Payroll Implementation Specialist
Payroll Implementation Specialist
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Job Description
This role represents an opportunity to be at the forefront of transformation innovation and service excellence for our U.S. Retirement business. You will help to shape a new retirement recordkeeping and trust operations ecosystem including the complimentary tenets of people process technology and data. You will be instrumental in evolving a new culture focused on efficiently servicing transforming and growing our U.S. Retirement business while maintaining our reputation for service excellence.
Position responsibilities:
- Manage relationship with the client and clients payroll provider to establish a payroll feed set up the payroll interface(s) recordkeeping system and confirm integrity of test files sent during implementation.
- Understand and explain purpose of the retirement plan product and the required data to enable the efficiency and productivity metrics driving the business.
- Negotiate and influence providers to send required data to support administrative compliance and customer experience record-keeping needs.
- Manage internal relationships during conversion with Plan Implementation Managers Sales Relationship Management and Operations team.
- Participate in conversion project team meetings.
- Primary focus on escalated payroll plans and issues that are impacting the implementation timeline and ensure they are resolved before handing off to the in-force payroll team.
- Process payrolls and serve as main payroll contact for live clients that have not yet transitioned to the in-force payroll administration team.
- Act in a project manager role and have ownership of in-force plan payroll provider changes.
- Provide subject matter expertise for research and resolution of complex payroll inquiries
- Attend training as required to stay current with system and product enhancements and process changes or improvements.
- Assist with procedure development and management.
- Responsibilities may also include completion of new plan set up on the recordkeeping platform
Required Qualifications:
- University degree or related experience required.
- Firm understanding of U.S. Retirement marketplace and Plan Provider Services including recordkeeping and trust operations and the surrounding ecosystem including Advisor Sponsor Participant and TPA channels including digital web mobile and via business to business and participant Contact Centers.
- Expertise in plan onboarding participant enrollment payroll and eligibility services money in motion distribution processing plan compliance services and global cash and trade reconciliation.
- Experience working with the FIS Omni Recordkeeping Platform including the business to business and business to customer scope of services (highly desirable).
- Understanding of 180 and 360 payroll solutions and or experience working with data aggregators preferred
- Flexibility adaptability agility and the capability to innovate adapt and evolve while working through ambiguities associated with new processes new systems and new products.
- Strong sense of process ownership and successful client outcomes.
- Experience in the U.S. marketplace as with Implementation Payroll Operations or Client Service experience.
- Broad understanding of onboarding and servicing US Retirement clients.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management experience.
When you join our team:
- Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us visit is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife/John Hancock we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment retention advancement and compensation and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race ancestry place of origin colour ethnic origin citizenship religion or religious beliefs creed sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions) sexual orientation genetic characteristics veteran status gender identity gender expression age marital status family status disability or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process contact .
Referenced Salary Location
Boston MassachusettsWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$60375.00 USD - $100625.00 USDIf you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays 3 personal days 150 hours of vacation and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.
Know Your Rights I Family & Medical Leave I Employee Polygraph Protection I Right to Work I E-Verify I Pay Transparency
Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
