HR Strategy Design Consultant V, Benefits

Kaiser Permanente • Oakland, CA

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About The Position

The position involves executing benefits portfolios by partnering with Third Party Administrator vendor partners to resolve significant escalated issues. The role requires collaboration with departments and internal business units to ensure alignment with goals, identifying potential risks of the portfolio, and creating action plans. Responsibilities include creating communication plans, educating sponsors, stakeholders, and executive leadership on program requirements, maintaining accurate records in the benefits system, facilitating the open enrollment process, addressing employee requests and concerns in a timely manner, and preparing weekly updates and reports as required.

Requirements

• Minimum three (3) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Social Science, Public Administration or related field.
• Minimum eight (8) years experience in human resources, business operations, or a field specified in the job posting.
• Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Responsibilities

• Practice self-leadership and promote learning in others by building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Communicate information and provide advice to drive projects forward.
• Influence team members within assigned unit.
• Listen and respond to, seek, and address performance feedback.
• Adapt to competing demands and new responsibilities.
• Provide feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentoring junior team members.
• Create and execute plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses.
• Adapt to and learn from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Conduct or oversee business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area.
• Promote adherence to all procedures and policies.
• Develop work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
• Determine and carry out processes and methodologies.
• Coordinate and delegate resources to accomplish organizational goals.
• Partner internally and externally to make effective business decisions.
• Solve complex problems and escalate issues or risks as appropriate.
• Monitor progress and results, recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate recommendations made by others.
• Implement the strategic direction for the business in support of designated functional HR area.
• Engage with HR and business stakeholders to provide insight, input, and influence on current and future HR and business needs.
• Manage simple or portions of complex projects/programs including assisting with design and developing project plans.
• Poll data and conduct complex analysis.
• Create and facilitate presentations to HR and business leadership.
• Maintain performance against SLAs and other key performance indicators.
• Design, develop, and execute HR practices, programs, and initiatives.
• Develop and implement tools, systems, and programs.
• Ensure the coordinated and timely execution of activities and ensure buy-in across assigned HR functions, project teams, and business partners.
• Identify and raise gaps in execution or communication.
• Create and deploy contingency plans to resolve implementation issues as appropriate.
• Monitor and measure performance against plans and business objectives.
• Recommend modification to design and implementation strategies as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree