Sr. 401(k) Onboarding Associate

Betterment•New York, NY
•$70,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior 401(k) Onboarding Associate's main focus is to help guide Betterment at Work’s clients through a pleasant and efficient onboarding experience. In this role, the Onboarding Associate will contribute to a cross functional work environment by facilitating a seamless hand off from the sales team and successfully driving a client through to their first payroll launch on the Betterment platform. The Onboarding Associate will liaise with the 401(k) compliance team to help design and implement a client’s 401(k) plan design. This role reports into the Sr. Manager of 401(k) Onboarding. This is a salaried, exempt role that is remote eligible, except for the New York City metro area, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Washington, D.C., & Orange County, CA.

Requirements

  • Ability to manage projects end-to end and drive clarity in ambiguous situations
  • Expertise with customer service or financial services, specializing in 401(k) plan lifecycle and administration
  • Experience in retirement services and/or B2B onboarding environments
  • Subject matter expertise in finance and 401(k)
  • Technical savvy, specifically the ability to navigate multiple complex systems while simultaneously communicating with clients
  • Exceptional written communication skills and ability to build rapport - you will speak with our clients through email and over the phone
  • Experience working with CRM and project management systems (For example: Zendesk, Salesforce, Asana, etc.)
  • Strong organizational and time management skills

Responsibilities

  • Project manage and drive custom efforts to migrate clients from prior recordkeepers to the Betterment at Work product
  • Own tracking plans in detail during the new plan set up or conversion process
  • Review and apply all information relevant to the conversion process of the plan to ensure accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness
  • Clearly communicate with and guide our clients through any questions they may have during the onboarding process
  • Support the plan conversion process by communicating with other retirement and payroll providers as necessary
  • Assist with scheduling and participate (as needed) in client meetings, phone calls, Zooms, and hand-off meetings
  • Use systems such as Salesforce, Zendesk, and our proprietary tool Clinic to drive client deliverables
  • Partner cross functionally with team members from Compliance, Operations, and Payroll to get clients up and running

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • life and AD&D insurance
  • short- and long-term disability
  • infertility support and WPATH-aligned transgender health benefits
  • an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • transit benefits and FSA and HSA options
  • Equity for all employees, including new hire and refresher grants
  • Flexible paid time off
  • paid parental leave
  • a fully paid four-week sabbatical in your sixth year
  • Company-paid professional coaching for all employees
  • Day-one 401(k) match plus matching on qualified student loan payments
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