Sr. Benefits Specialist

Job Summary:

Arconic offers a comprehensive set of benefits programs. This position in the Corporate Human Resources organization of Arconic, assists the Benefits Director and Vice President of Benefits & Compensation with the administration and design of U.S. benefit programs. Responsibilities include analysis of various benefit data and programs, managing updates of compliance communications for the various benefit programs, managing certain vendor relationships, research of appeals and other benefits matters, and assisting in the day-to-day operations of the Benefits Department. This position is also responsible for assisting with audits and special/recurring benefit projects such as the annual benefits open enrollment. The principal challenge of the Benefits Consultant position is the need to be organized and flexible in a fast-paced environment.

In this role, you will:

• Work as part of a fast-paced team to implement, and support benefits programs, processes and systems.
• Research benefits issues and work with HRMS, Payroll, third-party vendors, business-based HR, union representatives, Legal, and others as needed to resolve issues as quickly as possible and at the same time providing root-cause analysis.
• Establish and maintain a high level of focus in order to identify improvement opportunities and recommend solutions to solve business issues.
• Manage assigned vendor relationships, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and service levels.
• Operate within Arconic standards and conventions as well as RU standards.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the business processes in area(s) of assignment.
• Pursue continuous learning consistent with the movement in the job requirements and changes in programs, technology and service delivery.
• Manage assigned projects independently, provide regular status updates to supervisor, create and monitor schedule and own priorities.