Absence Management Consultant

HUB International • Chicago, IL

6d • $80,000 - $90,000 • Remote

About The Position

At HUB International, we are a team of entrepreneurs. We believe in protecting and supporting the aspirations of individuals, families, and businesses. We help our clients evaluate their risks and develop solutions tailored to their needs. We believe in empowering our employees to learn, grow, and make a difference. Our structure enables our teams to maintain their own unique, regional culture while leveraging support and resources from our corporate centers of excellence. HUB is a global insurance and employee benefits broker, providing a boundaryless array of business insurance, employee benefits, risk services, personal insurance, retirement, and private wealth management products and services. With over $5 billion in revenue and almost 20,000 employees in 600 offices throughout North America, HUB has grown substantially, in part due to our industry leading success in mergers and acquisitions. Absence Management (AM) is a national consulting practice within HUB International. This hands-on position will help the team support clients by providing and executing the best Absence programs for their employees. This role will provide specialized focus in the area of absence management, short term and long term disability, ADA, Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) and Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (PWFA) by assisting with client engagement efforts as part of continuously improving and expanding our practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, or a related field from a four-year college or university.
• Five+ years of experience in disability and leave management, with specific experience and SME-level Workforce Absence Management knowledge of absence issues and applicable employment laws.
• Hands-on consulting, leave or claims administration experience highly preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High degree of self-motivation and discipline
• Ability to independently listen, gather and synthesize information, and formulate responses using sound judgment.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Communicates openly, honestly, and respectfully with diverse audiences and a wide range of levels in an organization.
• Experience working both independently and, in a collaborative, team environment.
• Ability to travel as needed up to 10%

Responsibilities

• Provide Absence Management consulting services involving short- and long- term disability, statutory disability/paid family and medical leave, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (PWFA) and Sick/Vacation/Paid-Time-Off.
• Assist leader and team to work with clients on various absence management programs to analyze business requirements and design and implement solutions to fit their absence program design, processes/function, intra-program coordination, and vendor management needs.
• Conduct 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.
• Support and/or conduct leave vendor identification (RFPs/RFIs) and implementations.
• Support efforts to develop strategy options and vendor evaluation criteria for clients.
• Leverage external networks including vendors, partners, industry resources, etc.
• Use skills including fact-finding and analytic investigation to identify issues and risks.
• Positively and proactively represent HUB International in meetings, seminars, trade shows and networking events.

Benefits

• health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance
• FSA, HAS and 401(k) accounts
• paid-time-off benefits such as vacation, sick, personal, floating holidays and company holidays
• eligible annual bonuses, equity and commissions may be available for some positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level