Retirement Specialist Supervisor

PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM – RETIREMENT SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR

Job Location:

3010

E. Camelback Rd. Suite #200, Phoenix, AZ 85016.

Salary: $47,564 - $77,500. Grade: 22. Closing Date:
January 26, 2026.

Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference? Would you like to be part of a culture that promotes learning and collaboration while helping employees with what they need to succeed and thrive? If so, PSPRS is looking for talented people who will help us achieve our goal of honoring the contributions and sacrifices of Arizona’s public safety employees by providing outstanding service to those who protect and govern our state.

At PSPRS we understand that it begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you. Join our diverse and inclusive team where you’ll feel valued and inspired to contribute your unique skills and experience. The mission of Public Safety Personnel Retirement System is to deliver unparalleled service in providing retirement benefits to Arizona’s community of police officers, firefighters, corrections officers, judicial and elected officials.

PSPRS serves approximately 60,000 active and retired public employees and is nationally recognized for its administrative and pension management excellence. We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits to those eager to serve our membership and mission. Interested applicants can visit  to learn more about our agency.

The Retirement Specialist Supervisor is responsible to:

• Review, assign and approve all new retirement applications to include normal, disability, surviving spouse, guardian/child, DROP, Reverse DROP, lump sum death benefits and deferred annuity for CORP and PSPRS retirement plans.
• Analyze and reconcile all application discrepancies to include benefit calculations.
• Review and coordinate CORP and PSPRS disability applications with legal counsel for statutory compliance.
• Verify and determine continuing child eligibility benefits.
• Review, assign and approve all monthly payroll adjustments to include recalculations, complex split benefits with ex-spouses, IRS levy orders, child support orders, medical and dental changes and benefit increases.
• Investigate and reconcile balancing discrepancies for pension payroll.
• Manage and assign all retirement and insurance workload to Retired Member Specialists.
• Review and approve all completed retirement and insurance work for accuracy and payment per the monthly payroll schedule.
• Train staff on retirement and insurance processes and procedures.
• Relate statute and program changes to Retired Members Specialists.
• Acts as a key Liaison to Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) and Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP) local pension boards.
• Interpret and explain comprehensive policies, procedures and statutes to local board staff and employers regarding retirement benefits to include Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), Reverse DROP, disability, return to work rules, health and cancer insurance and subsidy entitlements.
• Consult with upper management, internal staff and legal counsel on unusual situations/requests and assist with providing resolutions.
• Administer the Elected Official Retirement Plan (EORP) program benefits and serve as the EORP Local Board Secretary.
• Counsel and assist all EORP members with retirement planning.
• Determine EORP retirement eligibility and calculate pension benefits.
• Process EORP disability applications to include Internet research and conferring with third party entity to recommend quality physicians to conduct independent medical exams for disability applicants.
• Verify, enter and maintain annual active member EORP salary information, which may require physical transport of retirement files to/from the file room and scanning area.
• Research and explain comprehensive policies, procedures, laws and regulations to members, local boards, employers, internal staff, outside entities and other state agencies in regards to retirement options to include health and cancer insurance benefits, disability benefits return to work rules and annual benefit increases.
• May serve as the primary coordinator or assist with the following…