Leave and Absence Consultant

When you join the team at Unum you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout lifes moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this we provide:

• Award-winning culture

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health Vision Dental Short & Long-Term Disability

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

• Mental health support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Student loan repayment options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments

And thats just the beginning

With 10000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether youre directly supporting a growing family or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others and join Team Unum today!

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert during our sales process for FMLA Disability and our collective offerings on the Total Leave platform inclusive of representing the expected client and employee experience (may include integrations with HRC).
• Evaluate the prospects scope and plan design requirements for FMLA and Disability to ensure the profitable acquisition of new cases and the continued retention of in force cases.
• Exhibit an understanding of the sales process and marketplace influences to partner with the field to maximize the companys outcome at a case level.
• Partner with the Sales Representative in the development of a prospective clients sales strategy
• Engage with broker (when applicable) and senior HR officials at prospects to understand plan requirements and provide consultation.
• Present the details of Unums best solution and integration offering when needed to prospective clients.
• Acts as Consultant to employer on client profile and catalog offerings to enrich the overall benefit to employee/employer.
• Use Salesforce to gather and store data regarding client interactions and consultation to ensure education happens with all applicable clients.
• identify trends and opportunities for improvement and provide insight to the broader enterprise based on the clients they support to continue our efforts on developing the capabilities and offerings.
• Represent Unum by delivering presentations and engaging with audiences at customer forums.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

• BA/BS or combination of education and equivalent related work experience required.
• 5 years of FMLA and/or STD experience preferred.
• Competent knowledge of FMLA and Disability.
• Understanding of how Unum supports our clients leave and disability needs through a variety of offerings and integrations.
• Skill in Fineos Excel PowerPoint and Salesforce.
• Competent critical thinking analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
• Ability to be persuasive and to negotiate and influence.
• Ability to work independently with guidance and in a team environment.
• Ability to review and process complex information and strong decision-making abilities.
• Exhibit a commitment to quality and personal ownership of results.
• Strong sense of urgency and time management skills.
• Work across products services and departments effectively.
• Infrequent travel may be required.

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga TN with international offices in Ireland Poland and the UK Unum also has significant operations in Portland ME and Baton Rouge LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia SC with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring placement and advancement without regard to a persons race color religion national origin age genetic information military status gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description actual pay will be based on skill geographical location and experience.

Additionally Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health vision dental) insurance benefits (short & long-term disability) performance-based incentive plans paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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