Integrated Disability/Absence Management Senior Manager

Responsibilities

• Leads the administration of workers compensation, disability benefits, and leave programs, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and alignment with company policies.
• Defines departmental objectives and work plans to support integrated disability and absence management strategies across the organization.
• Maintains awareness of legislative changes at the federal, state, and local levels and ensures timely updates to programs, policies, and procedures.
• Manages vendor relationships and supports the selection of service providers to ensure program effectiveness and cost efficiency.
• Guides subordinate managers and staff in identifying and implementing process improvements using technology and vendor capabilities.
• Oversees the development and execution of program performance standards, including audits, financial analysis, and customer feedback mechanisms.
• Analyzes trends, budgeting impacts, and future liabilities related to disability and absence programs, and contributes to long-term forecasting.
• Communicates program performance, audit findings, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership to support decision-making and policy development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five or more years of supervising a team of direct reports and/or project management.
• Experience with employee benefits and leave programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business or human resources.
• Five years of work experience in Disability Management including working with employee benefits and leave programs such as ADA, FMLA, CFRA, PDL, workers’ compensation, and other federal and California employment laws and regulations.
• Experience in managing third-party administrators.
• CA workers’ compensation self-insurance certificate.

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