State Leaves Specialist

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Our story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”

Our Values:

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

Learn more at careers.alight.com. 

About the Role

The Employee State Benefits Specialist has a particular subject matter expertise in state leaves administration. The Specialist is responsible for tracking and reporting all applicable state leave legislation, pending or otherwise. Serving as the main contact for our client with respect to data reporting requirements and state filings.

Responsibilities

• Organizing, coordinating and executing outsourced state leaves administration activities on behalf of our client. Working in collaboration with internal resources, the client, client vendor partner(s) and state entities.
• Participating in bi-weekly internal client status meetings and ad hoc meetings. Communicating with Benefits and Wellness, Employee Relations/Legal, and client consultant. Offering updates on task progress and ensure alignment on priorities.
• Understanding and staying current on state leaves legislative requirements. Then communicating to internal and external stakeholders about state legislation requirements, status and decisions.
• Partnering with client’s broker/consultant and creating login to state portals. Acting on behalf of the client, to be able to be a registered agent/TPA for the client.
• Inputting clients leave information into state portals. Collaborating with state authorities and coordinating with internal teams and clients. Attention to detail and effective communication skills are crucial for ensuring compliance with state leave laws.
• Prioritizing and reviewing new information to adhere to established departmental productivity requirements. These are established by department for handling issues.
• Investigating and analyzing claim information to determine coverage and benefit eligibility and process leave claims. May be required to utilize each state’s calculators/requirements to determine benefit values for state reporting.
• Supporting the management and coordination of state reporting submissions, attestations, renewals and bonds.
• Managing data reports between client records, internal records, and resources for state voluntary leave plan reports. Filtering data and preparing dataset for analysis to ensure accuracy and relevance prior to submission.
• Submitting state leave required reporting to state on intervals to client for review. Once approved, to the state(s) at required intervals (monthly, quarterly annually, etc.).

Requirements

• Have 4 years of state paid leave and compliance experience with respect to insurance or leave programs.
• Have 2 years of disability claim management experience (STD), or other previous Group insurance experience.
• Have experience with regulatory and compliance standards.
• Possess excel skills, with aptitude for learning other analytics tools.
• Show understanding of state PFML laws and regulations including all aspects of state leaves.
• Enhanced success in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Display communication and interpersonal skills to professionally interact with various types of stakeholders.
• Be detail-oriented with compelling analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video.

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.  Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options. 

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law.   In addition, we take affirmative action to employ disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Salary Pay Range

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Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: Wellbeing and Benefits Selector Page - Alight

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.