Retirement Plan Manager

You contribute to our success by overseeing & executing implementation, compliance, legislative changes, analysis, plan management, administration support, vendor management, RFP & integration, relevant projects and communication of all retirement & financial benefit plans including, but not limited to, 401(k), pension, nonqualified programs, life insurance and/or retiree medical welfare plans. Provide support on union negotiations &/or merger and acquisition (M&A) initiatives by assessing retirement proposals during negotiations, potential acquisitions due diligence and leading the integration of retirement & financial benefit strategies and programs for newly acquired entities.

Individual contributor role.

• Manage, support and deliver employee qualified and nonqualified retirement programs projects and other financial benefits and education for employees, HR team and managers.
• Support retirement programs project management for union negotiations &/or acquired companies &/or M&A, oversee the project and implementation of competitive harmonized retirement benefits.
• Partner with ERISA counsel and vendors to ensure compliance requirements meet or exceed for all retirement plans including providing guidance regarding new or existing DOL and IRS regulations relating to plan audits, financial reporting, government form filings (e.g., Form 5500), funding notices (SAR/AFN) and reporting, SPD/plan amendments etc.
• Maintain awareness of current retirement benefits programs, market trends, legislative, tax, and social changes. Assess impact to the Company’s programs and design, advise senior leadership on recommended improvements and necessary updates, and manage implementation of changes as needed.
• Lead the communication/marketing of benefits programs to ensure that the financial investment is optimized through employee understanding, attraction and retention.
• Develop fiscal year budget for all retirement program costs. Accountable for tracking plan costs on monthly, quarterly &/or annual basis.
• Serve as liaison and manage relationships with investment advisors with regard to investment management, quarterly fiduciary meetings, etc.
• Coordinate fiduciary meetings, non-discrimination testing, audits and/or any other matters related to retirement & financial benefit plans to ensure compliant plan management.
• Design, develop, monitor, and analyze benchmarking data and other metrics relevant to retirement and financial benefits.
• Partner with People (HR) Services & HRIS to provide guidance and support timely day to day matters &/or corrections.
• Support evaluation, recommendation and/or selection of retirement and/or financial benefit providers. Make recommendations to management and act as a key facilitator for decisions in negotiations with benefit providers, auditors and consultants for services and implement all programs and initiatives on time, on budget as approved.
• Lead & execute projects and initiatives with cross functional areas, such as internal shared services, other members of the benefits’ team, business unit teams, labor relations and/or outside vendors.
• Collaborate with HR partners to ensure a good understanding of programs and policies and to ensure coordination across groups.
• Ensure programs and processes are documented, appropriately administered and that the highest standards of service and compliance are regularly met.
• Serve in a consultative role for Canadian benefits team.
• Office work environment.

• BA or BS in a related area or equivalent experience required; graduate degree preferred.
• 8+ plus years of experience with a strong background development, compliance and delivery of qualified defined contributions (401(k), defined benefits (pension) and retiree welfare retirement benefit programs for large companies. Combination corporate & consulting experience preferred. Combined with 4+ years of M&A activities & complex labor unions environment.
• Experience merging & managing complex U.S. & Puerto Rico qualified and non-qualified defined benefits (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans for acquired companies and complex complex…