Defined Benefits Senior Client Manager

Alight Solutions • Toronto, ON

42d

About The Position

Defined Benefit Sr. Client Success Manager Are you a fast learner who is fascinated by Client interactions? Are you a talented project manager looking to build your skills working with high profile clients? Our Story At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.” Our Values Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs. Grow with purpose – be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives. Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others. It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation. With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work. Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight. Learn more at careers.alight.com. About the Role The DB Senior Client Success Manager is the main client contact for complex deliverables and new products. They provide expert consultation, shape decisions, and uncover revenue growth opportunities by understanding client needs deeply. Additionally, they work with internal teams to convey Alight’s stance on legislative changes and engage in strategic client discussions.

Requirements

• 7 years of experience in defined benefit plan administration.
• 5+ years direct experience in client relationship and project management.
• Possess the ability to work with and influence all areas of the client delivery business, across all stakeholders, and to best meet the outcomes for the client.
• Possess the ability to anticipate the needs of client based on extensive DB and client knowledge.
• Identify and lead team through changes, supporting the goals of the client.
• Possess effective communication and influencing skills on domain and technical matters, internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Serving as subject matter expert on defined benefit regulations, compliance requirements, and industry best practices.
• Effectively consult and present to external executive leader roles on plan design, administrative considerations, and legislative landscape.
• Staying informed about market trends, legislative changes, and emerging technologies in the retirement benefits space.
• Utilizing expert knowledge of DB to work with the client on difficult plan issues. We then work to provide guidance on complex plan changes or projects.
• Managing in-year revenue growth with a focus on project work and upselling existing scope.
• Managing to the client contract, and preserving contract margins including SLA adherence and E&O negotiations.
• Partnering with Oversight & Excellence to reduce total cost. Doing this by identifying opportunities to reduce demand, improve delivery model cost, drive efficiency, and leverage scale.
• Collaborating with Renewal Executives and Client Leader to prepare renewal. This includes gauging pulse of key stakeholders and decision-makers to expand or upsell current solution offerings.
• Communicating regularly with clients at senior and executive levels of the organization on client delivery.

Benefits

• We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person.
• Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed