Senior Consultant, Leave Management

About Specialty Program Group (SPG): Our goal is to partner with industry-leading specialty businesses to provide them with the ability to achieve their goals and optimize their businesses. Specialty Program Group offers access to capital and investment, deep carrier relationships, creative thinking, product development and broad distribution, while allowing our businesses to maintain the essence of what makes them successful. Specialty Program Group delivers leading-edge specialty expertise backed by transformative digital capabilities and sophisticated data and analytics. 

About SPG Ancillary, a division of Specialty Program Group: SPG Ancillary is a division of Specialty Program Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of HUB International. Our mission is to solve problems, create a better experience, and produce results for our broker, carrier, and benefits technology partners. We pride ourselves on encouraging creativity with each problem, embracing collaboration at every opportunity, and empowering commitment to expected results. Our expertise lies in dental, vision, life, disability, supplemental health, and leave management. Our organization is comprised of four integrated teams: marketing, client service, leave management solutions, and business operations. As an extension of a brokerage’s consulting and service teams, we support marketing, sold case implementation, account support, renewal management, analytics & insights, carrier eligibility, benefits technology builds, and leave administration & state disability compliance.

Job Summary:  

The Senior Consultant is part of the greater SPG Ancillary team playing a pivotal role in leading client engagements and managing large scale and/or complex projects. The role leverages expertise to provide strategic advice, deliver high-impact solutions, and drive results for clients. This role may involve mentoring consultants, guiding project execution, and ensuring the successful delivery of consulting services.

Independently, and as a team, works with clients on various absence management programs to analyze business requirements and design and implement solutions to fit absence program design, processes/function, intra-program coordination, and vendor management needs.

This role also conducts focuses on, but is not limited to, analytical evaluations on data received from carriers and employers related to workers’ compensation, short- and long- term disability, FMLA/leave of absence, and sick/vacation/PTO plans and may conduct leave vendor identification (RFPs/RFIs) and implementations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Client Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong, strategic relationships with clients. Understand their business needs, challenges, and goals to provide tailored solutions.

• Project Leadership: Lead and manage consulting projects from inception to completion. Oversee project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring adherence to timelines.

• Solution Development: Design and implement comprehensive strategies and solutions based on data analysis, research, and client requirements. Ensure solutions are practical and aligned with client objectives.

• Data Analysis and Research: Conduct advanced data analysis and research to uncover insights and inform strategic recommendations. Utilize various tools and methodologies to interpret complex information.

• Presentation and Reporting: Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations, reports, and other deliverables for clients and stakeholders. Communicate findings and recommendations clearly and effectively. May participate in external speaking engagements.

• Business Development: Contribute to business development efforts by identifying new opportunities and participating in client pitches. Support the growth of the consulting practice.

• Quality Assurance: Ensure the quality and accuracy of deliverables. Review work produced by team members and provide constructive feedback.

• Continuous Improvement: Stay informed about industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies. Advocate for and implement process improvements within the consulting team.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, Technology, or a related field.

• Six to eight years of professional experience in area of specialty (HR, technology, compensation, absence management, etc.)  

• Advanced experience in managing client relationships and large-scale projects.

• Previous leadership experience highly desirable.

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