Job Opening: Head of Total Rewards, Americas for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is searching for a new Head of Total Rewards, Americas. A copy of the job description is here.

Serious candidates should send their cover letter and resume to Wendy Bellus, Head of Talent, who can be reached at wendy_bellus@smbcgroup.com.

JOB OPENING: Associate General Counsel

Associate GC -Retirement & Ins - 1695292

Description

TIAA-CREF is looking for an Associate General Counsel to join our legal team. This role will be based in New York, NY or Charlotte, NC and will report to the Managing Director & Associate General Counsel, Retirement and Insurance Law.

The company

For more information about TIAA-CREF, visit our website.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice about the design and implementation of new products and services for defined contribution retirement plans, including 403(b), 401(k) and 457 plans, IRAs and related investment options and vehicles.
• Provide legal support for the operations, recordkeeping functions and marketing and sales forces both on institutional and individual aspects of the pension and retirement business.
• Monitor and help implement changes in federal and state laws and regulations affecting the pension business.

Job Specialties:

• Employee benefits experience with knowledge of Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, and related regulations and issues impacting section 403(b) plans, 401(a) plans, 401(k) plans, 457(b) plans, 457(f) plans and IRAs.
• Experience working with retirement plan documents and plan design.
• Experience interacting with IRS, DOL, and insurance department regulators.
• Knowledge of fiduciary principles and prohibited transaction analysis.
• Familiarity with insurance regulations impacting annuity contracts funding retirement plans, and with insurance rules and filing requirements.

Qualifications:

• Law degree required.
• Legal experience as a Benefits Lawyer in the pension/retirement industry or law firm environment is required; at least eight years experience is preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant pension laws as well as a working knowledge of relevant securities regulations is required.
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills and the ability to thrive in a decentralized office environment.
• Knowledge of legal issues pertaining to recordkeeping operations and platforms a plus.

TIAA is an Equal Employment and Affirmative Action Employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Visit our Careers site to learn more about how we are making a difference.

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Check Out the Recent Resume Posted on ERIC's Website

ERIC wants to help our members find the most qualified employees for their companies. We post the resumes of professionals who are looking for work. 

ERIC has recently posted the resume of Stephen Marc Ignatin who indicates that he has:

• 18 years experience in employee benefits and human resources. 
• 8 years staff supervisory and 7 years Board-level presentation experience. 

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JOB OPENING: Senior Analyst – Health Benefits Finance

Senior Analyst – Health Benefits Finance
GE Corporate

About Us/Role Summary/Purpose: GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.

Essential Responsibilities: Provide financial analysis support for GE’s Corporate Health Care component, a corporate team with responsibility for management and administration of GE’s $2 billion spend on US health care benefits. Key responsibilities include:

• Financial leader on a team which sources US health benefits from national and regional health plans.
• Partner with Health Benefits program management to conduct detailed evaluation, sourcing, and implementation of new benefit models (such as centers of excellence).
• Partner with Health Benefits program management on plan design for GE’s US health benefits, including:

                o Conduct detailed evaluation of alternative designs and pricing strategies.
                o Develop presentations to communicate key benefit plan design financials to senior management.
                o Work with operations, accounting, and communications teams to implement design changes.

• Utilize systems and tools to query and health care cost data and model “what-if” scenarios.
• Interface with Wall Street analysts to monitor industry trends.
• Work with operations team to design new web-based tools to assist employees with health care cost management.
• Support the Health Benefits union negotiations process.
• Support the strategic planning and budgeting process (OP/Blueprint/Session II).

Qualifications/Requirements:

• BS/BA in finance, mathematics, statistics or business related discipline
• Work experience in health care industry
• Familiarity with vendor sourcing and contracting
• Strong quantitative/analytical skills
• Hands-on experience with database queries, reporting, and analysis
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and interface well at all organization levels

Desired Characteristics:

• Health care actuary – FSA/ASA
• Health care underwriting experience
• Understanding of health care provider contracting and reimbursement methodologies

U.S. Labor Certification Notice
Additional Eligibility Qualifications: GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

To submit your resume for this posting please click on the link below, or visit www.gecareers.com and search for job posting number 1803119.

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JOB OPENING: Associate General Counsel - Benefits and Executive Compensation

Associate General Counsel - Benefits and Executive Compensation
Lockheed Martin

Req ID: 268316BR

Job Description: This position will work on a wide range of executive and director compensation and employee benefits matters. The individual will be responsible for providing advice on ERISA, tax, corporate and securities law compliance matters in the employee benefits (including retirement benefits, health and welfare benefits, and wellness programs) and executive compensation fields and for drafting plan documents, agreements, board resolutions and securities law disclosure documents, including the proxy statement, form 8-k and section 16 disclosures. The position will work with human resources, tax and accounting on compliant equity, incentive and benefit plan, and wellness program administration. The position will assist in managing outside counsel in ERISA and employee benefit litigation matters. The position will also assist the corporate lawyers on the executive compensation and benefit plan elements of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other corporate transactions. This position will be located in Bethesda, MD.

Basic Qualifications: A minimum of 5 years of experience in providing legal advice with regard to executive compensation. Candidates should be familiar with ERISA as well as the tax, corporate and securities law requirements relating to employee benefits and executive compensation. Must be able to work independently and without close supervision and have demonstrated ability to participate in, and lead, cross-functional teams. Also must be skilled in writing and communicating concisely and precisely.

Desired skills: Experience with employee benefit plans and corporate transactions. Good interpersonal skills.

Typical Minimums: Bachelors degree in an engineering/technical discipline from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 20 years or more of professional experience; or 18 years with a related Masters, or 15 years with a related PhD degree. Viewed as the most senior authority in discipline.

Security Clearance: Ability to obtain a clearance

To Apply: http://bit.ly/GenAttorneyPrincipalBenefits and click on “Submit to Job”

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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JOB OPENING: Senior Benefits Manager

Senior Benefits Manager
Travelport
To apply, send your resume and cover letter to:  Bernadette.green@travelport.com

Supervisor: Group Vice President, HR – Reward and Corporate Servicers

Division: Human Resources; Department: Reward; Section/Team: Benefits (Americas)

City Location: Atlanta

Purpose Statement: The (Senior) Benefits Manager is responsible for plan design, management and overall administration in providing group medical, dental, vision, flex spending, life & AD&D, flex spending, and wellness programs to Travelport US employees. The (Senior) Manager Benefits will also oversee regional benefit offerings in Canada and Latin America.

Main Accountabilities:

• Manage the annual planning process including partnering with health and welfare consultants to develop strategies to manage costs and offer competitive benefits offerings. Understand and present financials, propose plan design changes and recommend appropriate courses of action for subsequent plan years.
• Complete oversight and management of full annual enrollment process from start to finish: communications, project plan, oversight of vendor system build, enrollment window/rules, coordination with payroll and delivery of plans for following plan year.
• Overall wellness program management including design, program guidelines, participation tracking, vendor management/reporting, communications and year round administration.
• Manage Benefits Administrator and Benefits Analyst. Responsible for oversight of monthly reports to finance, invoice/wire payment, leaves of absence, escalated member issues, and overall internal benefits operations.
• Continual review and oversight of vendors – health & welfare consultants, claims administrators/carriers, TPA/Eligibility vendor.
• Partner with internal partners in HRIS and Payroll to ensure accurate data feeds and administration supporting benefits operations.
• Ensure compliance with relevant compliance and regulations. Monitor ongoing PPACA regulations and impact to Travelport. Partner with health & welfare consultants to develop appropriate response to upcoming regulations. Update and distribute annual SPD’s, file form 5500, coordinate filing of FAS106 and other relevant filings, contribute to filing of 10k.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Bachelors Degree or equivalently qualified by experience
• CEBS or CBP designation preferred
• 6+ years experience in the administration of fully insured benefits plans to include 3 years of benefits management experience: vendor oversight (carriers, consultants, TPA) and managing internal benefits staff
• Solid experience managing end to end annual enrollment process
• Solid experience managing a successful wellness program with high participation
• Experience working with an outsourced TPA enrolment & eligibility platform and call center helpful
• Knowledge of all pertinent federal and state regulations, filing and compliance requirements affecting employee benefit programs including Health Care Reform (PPACA), ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, and HIPAA
• Strong written and verbal communications skills to communicate effectively at all levels and in all forms
• Strong Excel skills

Key Measures (e.g., financial scope, budget and staff management responsibilities):

• Annual US healthcare spend is 18m. This role oversees/approves the payment of invoices/wires and processes that support the collection of relevant employee contributions.
• Manages 1 B3 and 1 B4 employee

Working Relationship (e.g., external customers, suppliers; internal customers, staff managed):

• Internal customers (employees)
• Internal stakeholders in large benefits decisions (executives)
• Service Providers – third party administrator, H&W consultants, carriers

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JOB OPENING: Program Manager, Leaves and Disability

Program Manager, Leaves and Disability
Gap Inc.

Apply at: https://gapinc.taleo.net/careersection/1/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=027VK

Gap Inc. Global Benefits Department, located in San Francisco, CA, has an opening for a Program Manager, Leaves and Disability, reporting to the Director, Health and Welfare Benefits.

Program Management 

• Leads and supports analysis, review and design of disability, leaves and life insurance programs. Monitors and reports benchmarking metrics to determine areas of opportunity or concern; recommends how to effectively control costs and maintain or improve productivity and care of employees 
• Manages annual contract renewal process, review renewal, rate proposals, suggested design changes. Work directly with carriers to evaluate and measure impact of potential changes, make recommendations for annual renewal; prepare materials for Director and Sr. Director review 
• Manage annual performance review of outsourced leave/disability administrator, articulate reporting needs, review results and service levels, establish ongoing service level agreement, ensure training and staffing are at required levels, follow up any outstanding issues that may arise. Develop and maintain internal dashboard of metrics related to leaves, disability and life insurance programs... 

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JOB OPENING: Director, Health and Welfare Benefits

Director, Health and Welfare
Gap Inc.

Apply at: https://gapinc.taleo.net/careersection/1/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=02A0Z

Gap Inc. Global Benefits Department, located in San Francisco, CA, has an opening for a Director, Health and Welfare Benefits reporting to the Sr. Director, Benefits, North America and Global Programs.

Position Description:

• Responsible for the design, process management, and communication of the health and welfare benefit programs, and related programs and services including leaves of absence and wellness that enable Gap Inc.'s people, operating and growth strategies. 
• Plans and directs the development of new, improved and /or cost effective health care benefit plans. 
• Ensures compliance with all business and legal plan requirements 

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