For nearly 80 years, Segal has been providing employee benefits, retirement plan investment advisory and human resources consulting for multiemployer trust funds, corporations and public sector organizations. Segal is an independent, privately and employee-owned firm. Our independence allows us to provide unbiased consulting services for our clients. Headquartered in New York City, Segal has offices throughout the United States and in Canada. We are a smaller organization that provides a more intense and broader exposure for development purposes within a culture that is highly collegial and team-oriented. You will work with colleagues who are smart, professional, talented and...nice people. We offer a competitive pay and benefits package that includes a defined benefit and matching 401(k) retirement plans.

Segal’s Administration and Technology Consulting team works with Multiemployer and Public Sector clients on a wide range of benefits administration and technology issues to include: strategic planning; process-re-engineering; organizational design and recruitment; design and implementation of benefit systems, web sites and other technologies; vendor selection and; system implementation/post-implementation support. The Consultant will have significant visibility in working with both colleagues and clients and, the opportunity to collaborate with the practice leader in defining strategic direction and goals for the practice in the office/region as well as lead and support initiatives to grow a robust business. 

The Role 
The Consultant will collaborate with the Practice Leader, practice colleagues and other Segal Benefits Consultant staff to manage and deliver administration and technology projects. Primary accountabilities will include but may not be limited to: project managing work to include assuming day-to-day client interaction and relationship duties, developing project plans and budgets and assuming overall quality assurance of service delivery; contributing own expertise to client assignments, advising clients on the full-range of benefits administration and technology issues as described above; acting as a technical resource, providing guidance to others at Segal on Administration and Technology related matters; leading and supporting efforts to market Administration and Technology services and develop revenue via participation in new business development activities; contributing to practice development initiatives by importing knowledge pertaining to latest trends, legislative developments, etc. and supporting initiatives to develop new Administration and Technology services, work products and/or processes designed to enhance practice quality and profitability.

Specific assignments for this role include: Guiding clients with procuring pension systems and supporting services; providing oversight and quality assurance service to pension and health administration solution implementations;  offering the client consulting advice pertaining to project management, business process and implementation best practices; preparing status reports for the client, summarizing the status of the project and summarizing progress on key project deliverables; and leading and presenting to client Executive staff, steering committees, and Boards as necessary.

Key Requirements 
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of an undergraduate degree or commensurate work experience in a business and/or quantitative discipline; a Master’s Degree, Project Management Professional designation, and/or CEBS accreditation is desired; minimum of 5-7 years of employee benefits experience within a consulting and/or corporate environment focused on administration and/or technology services (e.g., third party administration or systems vendor); knowledge of multiemployer and/or public sector benefit plan administration (health and pension) systems and governmental legislation required; ability to work independently and in teams and, do significant travel; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; demonstrated project management, technical writing, analytical and problem solving skills.

Affirmative Action/Diversity Inclusion at Segal:

At Segal, we are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusiveness, as demonstrated through our recruitment, retention and employee development programs. We maintain an environment that respects and builds on the assets and talents of each person, valuing their differences. We also engage in good faith efforts to maintain an environment free from discrimination and harassment in strict compliance with applicable laws, and consider all qualified candidates for employment without regard to their race/ethnicity, national origin, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or medical condition, protected veteran or military status, criminal record history, marital status, or status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We also engage in affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified women, minorities, disabled individuals and protected veterans. Maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce is a win/win, and provides Segal with the opportunity to leverage our top talent to provide innovative solutions to our clients.