Senior Total Rewards Consultant

Arizona State University; Tempe (AZ); In loco; USD 67.000 - 72.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Arizona State University is seeking a Total Rewards Specialist 3 to provide consultation and administer ADA, benefits, leave, retirement, and workers' compensation programs for ASU and the Arizona University System. You will implement policy changes, train staff, and ensure compliant, accurate benefit processing across campuses.

With strong collaboration skills, you will interpret regulations, analyze data, and support open enrollment while guiding employees and leaders through complex program

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of experience/training.
• Provides complex human resources information to employees, vendors, and/or other parties to ensure timely and accurate benefit processing.

Mansioni

• Provide consultation, program administration, and data management across Benefits Program Management units for assigned programs, incl. ADA case management, health and welfare, leaves, retirement, and workers' compensation.
• Help employees, ASU leaders, and HR partners understand program requirements and identify solutions.
• Administer QDROs, QMCSOs, and subpoenas.
• Design, deliver, and evaluate training and communications to increase employee understanding across ASU campuses.
• Collaborate with benefits staff, HR Service Delivery, and field HR liaisons for consistent guidance on policies.
• Research and interpret regulations, statutes, policies, and plan provisions to resolve issues and ensure compliance.
• Consult with government agencies and peers as needed and elevate complex issues to Total Rewards leadership.
• Analyze proposed benefits and retirement plan changes and provide recommendations for policy updates.
• Participate in Total Rewards surveys and monitor legislative, judicial, and market developments.
• Collect and analyze data, present findings, and develop systems to support administration and leave management.
• Update policies, summary plan descriptions, guides, websites, forms, and procedures to reflect changes.
• Audit programs for exposure or liability and recommend process improvements.
• Support leadership with initiatives, audits, and reporting related to benefits, disability, retirement, and leaves.
• Participate in Open Enrollment and other plan implementations for faculty, staff, and administrative personnel.
• Collaborate across Total Rewards, HR, and ASU to ensure accurate administration and coordinated service.
• May coordinate the work of other Total Rewards staff.

Conoscenze

Benefits knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Communication

Data analysis

Collaboration

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Profile:

Total Rewards Specialist 3

Job Family:

Total Rewards

Time Type:

Full time

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Job Profile Summary:
Provides complex human resources information to employees, vendors, and/or other parties in order to ensure timely and accurate benefit transaction processing.

Job Description:

Behind every benefits question is an employee making an important decision about their health, family, or future. Join ASU\'s Total Rewards team and help make those decisions easier through clear guidance, responsive service, and thoughtfully managed programs.

In this role, you will provide consultation and administer assigned ADA, benefits, leave, retirement, and/or workers\' compensation programs serving ASU and the Arizona University System. Working with limited supervision and guidance from Benefits Design & Management leadership, you will resolve complex questions, strengthen program administration, and help turn plan and policy changes into clear information and effective support for employees and university partners.

Position Salary Range:

$67,000 - $72,000 DOE

Essential Duties:

• Provide consultation, program administration, and data management across both Benefits Program Management units for assigned programs, including ADA case management, health and welfare benefits, leaves, retirement, voluntary benefits, and workers\' compensation.
• Help employees, ASU leaders, and HR partners understand program requirements, navigate complex situations, and identify appropriate solutions.
• Administer qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), qualified medical child support orders (QMCSOs), and subpoenas.
• Design, deliver, and evaluate training and communications that increase employee understanding of available programs across all ASU campuses, including new-hire orientations, employee presentations, pre-retirement seminars, and leave management training.
• Collaborate with benefits staff, HR Service Delivery, and field HR liaisons to provide consistent guidance on program policies and provisions.
• Research and interpret applicable regulations, statutes, policies, and plan provisions to resolve technical issues and support compliance.
• Consult government agencies, technical professionals, and peer employers as needed, and elevate complex issues to Total Rewards leadership.
• Analyze proposed benefits and retirement plan changes and leave policy recommendations, and assist with their preparation and implementation.
• Participate in Total Rewards surveys and research legislative, judicial, and market developments to recommend and implement program improvements.
• Collect and analyze statistical and performance data, provide findings to leadership, and develop systems that support program administration and leave management.
• Update faculty and staff policies, summary plan descriptions, guides, websites, forms, and procedures to reflect program changes and applicable federal and state requirements.
• Audit programs, identify potential exposure or liability, and recommend improvements to processes, policies, plan documents, and communications in accordance with federal, state, ASU, and Arizona Board of Regents requirements.
• Support ASU leadership and HR liaisons with program initiatives, audits, and reporting related to benefits, disability, retirement, and leaves.
• Participate in annual Open Enrollment and other benefits and retirement plan implementations for faculty, staff, and administrative personnel.
• Collaborate across Total Rewards, HR, and ASU departments to ensure accurate administration, reliable data, coordinated service, and consistent communications across all campuses.
• May coordinate the work activities of other Total Rewards staff members.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with progressively greater responsibility for administering, developing, and implementing ADA, benefits, retirement, and/or leave programs or systems.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, policies, and directives governing benefits, retirement, and leave programs.
• Understanding of benefits, retirement, and leave management principles, practices, and methods.
• Experience improving processes and using technology to increase program efficiency, effectiveness, and service quality.
• Knowledge of integrated human resources information systems and their operational requirements.
• Experience using human resources, customer service management, and third-party vendor systems.
• Experience collecting and analyzing data, conducting research, and developing recommendations or alternative solutions.
• Experience translating technical information into clear employee communications, training materials, and presentations.
• Effective verbal communication, interpersonal, presentation, and team-building skills.
• Ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders within and outside the university.
• Ability to apply sound judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to anticipate needs, evaluate options, and achieve objectives.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, address conflicting demands, and maintain responsive service.

Working Environment:

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse;
• Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work;
• Occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.

Department Statement:

The Office of Human Resources\'s mission is to enhance the transformative power of people.

Driving Requirement:

Driving is not required for this position.

Location:

Campus: Tempe

Funding:

No Federal Funding

Important:

Do not withdraw your application to make edits. Once an application is withdrawn, it cannot be edited, reactivated, or replaced with a new submission. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact The Office of Human Resources Talent Acquisition before the posting close date.

Graduate Assistant, Intern and part-time positions are counted as half time for experience equivalency, meaning one year equals six months of experience.

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ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation\'s fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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