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Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans · 1 week ago

Retirement Benefits Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $130K/yr

5+ years exp

Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans (MPI) has been serving the entertainment community for over 70 years, focusing on the financial and healthcare well-being of its members. They are seeking a Retirement Benefits Manager to lead their Retirement Benefits team, ensuring operational excellence and compliance while delivering exceptional service to participants and internal partners.

Funding PlatformHealth CareMedia and EntertainmentMedical

No H1B

Responsibilities

Supervise and support a team of employees focused on legal, technical, and specialized retirement benefit functions

Foster a collaborative and accountable team culture with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence

Develop and maintain performance metrics and dashboards to monitor team productivity, system performance, and project outcomes

Ensures proper scheduling of staff and coverage, ensures delivery of excellent member services by providing guidance, training and/or development of staff

Provides timely performance feedback and guidance to staff, ensures adherence to MPI policies, writes and delivers timely performance evaluations and corrective action as required

Facilitate process improvement projects, including creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and administration of training

Oversee monthly product management cycles for the Opus pension system (Sagitec Neospin), ensuring timely and accurate implementation of system enhancements and fixes

Provide regular reporting to leadership and contribute to data-driven decision-making

Coordinate requirement gathering and documentation in partnership with stakeholders and technical teams

Lead robust testing efforts for system changes, ensuring quality assurance and alignment with business needs

Manage and prioritize a backlog of system items using Azure DevOps, balancing urgency, impact, and resource availability

Lead or support special projects, including those resulting from collective bargaining agreements or regulatory changes

Ensure compliance with legal and policy requirements in all aspects of retirement benefits operations

Partner with IT, Eligibility, legal, HR, Administration and other departments to ensure seamless execution of initiatives and resolution of complex issues. Partner with IT and other departments to prepare EDD quarterly state filings, annual 1099R IRS filing, supporting reports for 5500 and annual statements of plan participants, or other reports as required

Serve as a key point of contact for escalations and strategic planning

Flexibly support evolving department needs and contribute to organizational goals as required

Qualification

Retirement benefits principlesDefined benefit plansDefined contribution plansERISA regulationsLean six sigmaMicrosoft OfficeProject managementAnalytical skillsProblem solvingCommunication skillsTeam leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field preferred

Minimum of 5+ years of experience in supervisory/management role, people management and leadership, project management and related experience

Experience working in a union environment and managing union employees a plus

Understanding of Pension & Health Plan benefits, specifically defined benefit and contribution retirement plans, ERISA, IRS and DOL regulations

Outstanding verbal, written and presentation skills a must. Excellent grammar, punctuation, spelling and business writing skills required

Excellent math, analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to comprehend and explain concepts in easy to understand language

Strong attention to detail and analytical skills

Intermediate Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Visio, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Ability to work extended hours as required

Ability to interact with all levels of the organization

Preferred

Taft-Hartley experience preferred

Experience working closely with front line operations staff, operations subject matter experts, IT leadership, project managers and developers preferred

General understanding of Project Management principles including agile methodologies, backlog prioritization, User Stories and User Acceptance Testing

Lean six sigma experience/knowledge preferred