Lead Benefits Consultant

At AT&T,⠀you’ll⠀be⠀empowered⠀to create⠀real⠀change in⠀an⠀ever-expanding,⠀connected⠀world. As⠀part of⠀our⠀corporate⠀team, your⠀impact⠀will be⠀felt no⠀matter how⠀your work⠀translates⠀to our⠀core goal⠀of serving⠀customers⠀and⠀transforming⠀lives.⠀We’re⠀fueled by⠀a passion⠀to provide⠀innovative⠀solutions⠀and driven⠀to connect⠀the world⠀in⠀meaningful⠀ways.

As⠀a Lead⠀Benefits⠀Consultant,⠀you will⠀be a⠀subject⠀matter⠀expert⠀responsible⠀for the⠀administration⠀of⠀retirement⠀plan⠀benefits.⠀You must⠀be able to⠀read and⠀interpret⠀benefit⠀plan⠀documents⠀and have⠀general⠀knowledge⠀of ERISA,⠀IRC, DOL⠀and other⠀legal or⠀regulatory⠀requirements.⠀You will⠀manage⠀third⠀party⠀benefit⠀administrators,⠀including⠀their⠀overall⠀performance,⠀compliance⠀with⠀benefit⠀plan⠀documents,⠀operational⠀requirements,⠀change⠀management⠀and⠀problem⠀resolution.⠀You must⠀be able to⠀evaluate⠀plan⠀designs⠀for⠀implementation⠀and⠀review/draft⠀vendor⠀contracts⠀and work⠀orders.⠀You will⠀project⠀manage⠀efforts to⠀review and⠀implement⠀benefit⠀changes⠀and⠀operational⠀efficiencies,⠀setting⠀assumptions⠀as⠀provided⠀from⠀various⠀stakeholders.⠀You will⠀develop⠀and⠀summarize⠀analysis⠀from plan⠀data and⠀operational⠀outputs.⠀You will⠀work with⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀organizations⠀to improve⠀and, as⠀necessary,⠀customize⠀operational⠀processes.⠀You will⠀be⠀familiar⠀with AT&T⠀payroll⠀systems,⠀SAP and⠀Workday,⠀and be⠀able to⠀manage the⠀flow of⠀employee⠀data from⠀AT&T⠀subsidiaries,⠀departments,⠀and⠀payrolls⠀to⠀external⠀vendors.⠀You will⠀perform⠀financial⠀or⠀operational⠀analysis⠀of benefit⠀plan⠀performance.

Required Skills:

• 5 years of⠀relevant⠀experience⠀in⠀benefits⠀administration⠀and⠀project⠀management.
• Create⠀and⠀deliver⠀presentations⠀to various⠀audiences⠀that tell⠀a⠀compelling⠀story.
• Leadership⠀and⠀analytical⠀abilities,⠀as well as⠀excellent⠀interpersonal,⠀oral,⠀negotiation⠀and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills are⠀essential.
• Qualified⠀candidates⠀should⠀have the⠀ability to⠀deal with⠀ambiguous⠀and⠀complex⠀problems,⠀analyze⠀detailed⠀data and⠀provide⠀input on⠀recommendations,⠀service⠀improvements⠀and⠀alternative⠀business⠀situations.
• Financial⠀experience
• A⠀successful⠀candidate⠀will be a⠀problem⠀solver who⠀can⠀mediate⠀and⠀communicate⠀persuasively⠀to all⠀levels of⠀leadership.
• Must⠀have the⠀proven⠀ability to⠀assess⠀operational⠀models and⠀identify⠀savings⠀opportunities⠀within the⠀confines⠀of plan or⠀regulatory⠀provisions.

Desired Degrees/Majors/Accreditations/Skills:

• Certified⠀Employee⠀Benefit⠀Specialist⠀(CEBS),⠀Certified⠀Benefits⠀Professional⠀(CBP),⠀Project⠀Management⠀Professional⠀(PMP) a⠀plus.
• Actuarial⠀training⠀or⠀accreditation⠀and/or a⠀Bachelors⠀and/ or⠀Masters⠀degree in⠀Human⠀Resources,⠀MBA or⠀Finance or⠀Math are a⠀plus.
• Third⠀party⠀benefit⠀administrator⠀experience⠀and⠀mastery of⠀Microsoft⠀Word,⠀Excel,⠀PowerPoint⠀and⠀Microsoft⠀Project.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision⠀coverage
• 401(k)⠀plan
• Tuition⠀reimbursement⠀program
• Paid⠀Time Off⠀and⠀Holidays⠀(based on⠀date of⠀hire, at⠀least 23⠀days of⠀vacation⠀each year⠀and 9⠀company-designated⠀holidays)
• Paid⠀Parental⠀Leave
• Paid⠀Caregiver⠀Leave
• Additional⠀sick leave⠀beyond⠀what state⠀and local⠀law⠀require⠀may be⠀available⠀but is⠀unprotected
• Adoption⠀Reimbursement
• Disability⠀Benefits⠀(short⠀term and⠀long⠀term)
• Life⠀and⠀Accidental⠀Death⠀Insurance
• Supplemental⠀benefit⠀programs:⠀critical⠀illness/accident⠀hospital⠀indemnity/group⠀legal
• Employee⠀Assistance⠀Programs⠀(EAP)
• Extensive⠀employee⠀wellness⠀programs
• Employee⠀discounts⠀up to 50%⠀off on⠀eligible⠀AT&T⠀mobility⠀plans and⠀accessories,⠀AT&T⠀internet⠀(and fiber⠀where⠀available)⠀and AT&T⠀phone

A career⠀with AT&T⠀comes with⠀big⠀rewards.⠀As part of⠀our global⠀team,⠀you’ll⠀join other⠀trailblazing⠀industry⠀leaders,⠀passionate⠀about⠀improving⠀lives and⠀sharing⠀the⠀stories⠀and⠀experiences⠀that⠀matter.⠀You’ll⠀be⠀inspired⠀to make a⠀difference⠀through⠀company-sponsored⠀initiatives⠀or by⠀joining⠀one of our⠀employee⠀groups.⠀And no⠀matter⠀where you⠀are in⠀your⠀career⠀trajectory,⠀you’ll⠀be⠀rewarded⠀by the⠀impact you⠀can make⠀in the⠀lives of⠀millions.