Description
Senior Total Rewards Consultant
Arizona State University
Campus: Tempe
JR117877
End Date: March 6, 2026 (13 days left to apply)
Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.
Job Description:
With limited supervision, provides consultative and administrative services to manage a comprehensive ASU and Arizona University System ADA, benefits, leaves, retirement, and/or workers’ compensation programs and systems. Under direction of central Benefits Design & Management leadership, assists with coordination of team program management activities plus research, analysis, and implementation of plan and policy changes.
Position Salary Range:
$57,900 - $70,000 DOE
Essential Duties:
Actively participates in the functions performed by both Benefits Program Management units to provide consultation, plan administration, and data management for assigned programs, including ADA case management, health and welfare benefits, leaves, retirement benefits, voluntary benefits, and workers’ compensation.
Administers qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), qualified medical child support orders (QMCSOs), and subpoenas.
May coordinate work activities of other Total Rewards staff members.
Designs, implements, and evaluates ongoing training, educational, and communication programs to increase understanding and awareness of ADA, benefits, leaves, retirement, and workers’ compensation programs across all ASU campuses.
Conducts new-hire orientations, employee presentations, information releases, pre-retirement seminars, and leaves management training.
Provides collaborative training and communication with benefits staff members, HR Service Delivery staff, and field HR liaisons to ensure understanding of benefits, leaves, retirement, and workers’ compensation policies and provisions.
Ensures legal and functional integrity of benefits, leaves, and retirement programs.
Consults IRS regulations, state statutes, legal and policy provisions, government agencies, technical professionals, and competitive employers to resolve complex or technical issues and ensure compliance.
Escalates complex issues to Total Rewards leadership to ensure legal and functional integrity of programs.
Conducts analysis and assists with preparation and implementation of benefits and retirement plan changes and leave policy recommendations.
Participates in Total Rewards surveys and researches, recommends, and implements changes or improvements to benefits, leaves, retirement, and workers’ compensation programs in response to legislative, judicial, or market changes.
Collects and provides statistical and performance data to leadership and develops systems to support program and leave management.
Updates ASU faculty and staff policies, summary plan descriptions, guides, websites, forms, and procedures to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations.
Identifies areas of potential exposure or liability and recommends corrective actions.
Audits programs to ensure compliance and recommends changes to processes, policies, plan documents, and communications in accordance with Federal, State, ASU, and Board of Regents regulations.
Provides consultative assistance to ASU leadership and liaisons regarding benefits, disability, retirement, and leaves initiatives, including support for audits and reporting.
Actively participates in a collaborative Total Rewards Operations team to ensure coordination and consistency across Total Rewards program management units, HR Service Delivery, and HR leadership.
Participates in annual Open Enrollment and other benefits or retirement plan implementations for faculty, staff, and administrative personnel.
Collaborates with Total Rewards design and management teams, HR units, and ASU departments to ensure accurate program administration, data management, compliance, and standardized communications across all campuses.
Working Environment:
Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse;
Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work;
Occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.
Department Statement:
The Office of Human Resources' mission is to enhance the transformative power of people.
Instructions to Apply:
Current employees, student workers seeking staff opportunities, and students applying for student worker positions must apply directly through the Workday Jobs Hub.
Please use the link below to log in using single sign-on.
https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$18685.htmld
To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:
Cover letter
Resume or CV
Multiple documents may be uploaded in the attachments section. Alternatively, applicants may combine all required materials into a single PDF for submission. Please ensure uploaded documents are clearly labeled and include your name.
Please ensure your resume includes all employment information in month and year format, for example 6/04 to 8/14, along with job title, job duties, and employer name for each position. Your resume should clearly demonstrate how your experience and background meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position. Incomplete applications or missing required materials may not be considered.
Important: Do not withdraw your application to make edits. Once an application is withdrawn, it cannot be edited, reactivated, or replaced with a new submission. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact HR Talent Acquisition before the posting close date to request edits.
Graduate Assistant, Intern and part-time positions are counted as half time for experience equivalency, meaning one year equals six months of experience.
Only electronic applications will be accepted for this position. By submitting an application, you confirm that the information provided is accurate and complete.
ASU Statement:
Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.
ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
Notice of Availability of the ASU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report:
In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456.
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Employment Verification Statement:
ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.
Background Check Statement:
ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.
Fingerprint Check Statement:
This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.
About Arizona State University
Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration.
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Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Desired Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Management, or related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible accountability for the administration, development, and implementation of ADA, benefits, retirement, and/or leave programs or systems; OR; Master’s degree and three (3) years progressively responsible position; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Knowledge of current federal and state laws, statutes, regulations, policies, and directives pertaining to benefits, retirement, and leaves practices and procedures.
Knowledge and understanding of the principles, practices, methods and technique of benefits, retirement, and leaves management concepts and theories.
Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of continuous process improvement. Knowledge of state of the art and “best practice” operations and programs to increase efficiency and effectiveness through technology solutions.
Knowledge of operational requirements and standards of integrated human resource information systems.
Skill in computerized human resources management information, customer service management, and third-party vendor systems.
Skill in data collection, research, analysis, and development of recommendations and/or alternative solutions.
Skill in developing effective written technical and employee communication and/or presentation materials.
Ability to utilize effective verbal communication skills, including interpersonal, teambuilding, and presentation skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders in and outside the University.
Ability to apply knowledge, experience, and critical thinking and problem solving skills to analyze, forecast, and determine solutions to achieve objectives.
Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts
