THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- Fortune 500 manufacturing and technology organization with significant investment in R&D and Innovation
- Rich history with over 150 years of significant growth and innovation
- Expanding global footprint in North America, South America, Europe and Asia
- Industry leader within all 8 divisions and leader in each
- Known for growing talent internally and promoting internally
WHAT THEY ARE LOCATED:
- Charlotte, NC
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Culture: Highly collaborative, teamwork-oriented environment
- Growth: Make an immediate impact in this high visibility role
- Opportunity: Ability to drive change within organization with a focus on process improvement
- Stability: Strong executive leadership team investing in its talent and elevating the global footprint
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:
- Assist in establishing a standard process for all gross to net activities affecting the distribution markets
- Responsible for monthly analytics, forecasting, and auditing activities for these transactions, along with the necessary adhoc reporting requests
- You will be exposed to our customer’s financial counterparts and will interface regularly with customer care, sales, product management, and other finance members
- Gain understanding of distribution process from quote to order to ship and debit to maximize process efficiencies and minimize financial loss
- Work with customers in the areas of customer rebates and incentive
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- 3-5 years’ work experience in accounting operations
- Pivot Tables, Power BI with be a ++
- Bachelor of Science or equivalent technical degree Accounting or Finance Major preferred
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The Team You Will Be Joining:
- Fortune 500 financial services firm headquartered in Charlotte, NC with a significant investment in innovation.
- Recognized by Fortune as one of the worlds most admired companies in 2012 along with many other awards around social responsibility, diversity, equity, inclusion, and client experience.
- A purpose driven and team-oriented environment with focuses on leveraging employee talents, cutting edge technology, and best practices and processes.
- Organization that is recognized for being truly multicultural; diversity and feedback rich is in their DNA.
What They Offer You:
- An amazing opportunity to join a world-class wealth management organization.
- Results driven organization that values accountability and continuous improvement.
- Opportunity to make an impact and add value – Forthcoming investment in tools and technology to improve current processes.
- Excellent company benefits to include medical, dental, 401k, and generous PTO policy.
Location:
- 100% remote for now then will sit hybrid on-site in Charlotte, NC; New York City, NY; or Atlanta, GA when return to office resumes
Why This Role Is Important:
As a Senior Recruiter, you will be working on the Talent Acquisition Team and at the forefront of an exciting time in the growth and evolution of our client's organization. You will partner with the Investment Banking team in providing strategic talent acquisition support by identifying, screening, interviewing and recommending qualified candidates to meet the needs of the business. The Senior Recruiter serves as a consultative partner responsible for creating and implementing talent acquisition strategies for identifying internal and external talent for the company's Corporate & Investment Group line of business.
- Primary ownership, of a combination of Investment Banking Analyst, Associates & Vice Presidents
- Provide consultative and strategic recruiting services, including market research, competitive intelligence, sourcing, candidate assessment, client advice and candidate development
- Manage client and candidate relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Independently manage the search and selection process for workbench.
- Manage the full lifecycle of staffing processes to include networking, pipelining, talent identification and development, offer creation and delivery and manager partnership.
- Support diversity initiatives by developing and executing on recruiting strategies and partnering with business leaders on the Affirmative Action program. Leverage external networks, professional organizations, available tools or resources, and market demographics to identify and pipeline a broad range of diverse external talent.
- Provide a best in class candidate and stakeholder experience through the interviewing and hiring process.
- Manage the applicant workflow through the ATS by assessing candidate's qualifications and tracking activity appropriately to maintain compliance.
The Background That Fits:
- 5+ years of professional level recruiting experience, including but not limited to; developing and executing candidate sourcing strategies, cold calling, candidate assessment through phone screens/interviews, management of the end-to-end recruiting process, etc. or equivalent years of business experience.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education, related training; and knowledge of Wholesale/Corporate & Investment Banking, Asset Management or Private Equity businesses is strongly preferred.
- Extensive experience with passive candidate sourcing in financial services .
- Demonstrated business acumen with an understanding of an organization's overall strategies, how the business operates and what drives success in the business.
- Ability to persuade and influence business leaders and exhibit the confidence to make solid recommendations on strategies and hiring recommendations.
- Demonstrated experience in recommending, negotiating and closing complex compensation offerings.???????
- Design and execute creative and diverse sourcing strategies; remain aware and updated on market conditions in the local and broader marketplace.
- Must have the ability to work independently and be organized, action oriented and self-driven.
- Experience providing fact-based assessments of talent to provide clear recommendations to managers involving acquiring new talent.
- Must be a collaborative team player and have the ability to be flexible and adaptable to rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, some of which with short timelines
- Excellent influencing, presentation and organizational skills needed
- Outstanding interpersonal/networking skills and ability to establish strong relationships with senior level candidates and management
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AccruePartners values our contract and consulting employees. We offer a competitive benefits package to meet the diverse needs of all of our contractor and consulting employees and their family members. Here is a listing of what our company offers: 401(k) Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Medical and Prescription Drug, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- Fortune 100 Financial Services Company
- 100-year history of dedication to customer satisfaction, success and growth
- Tremendous growth and new business strategy leading to the need for new talent
- Significant investments in cutting-edge technology
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Culture: Excellent work environment that fosters collaboration
- Growth: Ability to make an impact on the direction of the organization
- Opportunity: Gain hands-on experience working with cutting-edge technology
- Stability: Recent financial performance of the company has reported record profits
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS
Principal Expectations:
- Oversees the installation, configuration, and maintenance of the organization's operating systems.
- Approves information systems designs and ensures they are appropriate for users' needs and are consistent with the overall design of the organization's information systems architecture
- Approves of system scope through existing knowledge and fact-finding that informs the development or modification of complex information systems. groups, aiming to improve business results.
- Manages large projects and is recognized as the Systems expert on the team that solves complex issues that arise.
- Collaborate with various IT teams and business partners to research, design, develop, test, and deploy marketing review application and reporting metrics for the Compliance business area.
- Approves flow charts, models, and procedures and feasibility studies to design possible system solutions.
- Approves technical documentation to guide system users and to assist with the ongoing operation, maintenance, and development of the system.
- Evaluates all system constraints, implications, and consequences of various proposed system changes.
- Creates procedures to solve complex problems that considers items such as computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results.
- Estimates the costs of system solutions and prepares project plans to provide input into decisions about prioritizing projects and allocating IT resources.
- Coaches and delegates work to lower-level professionals.
Mandatory Skills:
- University (Degree) Preferred
- 5+ Years of relevant experience required; 7+ Years preferred
- 5+ years of cyber-security experience
- Fundamental understanding of container technologies
- Experience with ServiceNow
- Experience with Cyberark and the Conjur component
- Good communication skills
AccruePartners values our contract employees and it is our intent to be a thought leader with regards to The Affordable Healthcare Act. Our contract employees are eligible for Major Medical, Vision, Dental, Short Term Disability and 401K.
WHO OUR CLIENT IS:
• Fortune 500 media and network communications company
• Dedication to providing quality service and value by exceeding customer expectations
• Expanding national footprint in 30+ states
• Rich history of growth and diversification
WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY:
• Culture: Environment of flexibility, success and accountability
• Growth: Exceptional personal and professional growth potential
• Opportunity: High visibility to senior leadership on an enterprise level
• Stability: Emphasis on developing and retaining top talen
WHERE THIS POSITION IS LOCATED:
- Middletown, NY
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Responsible for the complete recruitment cycle including posting job advertisements, searching the Internet and relevant databases, networking and qualifying candidates.
- Screens, interviews and registers prospective professional candidates.
- Submits and reviews candidates with the hiring manager.
- Assists in negotiating salaries and satisfying customer s needs.
- Handles multiple requests simultaneously and provide professional support to managers.
- Able to understand and advance company s compensation, people development, and equal employment strategies.
BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- 1-4 years of full cycle recruiting experience
- High volume experience – goal is to hire 50-60 candidates
AccruePartners values our contract and consulting employees. We offer a competitive benefits package to meet the diverse needs of all of our contractor and consulting employees and their family members. Here is a listing of what our company offers: 401(k) Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Medical and Prescription Drug, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- Fortune 100 Financial Services Company
- 100-year history of dedication to customer satisfaction, success and growth
- Tremendous growth and new business strategy leading to the need for new talent
- Significant investments in cutting-edge technology
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Culture: Excellent work environment that fosters collaboration
- Growth: Ability to make an impact on the direction of the organization
- Opportunity: Gain hands-on experience working with cutting-edge technology
- Stability: Recent financial performance of the company has reported record profits
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT
- The Candidate Experience and Employment Brand job develops consistent communications across all tiers of candidates, including both internal and external applicants. Under limited supervision, this job contributes to the design and continuous improvement of talent attraction and processes designed to support enterprise recruiting efforts. This job also works alongside recruiters and recruiting managers to develop communications that increase brand awareness and improve the overall candidate experience.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS
- Leverages multiple communications tools and platforms to create content that aligns with the Employee Value Proposition and supports Talent Acquisition recruiting initiatives.
- Providing recruiting support to hiring managers for all exempt and non-exempt positions. Managing internal and external recruiting sources and extending offers once a candidate is selected.
- Creates collateral incorporated into candidate communications to improve communication practices that support the overall candidate experience.
- Researching and sourcing candidates through advanced search techniques; generating recruitment reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing recruiting data and trends.
- Coordinates timelines, project plans and collaborates with internal teams and product vendors to maintain consistency in messaging used for Talent Acquisition efforts.
- Coordinating all activities for organizational recruiting such as attending job fairs, placing ads, and performing initial interviews.
- Participates in efforts to expand sourcing strategies to meet current and future hiring needs by implementing initiatives that build passive candidate pipelines in critical capability areas to support diversity efforts aligned to organizational values.
- Assisting in the development of recruiting processes and practices that support the goals and direction of the Human Resources Department.
- Conducts market research and stays informed of market trends to monitor candidate habits and to inform best practices for future recruiting strategies and communications content.
- Contributes to the development of training programs for the Talent Acquisition team and employer brand policies and recruiting tools.
- University (Degree) Preferred
- University (Degree) Preferred
**Contract/Project length (Projected) January 2022 – April 1st 2022
AccruePartners values our contract and consulting employees. We offer a competitive benefits package to meet the diverse needs of all of our contractor and consulting employees and their family members. Here is a listing of what our company offers: 401(k) Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Medical and Prescription Drug, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- Fortune 100 Financial Services Company
- 100-year history of dedication to customer satisfaction, success and growth
- Tremendous growth and new business strategy leading to the need for new talent
- Significant investments in cutting-edge technology
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Culture: Excellent work environment that fosters collaboration
- Growth: Ability to make an impact on the direction of the organization
- Opportunity: Gain hands-on experience working with cutting-edge technology
- Stability: Recent financial performance of the company has reported record profits
WHERE THE POSITION IS LOCATED:
- New York, New York
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:
- Provides actuarial, and quantitative assistance with respect to asset liability analyses. May assist in financial analysis, surplus evaluation, running stochastic models, Excel VBA macros and python script. Apply understanding of applicable laws and regulations to specific job functions. Leverage mathematical, analytical and programming skills and knowledge of actuarial / financial concepts to perform tasks and analyses, and resolve difficult issues.
- Conducts requirements gathering and analysis to understand the domain of the software problem and/or functionality, the interfaces between hardware and software, and the overall software characteristics.
- Consults with systems engineers and architects on developing IT standards for the business while facilitating the translation of client requirements into technical designs for large IT solutions.
- Uses programming, scripting, and/or database languages to write the software code.
- Models key business processes and critical paths while assessing the impact of technology on business processes.
- Supports software testing, deployment, maintenance, and evolves activities by correcting programming errors, responding to scope changes, and coding software enhancements.
- Maintains records for the documentation of systems development and revisions.
- Coaches and reviews the work of lower level professionals
- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- 1. Calculate Economic Capital and conducting associated analysis related to asset liability model outputs
- 2. Run stochastic projection models and python scripts to calculate returns for financial subsidiaries and feed returns into scenario file
- 3. Run Excel/VBA macros and produce analytical results
- 4. summarize results and assist in putting power point slides together
BACKGROUND THAT FITS
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Quantitative field
- 2 + years of modeling or other actuarial experience
- Excel, VBA, Python and PowerPoint skills
- Attention to detail and able to conduct calculation and analysis accurately
Preferred Qualifications (Desired):
- Pension experience, or annuity experience
- Coding skills, such as python
- Asset knowledge
- Strong analytical, verbal and written skills
AccruePartners values our contract and consulting employees. We offer a competitive benefits package to meet the diverse needs of all of our contractor and consulting employees and their family members. Here is a listing of what our company offers: 401(k) Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Medical and Prescription Drug, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- Fortune 100 Financial Services Company
- 100-year history of dedication to customer satisfaction, success and growth
- Tremendous growth and new business strategy leading to the need for new talent
- Significant investments in cutting-edge technology
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Culture: Excellent work environment that fosters collaboration
- Growth: Ability to make an impact on the direction of the organization
- Opportunity: Gain hands-on experience working with cutting-edge technology
- Stability: Recent financial performance of the company has reported record profits
WHERE THE POSITION IS LOCATED:
- Remote
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:
- The Information Security Analyst participates in the development, communication, implementation, enforcement and monitoring of security controls to protect the organization's technology assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure or destruction.
- Under general supervision, this job is responsible for performing tests and monitoring security controls that prevent IT-based crime, hacking, intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction of the organization's information systems and IT assets.
- Designs, tests and implements secure operating systems, networks and databases for the organization.
- Performs difficult risk assessments and executes tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
- Conducts auditing of passwords, network based and Web application based vulnerability scanning, virus management and intrusion detection.
- Conducts risk audits and assessments and provides recommendations for application design.
- Analyzes system access logs, ensuring only permitted individuals have access to company information.
- Monitors use of data files and regulates access to safeguard information in computer files.
- Monitors current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Reviews violations of computer security procedures and alerts managers of issues that arise.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- University Degree Preferred
- At least 2+ years of experience in IT security
AccruePartners values our contract and consulting employees. We offer a competitive benefits package to meet the diverse needs of all of our contractor and consulting employees and their family members. Here is a listing of what our company offers: 401(k) Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Medical and Prescription Drug, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- Fortune 500 manufacturing and technology organization with significant investment in R&D and Innovation
- Rich history with over 150 years of significant growth and innovation
- Expanding global footprint in North America, South America, Europe and Asia
- Industry leader within all 8 divisions and leader in each
- Known for growing talent internally and promoting internally
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Culture: Highly collaborative, teamwork-oriented environment
- Growth: Make an immediate impact in this high visibility role
- Opportunity: Ability to drive change within organization with a focus on process improvement
- Stability: Strong executive leadership team investing in its talent and elevating the global footprint
WHERE THIS POSITION IS LOCATED:
- Corning, NY
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:
- Plans, develops, and coordinates all marketing communications programs to promote integrated facilities management, and further the company's workplace culture objectives.
- Work with the team, in conjunction with other senior leaders, to establish an internal communications strategy that aligns with business goals and objectives.
- Develop, edit, manage, implement / distribute internal communications messages and campaigns that connect employees with workplace priorities.
- Develops strategic solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
- Work goals are attained without appreciable supervisory direction. Completed work is reviewed for desired results from a relatively long-term perspective.
- Contributes to the completion of specific programs and projects internally.
- Leads communications for internal projects.
- Frequent inter-organizational and outside vendor management.
- Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult issues/crisis associated with specific projects to internal employees and external customers. Interface with other functional area specialists.
- Provide support or management of internal meetings and conferences, including event planning and logistics.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- Four-year degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, or related field.
- Min 3-5 years’ experience in internal communications for a large organization.
- Complete understanding and wide application of technical and commercial principles, theories, and concepts. General knowledge of affiliated disciplines and businesses.
- Excellent critical and creative thinking skills.
- Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
- Superior organizational skills and ability to multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines with consistency.
- Demonstrates strong initiative, follow-through, and follow-up.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
- A strong working knowledge of traditional and emerging media and content platforms.
- Ability to work both in a collaborative team environment, as well as independently with little supervision.
- Ability to distill complex information into clear, actionable communication.
- Clear understanding of how to reach disparate stakeholder audiences through targeted messaging and effective use of communications tools.
- Outstanding, accurate, and proven English language skills: written, verbal, and editing. Writing skills required in creative, business-like style for print, electronic, and various other media.
- Proficiency in SharePoint and Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency in Adobe design programs.
AccruePartners values our contract and consulting employees. We offer a competitive benefits package to meet the diverse needs of all of our contractor and consulting employees and their family members. Here is a listing of what our company offers: 401(k) Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Medical and Prescription Drug, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- Fortune 500 manufacturing and technology organization with significant investment in R&D and Innovation
- Rich history with over 150 years of significant growth and innovation
- Expanding global footprint in North America, South America, Europe and Asia
- Industry leader within all 8 divisions and leader in each
- Known for growing talent internally and promoting internally
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Culture: Highly collaborative, teamwork-oriented environment
- Growth: Make an immediate impact in this high visibility role
- Opportunity: Ability to drive change within organization with a focus on process improvement
- Stability: Strong executive leadership team investing in its talent and elevating the global footprint
WHERE THIS POSITION IS LOCATED:
REMOTE
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT
- Develops IT solutions by creating new and modifying existing software applications using C# and ASP.NET.
- Develops automated test scripts using Selenium.
- Analyzes system requirements and business processes.
- Creates prototypes, codes, tests, debugs, documents and implements systems.
- Assignments are received in task and objective oriented terms.
- Provides direction to subordinates based on general policies and management guidance.
- Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
- Interprets and executes policies procedures, and programs that typically affect subordinate IT units.
- Recommends modifications to the operation of policies and procedures.
- Generally accomplishes results through lower level subordinate supervisors or through experienced employees who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments.
- Often heads a centralized functional activity.
- Functions as an advisor to a unit regarding tasks, projects, and operations.
- Becomes actively involved in daily operations only when required to meet schedules or to resolve complex problems.
- Ensures that projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
- Erroneous decisions or recommendation or failure to complete assignments would normally result in serious delays to assigned projects resulting in considerable expenditure of additional time, human resources and funds.
- Frequent contacts with internal personnel and outside customer representatives at various management levels concerning operations or scheduling of specific phases of projects or contracts.
- Conducts briefings and participates in technical meetings for internal and external representatives concerning specific operations.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- This is a nonexempt position
- Monday – Friday 8am-5pm
- Remote
- Associate degree required with 5 years of programming experience with C# and ASP.NET
- Familiarity with Selenium also required
AccruePartners values our contract and consulting employees. We offer a competitive benefits package to meet the diverse needs of all of our contractor and consulting employees and their family members. Here is a listing of what our company offers: 401(k) Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Medical and Prescription Drug, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- Fortune 500 manufacturing and technology organization with significant investment in R&D and Innovation
- Rich history with over 150 years of significant growth and innovation
- Expanding global footprint in North America, South America, Europe and Asia
- Industry leader within all 8 divisions and leader in each
- Known for growing talent internally and promoting internally
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Culture: Highly collaborative, teamwork-oriented environment
- Growth: Make an immediate impact in this high visibility role
- Opportunity: Ability to drive change within organization with a focus on process improvement
- Stability: Strong executive leadership team investing in its talent and elevating the global footprint
WHERE THIS POSITION IS LOCATED:
REMOTE
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT
- Develops IT solutions by creating new and modifying existing software applications using C# and ASP.NET.
- Develops automated test scripts using Selenium.
- Analyzes system requirements and business processes.
- Creates prototypes, codes, tests, debugs, documents and implements systems.
- Assignments are received in task and objective oriented terms.
- Provides direction to subordinates based on general policies and management guidance.
- Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
- Interprets and executes policies procedures, and programs that typically affect subordinate IT units.
- Recommends modifications to the operation of policies and procedures.
- Generally accomplishes results through lower level subordinate supervisors or through experienced employees who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments.
- Often heads a centralized functional activity.
- Functions as an advisor to a unit regarding tasks, projects, and operations.
- Becomes actively involved in daily operations only when required to meet schedules or to resolve complex problems.
- Ensures that projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
- Erroneous decisions or recommendation or failure to complete assignments would normally result in serious delays to assigned projects resulting in considerable expenditure of additional time, human resources and funds.
- Frequent contacts with internal personnel and outside customer representatives at various management levels concerning operations or scheduling of specific phases of projects or contracts.
- Conducts briefings and participates in technical meetings for internal and external representatives concerning specific operations.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- This is a nonexempt position
- Monday – Friday 8am-5pm
- Remote
- Associate degree required with 5 years of programming experience with C# and ASP.NET
- Familiarity with Selenium also required
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:
- Fortune 500 manufacturing and technology organization with significant investment in R&D and Innovation
- Rich history with over 150 years of significant growth and innovation
- Expanding global footprint in North America, South America, Europe and Asia
- Industry leader within all 8 divisions and leader in each
- Known for growing talent internally and promoting internally
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:
- Culture: Highly collaborative, teamwork-oriented environment
- Growth: Make an immediate impact in this high visibility role
- Opportunity: Ability to drive change within organization with a focus on process improvement
- Stability: Strong executive leadership team investing in its talent and elevating the global footprint
WHERE THIS POSITION IS LOCATED:
- Corning, New York
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT:
- Manage relationship with leave administration vendors to ensure compliance with federal, state, and municipal leave laws.
- Ensure appropriate leaves and ensure return to work programs are enforced.
- Manage disability plans and short term/long term plans.
- Conduct claims audits and handle escalations.
- Expand and improve FMLA programs.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 10-15 years of related experience
- Knowledge of state and federal laws surrounding leaves
- Strong relationship building skills
- Excellent analytical and decision-making abilities.