Job Title: Senior Benefits and Leave Specialist

Location: New York, NY 10019

Salary/Payrate: $110K-$120K annually plus bonus and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment:  Hybrid (1 day a week remote)

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: Yes 

JOB DESCRIPTION #LI-CB1

Our client, an AmLaw 50 firm, is seeking a Senior Benefits and Leave Specialist at their offices in New York City. This is a full time, permanent role that allows for remote work 1 day a week and pays an annual base salary of $110K to $120K plus a performance-based bonus and excellent benefits package. Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree for this role.

The Senior Benefits and Leave Specialist, serves to administer and process all leave of absence and ADA Accommodation requests for our US offices. They will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Leave and ADA process, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations (NY,CA,DC, DE), and providing exceptional support to our employees and management team.

• Coordinates and processes all types of leave of absence including: FMLA, Medical Disability (Short Term and Long Term), state-specific Paid Family Leave, New York Paid Prenatal Leave, Workers’ Compensation.
• Coordinate requests for ADA and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Accommodations, communicates with management team, and engages in the interactive process with employee. 
• Responsible for monitoring and administering claims, report generation, and communication with employees, managers, insurance carriers, medical personnel, and attorneys.
• Serves as a point of contact and liaison with HR, Legal Personnel and Payroll department to communicate payment eligibility for employees on an approved leave.
• Maintains accurate records and provides assistance to employees to ensure effective use of benefits.
• Ensures that all leave requests are handled fairly and in accordance with local and federal laws.
• Be proficient and stay updated on relevant labor laws and regulations regarding different types of leaves.
• Conduct new hire benefits orientation for attorneys.
• Administer new hire onboarding and offboarding of attorneys.
• Assist employees with benefits enrollment, qualifying life event changes and benefits education.
• Work collaboratively with other departments to support all employee needs. 
• Identify and develop best practices and process improvements as necessary, providing excellent client and employee experience.

Qualifications 

• 5-7 years of independently leading a Leave role in a law firm or professional services company.
• Bachelor's degree required
• Fully knowledgeable of federal and state laws pertaining to Leaves.
• Advanced understanding of employee benefits administration systems (experience with ADP/Enterprise EV6 preferred)
• Comfortable with difficult conversations leading with empathy and fairness.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Solution-oriented with a passion for customer service
• Detail-oriented and able to prioritize.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment with minimal instruction.
• Able to define problems and generate potential solutions.