Alight

BenefitsOperationsManager

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Hyderabad, Telangana, India FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Benefits Operations Manager at Alight. Skills: Operational performance management, Process management, Cross-functional coordination, Vendor/stakeholder management, Operational metrics, Resource planning, Continuous improvement. Own and manage overall operational performance for assigned client(s). Ensure on time, high quality delivery of all ongoing work to plan sponsors and participants”

What You'll Achieve.

Consistently meet or exceed contractual performance standards and SLAs; Meet or exceed defined operational measures

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Analytical and critical thinking; Resolve issues outside documented SOP scenarios; Identify operational risks and potential client‑facing issues and drive timely resolution

Eligibility Requirements

Authorization to work in the Employing Country without future sponsorship, Virtual interviews to be conducted on video

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Minimum 5 years of experience in US Pension / 401k Benefits Administration, Ability to lead teams, manage workloads, and drive capability building, Analytical and critical thinking, Accountability and ownership

Nice to Have

Prior experience with Alight / Wipro(Alight account) is an added advantage

What You'll Do.

Own and manage overall operational performance for assigned client(s)

high quality delivery of all ongoing work to plan sponsors and participants

Drive operational efficiency through process improvements and effective resource planning

Manage assigned benefits administration deliverables within defined SLAs (internal and external)

Responsible for operations delivery for assigned clients in coordination with North America based colleagues

Act as the client SME for complex

client‑specific requirements

Proactively identify operational risks and potential client‑facing issues and drive timely resolution

Act as escalation owner for client and participant issues

Propose and take actions to resolve issues outside documented SOP scenarios

Create and ensure RCAs are completed

Manage open defects in coordination with technology team members to ensure mitigation plans and impacted population cleanup are in place

Own and maintain SOPs for delivery processes

Support governance for operational delivery quality

Work with internal teams and clients to implement requirements for one‑time and ongoing projects with operational impact

Coordinate with Technology Managers and internal teams to document requirements related to plan provisions

administrative events

and delivery channels

Partner with Client Technology Managers (CTM) for acceptance testing execution

Maintain regular communication with delivery team colleagues (North America and India) and external clients to share operational insights

risks and mitigation plans

Co-facilitate internal operational delivery discussions (North America & India) communicating status of delivery

and work allocations for the team

and develop team members to build a high performing operations team

including work allocation

identifying training and cross training opportunities

and driving transitions to Shared Services where applicable

Partner closely with technology teams to ensure timely project completion

and overall project signoff

Deliver client specific operational training

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate across teams, technology, and shared services; Partner closely with technology teams; Coordinate with Technology Managers and internal teams; Partner with Client Technology Managers (CTM); Maintain regular communication with delivery team colleagues (North America and India) and external clients; Co-facilitate internal operational delivery discussions (North America & India); Lead, coach, and develop team members

Communication Scope

Client communication skills; Communicate with all stakeholders, significant risks or issues as required; Maintain regular communication with delivery team colleagues (North America and India) and external clients to share operational insights, project progress, risks and mitigation plans; Co-facilitate internal operational delivery discussions (North America & India) communicating status of delivery, risk, and work allocations for the team

Process & Methodology

Implement requirements for one‑time and ongoing projects with operational impact, Ensure timely project completion, Manage workloads

Full Job Description

**Designation-Benefits Operations Manager (BOM)** **Key Expectations** * Own and manage overall operational performance for assigned client(s). * Consistently meet or exceed contractual performance standards and SLAs. * Ensure on time, high quality delivery of all ongoing work to plan sponsors and participants. * Drive operational efficiency through process improvements and effective resource planning. * Build strong client relationships and act as a trusted point of contact for clients and partners. * Lead, coach, and develop team members to build a high performing operations team. **Required Skills** * Strong domain expertise in the US Pension / 401k Benefits Administration. * Proven ability to manage SLAs, operational metrics, and client performance measures. * Strong stakeholder management and client communication skills. * Ability to lead teams, manage workloads, and drive capability building. * Analytical and critical thinking * Accountability and ownership **Role Description** The **Benefits Operations Manager (BOM)** is accountable for managing operational performance for assigned client(s), ensuring that contractual performance standards and defined operational measures are consistently met or exceeded. The role is responsible for ensuring all ongoing work is delivered on time and with high quality to plan sponsors and plan participants. The BOM owns operational delivery for assigned clients, ensures process integrity and governance, manages escalations, and coordinates across teams, technology, and shared services. The role requires a strong understanding of client contractual agreements, client satisfaction, operational stability, change governance, and risk management, performance measures, and plan provisions, and being recognized as a subject matter expert in the domain. The incumbent leads and manages BOA workloads, including work allocation, SLA tracking, SOP review, and approval, identifying training and cross training opportunities, and driving tra

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