Manager, U.S. Retirement

Description
Work Arrangement:
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren three times per week, at minimum.
The Role:
The Manager, U.S. Retirement will report to the Director, Global Benefits, Labor Relations and Hourly Compensation and lead a team responsible for development, design, and operations supporting Defined Contribution Plans, Defined Benefit Plans, Health Savings Accounts, profit sharing, and financial well-being strategy.
This position is responsible for the strategy development, analysis, assessment and operations of the salaried and hourly plans listed above. Key components include:

• Analysis of plan data and recommendation of future strategic initiatives for financial wellness and retirement readiness
• Strategic plan benchmarking studies
• Development of the annual retirement and savings plan design and recommendations
• Develop, bargain and implement U.S. hourly pension, savings and profit sharing and manage ongoing relationship with union partners
• Support Labor Relations in development of labor strategy
• Develop plan language and recommend updates to existing plan provisions, including partnering with third-party administrators on benefit design, implementation, communication, and delivery
• Analyze proposed and current legislative and regulatory changes (PBGC, DOL, ERISA) and recommend plan strategies as appropriate
• Assess "best practices" in the marketplace and recommend new technology or tools to facilitate employee engagement in personal financial management
• Evaluate and make recommendations for new technology (i.e. mobile applications for retirement readiness) and research state-of-the-art retirement/financial planning products
• Management of annual pension valuation census data report and assumptions in support of plan administrator certification process
• Complete monthly, quarterly and annual internal control tasks
• Update Summary Plan Descriptions
• Support pension and savings plan audits, internal and external
• Develop training and communications materials for Union Benefits Conferences, Union Benefit Representatives and salaried employees
• Provide direction and collaborate with GM Labor Relations, Human Resources, Policy, Legal, Tax, Finance, Treasury Operations and third-party administrators
• Oversee daily operations of retirement and savings programs for U.S. salaried, hourly, executive active employees and retirees, as applicable
• Flawlessly implement changes to existing or new benefit programs
• Ensure governance, compliance, and fiduciary responsibilities of benefit programs
• Have a process excellence mindset by identifying opportunities for greater standardization, process documentation, automation and participant education to improve employee experience and plan outcomes
• Manage third party vendor relationships and competitive bids with cross-functional support
• Create a positive environment with a focus to develop, motivate and mentor the team
• Oversee the development, implementation and communication of listed benefit programs and provide counsel and disposition regarding the administration of those policies and procedures
• Determine appropriate solutions and oversee the resolution of special or complex administration matters
• Review and implement plan amendments/restatements
• Develop standard operating procedures to standardize and streamline processes by utilizing best practices for all administration duties.
• Interact with service providers to proactively identify problems and issues and work to resolve and preserve data integrity
• Manage all administration special projects that may arise from regulatory, business or negotiated changes. Ex: SECURE 2.0
• Conduct research, identify data/metrics for analysis to aid in developing plan design strategy and labor negotiations

Additional Description
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Human Resources, Finance or related field, or related experience.
• 8+ years of experience in U.S. benefits, specifically Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plans
• 5+ years of leadership experience
• Ability to understand the regulatory and compliance environment in the U.S. and impact to benefit programs
• Experience in union relationships
• Ability to interact comfortably with employees and leaders at all levels and proven ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to think creatively and strategically
• Capability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and projects
• Ability to prioritize and be responsive to rapidly changing priorities
• Project management, change management and continuous improvement experience preferred
• Highly proficient analytical, organizational and project management skills
• Expertise to present data, findings, and potential actions/solutions to stakeholders

Skills/Competencies:

• Ability to work collaboratively
• Powerful analytical skills
• Effective consulting skills
• Strategic thinking skills to translate program design into operational requirements
• Ability to prioritize and balance sense of urgency
• Strong communication skills
• Managerial courage
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Ability to manage ambiguity
• Ability to solve complex problems
• Flexibility and organizational agility
• Vendor management capability
• Broad understanding of data relationships, systems functionality/feeds and connectivity to external vendors

Relocation:

• This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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