HCM Platform Specialist, Benefits Technology

Role Summary:

Our Digital team is seeking an HCM Platform Specialist to serve as a subject matter expert (SME) across leading HCM platforms (e.g. Workday UKG) supporting the end-to-end success of customer integrations with Guardians API ecosystem.

This role combines deep HCM configuration expertise (plan design eligibility rules and business processes) with a strong understanding of carrier integrations and API-driven connectivity. The Specialist will play a critical role in ensuring integrations are designed implemented and operationally successful - from pre-sales through steady-state delivery.

This is an exciting time to join Guardian as we accelerate our digital capabilities across product experience benefits administration and HR technology integrations. This role plays a key part in supporting the connection between product operations and technology helping deliver reliable and scalable HCM solutions.

You Will:

Pre-Sales Enablement & Client Advisory

• Partner with Sales and Solution teams to consult with large complex customers during pre-sales.
• Set clear expectations on integration capabilities dependencies and implementation timelines.
• Advise on HCM configuration best practices (plan design eligibility business rules) to enable scalable and successful integrations.

Implementation & Onboarding Support

• Guide customers through the setup of integrations with Guardian including reviewing HCM tenant configurations and business processes.
• Identify risks early and recommend adjustments to plan builds workflows or data structures to ensure successful outcomes.
• Act as a bridge between customer technical teams and Guardians internal teams to ensure alignment and smooth execution.

Integration Execution & Operational Support

• Troubleshoot and resolve integration challenges across both customer HCM environments and Guardian systems.
• Provide hands-on consultative support during pilot programs initial implementations and ongoing operations.
• Ensure a consistent repeatable onboarding experience that reduces friction and accelerates time-to-value.

Continuous Improvement & Product Feedback

• Leverage frontline experience to provide actionable feedback to Product and API teams.
• Help evolve Guardians API capabilities onboarding processes and partner integrations to improve scalability and ease of doing business.
• Identify patterns across client implementations to drive standardization and best practices

You Have:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
• 57 years of experience in HCM platforms HR technology or benefits administration systems
• Experience with Workday UKG (Pro Ready or Workforce Management) or similar HCM systems including configuration and business processes
• Strong expertise in benefits configuration including plan design eligibility rules and life event setup
• Experience supporting carrier integrations and API-driven connectivity including understanding of data flows and implementation dependencies
• Strong customer-facing skills with the ability to provide consultative guidance and influence integration and configuration decisions
• Proven analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to perform root cause analysis across systems data and workflows
• Experience reviewing and advising on business requirements HCM configurations and integration design approaches
• Working knowledge of HCM processes (e.g. employee lifecycle benefits administration payroll/time concepts)
• Familiarity with integration concepts including APIs EDI and file-based data exchanges
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams including Sales Product Technology and Operations
• Customer-focused mindset with strong attention to detail quality and operational success
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive outcomes in a fast-paced complex environment

Location: Boston NYC Holmdel NJ Bethlehem PA - Will also consider remote.

Base Pay Range: $82770 - $118000K

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education experience knowledge and abilities of the successful addition to salary this role may also be eligible for annual sales or other incentive compensation.

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As part of Guardians Purpose to inspire well-being we are committed to offering contemporary supportive flexible and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

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