include: strategic planning; process-re-engineering; organizational design and recruitment; design and implementation of benefit systems, and other technologies; vendor selection; and system implementation / post-implementation support.

The Role

The Senior Consultant will collaborate with practice colleagues and other Segal staff to manage and support projects where ATC provides consulting advice and deliverables to our clients focused on improving their benefit administration operations and technology. This specific role will focus primarily on public pension clients, but the ability to work on health benefit projects may also be required;

Primary accountabilities will include but may not be limited to:

· Working on client projects end to end from project planning, to leading project teams and day-to-day client interaction and relationship duties;

· Developing project plans and budgets and assuming overall quality assurance of service delivery;

· Contributing expertise to client assignments, advising clients on the full-range of benefits administration and technology issues;

· Acting as a pension benefits administration and technical subject matter expert in areas such as enrollment, employer reporting, terminations, refunds, retirement processing, and retiree payroll

· Overseeing vendor implementations and representing a client’s best interest while assisting with vendor management;

· Supporting efforts to sell Administration and Technology services and develop revenue via participation in new business development activities;

· Following ATC standards using MS Teams and Smartsheet for project management;

· Contributing to practice development initiatives by researching and contributing knowledge pertaining to latest trends, legislative developments, etc. and supporting initiatives to develop new Administration and Technology services, work products and/or processes designed to enhance practice quality and profitability.

Specific assignments for this role include:

· Guiding clients with procurement of benefit administration systems, technologies and third party administration services;

· Providing oversight, project management and quality assurance services to benefit administration solution implementations;

· Offering client consulting advice and performing assessments of operational processes, organizational structures and technology within a benefit office, and documenting results and recommendations in written reports;

· Identifying solutions for our client’s unique process, staffing and technology challenges;

· Providing implementation roadmaps, plans, timelines, monitoring and continuous status reporting ;

· Leading discussions and presenting to boards of trustees and executive staff on project status.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of an undergraduate degree or commensurate work experience in a business and/or quantitative discipline; minimum of 9 years of public pension experience focused on benefits administration and/or technology services project management experience (PMP preferred); ability to work independently and in teams and, do periodic travel; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; demonstrated project management, technical writing, analytical and problem solving skills.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Segal:

We recognize that individuals bring a broad range of experience, abilities and reward expectations that may fall outside the stated requirements of this job. If your overall experience and qualifications warrant consideration for this or other similar positions, we encourage you to apply. Diversity of employment, skills and life experience, combined with passion, are key to innovation and excellence. We encourage individuals, including but not limited to women, minorities, the disabled and protected veterans and those from all other backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodation during the interview process and…thank you for considering Segal.

About Segal and its Total Rewards Program:

Segal is a privately owned, leading North American employee benefit, human resources and investment management consulting firm with over 80 years of history providing trusted advice that improves lives. Clients include public and private corporations, multiemployer trust funds, public sector entities, higher education institutions, institutional advisors, among many others.

Segal’s total rewards are part of what makes us a special place to work. The current salary range for this position is $124,500 to $165,000 plus opportunity for a discretionary performance bonus based on company profitability and employee performance. In addition, Segal offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to include a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan, matching and discretionary contributions to a 401(k) profit sharing plan, medical and prescription benefits including contributions to a health savings account for eligible employees, dental benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness benefit reimbursements and rewards, and professional credential and tuition reimbursement. Segal also provides comprehensive paid time off including holidays, vacation days, sick leave, paid family leave and sabbaticals.

Please Apply…

Segal is the right size, the right organization and…the right move for you! Please apply now.

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