Manager, Disability and Leave
About The Position
Exelon is leading the energy transformation, committed to delivering solutions that make diverse cities and communities stronger, healthier, and more resilient. They are a Fortune 200 company with 20,000 colleagues serving over 10.7 million customers at six energy companies. Exelon fosters an inclusive and creative environment, valuing safety, innovation, integrity, and community service, and is dedicated to creating an environment where every person can thrive through purposeful careers, growth opportunities, community impact, and support. The company offers competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits, and opportunities for rewarding careers. The Manager, Disability & Leave Programs acts as the enterprise compliance subject matter expert (SME) for federal, state, and local disability and leave regulations and is the operational lead for program updates and COE initiatives. This role is responsible for program governance, external vendor partnership strategies, and continuous improvement to ensure a compliant, employee-centric experience that balances risk, cost, and operational excellence. The manager collaborates with Legal, HR Business Partners, Benefits, Payroll, Labor Relations, Risk, and IT to design, administer, and optimize integrated leave and disability programs such as FMLA, ADA/ADAAA, state Paid Family & Medical Leave, short and long term disability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in HR, Business, Compliance, or related field.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in leave administration, disability management, benefits operations, or regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrated expertise with FMLA, ADA/ADAAA, and multi state leave laws; experience integrating disability benefits with leave entitlements and Workers' Compensation.
- Strong vendor management experience including RFPs, service level agreements, operational governance, and issue resolution.
- Ability to interpret complex regulations and translate them into operational policies and scalable processes.
- Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting metrics and presenting insights to senior leadership.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and change leadership skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in union environments and with collective bargaining agreements impacting leave/disability.
- Experience in highly regulated industries such as utilities, healthcare, or financial services.
- Knowledge of HRIS/case management platforms such as Workday or ServiceNow HRSD.
- Professional certifications such as CPDM, CEBS, SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR, SPHR, or equivalent.
- Familiarity with HIPAA, ERISA, ACA implications for disability and leave programs, and privacy/security frameworks such as SOC 2.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for federal, state, and local leave and disability regulations including FMLA, ADA/ADAAA, USERRA, state Paid Family & Medical Leave, pregnancy protections, and other statutory leave programs. Ensure alignment with related programs such as Workers' Compensation.
- Define key performance indicators and analytics to monitor compliance, efficiency, cost, and employee experience; develop executive dashboards and insights to inform leadership decisions; and lead associated change management, training, and stakeholder engagement to drive adoption and effective program execution.
- Manage and oversee complex disability and leave cases including escalations, ADA interactive process coordination, multi-jurisdictional leaves, overlapping entitlements, and union-related considerations. Ensure consistent and compliant case administration.
- Lead development and governance of the leave policy framework including plan documents, employee guides, manager playbooks, and standard operating procedures. Maintain compliance and implement updates in response to regulatory or business changes.
- Lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of disability and leave programs including process standardization, digital enablement, and employee experience improvements, while identifying opportunities to streamline operations and improve program effectiveness.
- Oversee vendor strategy and management including market scans, RFP processes, vendor selection, contract negotiations, service level agreements, performance monitoring, and operational governance.
- Conduct compliance risk assessments, maintain internal controls, and support readiness for internal and external audits. Identify gaps and implement corrective action plans.
Benefits
- Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $96,000.00/Yr. – $132,000.00/Yr.
- Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 20%
- 401(k) match and annual company contribution
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
- Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
- Referral bonus program
- And much more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
