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    Benefits Manager - Chicago, United States - Sidley Austin

    Sidley Austin
    Sidley Austin Chicago, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Description

    Summary:
    The Benefits Manager will be responsible for the operational management and customer service for the benefits department.


    Duties and Responsibilities:
    Supervise and train a team of benefits professionals
    Respond to and resolve claims issues
    Respond to questions about benefit programs
    Manage process relating to leaves of absence
    Enhance and develop benefits related communications
    Manage and monitor Insurance Hotline and Insurance Mailbox
    Review utilization reports from insurance/benefit vendors to analyze trend and ROI
    Manage operational aspects of benefits administration
    Monitor compliance of federal and local legislation for benefits (i.e. CMS, DOL, COBRA, ACA, PFL, CAA, etc)
    Work closely and build collaborate partnerships with insurance providers, consultants and legal advisors to develop and finalize administrative contracts and plan documents
    Complete annual benefits benchmarking surveys for various publications
    Participate in monthly HR managers meetings to provide insurance updates
    Provide census reports to individual disability vendor for purpose of enrolling partners to additional individual policies
    Participate monthly and host Chicago law firms round table
    Manage benefits related meetings (i.e. weekly insurance department, open enrollment, insurance update meeting with firms counsel )
    Manage open enrollment preparation, quality testing and task list
    Prepare and implement annual open enrollment with HRIS, IT and vendor carriers


    Qualifications:


    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below.

    The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

    If you need such an accommodation, please email

    (current employees should contact Human Resources).


    Education and/or Experience:

    Required:
    Bachelors degree
    A minimum of 7 years of benefits experience
    Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines
    High level of integrity and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information

    Preferred:
    Management experience
    Transformation and change leadership experience

    Other Skills and Abilities:
    The following will also be required of the successful candidate:
    Strong organizational skills
    Strong attention to detail
    Good judgment
    Strong interpersonal communication skills
    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
    Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
    Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
    Able to work under pressure
    Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities
    Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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