Lead Benefits Strategy Consultant

At AT&T we empower leaders to drive change in a fast-evolving connected world. Your strategic vision will help serve customers and transform lives through innovative solutions and impactful connections.

As a Lead Benefits Strategy Consultant you will help shape the future of benefits for a Fortune 50 this high-impact role you will lead strategic analysis financial modeling and executive-level recommendations across benefit plans with an emphasis on qualified retirement plans and collective bargained benefit programs. We are looking for a candidate who combines actuarial discipline analytical depth and business judgment to translate complex data into practical strategies that improve plan sustainability competitiveness and employee value.

Responsibilities:

• Lead strategic analytics and scenario modeling: Build and evaluate complex financial actuarial and workforce models to assess benefit plan design options cost trends risk exposure and long-term sustainability across retirement and health programs.
• Drive insight generation: Synthesize internal data market benchmarks regulatory developments and external research into clear hypotheses and actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Influence enterprise decisions: Translate highly technical findings into concise executive-ready communications and presentations. Partners across Benefits Finance Treasury Legal Labor HR vendors and external actuaries to align analysis with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
• Own performance and trend analysis: Monitor benefit plan experience vendor performance demographic shifts and emerging cost drivers; identify opportunities to optimize plan value affordability and operational effectiveness.

Required Skills:

• 5 years of experience in benefits strategy actuarial consulting retirement plan health analytics finance or related field
• Experience in a large corporate environment consulting firm or similarly complex organization.
• Extensive strength in structured problem solving quantitative analysis and decision support in complex business environments.
• Ability to interpret benefit plan documents insurance contracts collective bargaining agreements and vendor or consulting deliverables with a high degree of accuracy and judgment.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint with demonstrated capability in data visualization modeling and executive storytelling; experience with Tableau Power BI SQL AI models or similar analytical tools is highly valued.
• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical audiences.
• A self-starter who thrives in ambiguity exercises sound judgment and can independently manage high-visibility projects with attention to detail.
• Proven success leading cross-functional workstreams while also contributing as a hands-on analytical expert.
• Ability to frame ambiguous business questions test alternative scenarios and deliver clear recommendations supported by data.

Preferred Skills:

• Working knowledge of ERISA ACA FASB/ASC accounting standards tax considerations and other legal or regulatory requirements affecting benefit programs.
• Experience in actuarial analysis retirement consulting health and welfare strategy finance or another highly quantitative field is strongly preferred.
• Experience with business intelligence and data visualization platforms such as Tableau or Power BI and familiarity with large corporate data environments.
• Background working with enterprise data warehouses benefit administration data claims data or workforce analytics.
• Progress toward or attainment of actuarial financial or analytical credentials such as ASA FSA EA CFA or similar professional designations is preferred.
• Bachelors degree in Actuarial Science Mathematics Statistics Economics Finance Data Science Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline strongly preferred.
• Advanced degree or specialized training in analytics business actuarial science or finance is a plus.
• Professional certifications such as ASA FSA EA CFA MBA or equivalent credentials are preferred.

Our Lead Benefits Strategy Consultant earns between$130700 - $196100. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography experience expertise and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

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It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.