Senior Benefits Strategy Consultant

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is located in Dallas, Texas. No relocation is offered.

About the Role

At AT&T, we empower leaders to drive change in a fast-evolving, connected world. Your strategic vision will help serve customers and transform lives through innovative solutions and impactful connections. As a Senior Benefits Consultant, you will support comprehensive benefits strategies that optimize employee satisfaction and retention while ensuring cost-effectiveness and compliance with regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the benefits subject matter expert supporting collective bargaining negotiations and partner with Labor Relations, Legal, Finance, and HR teams to develop benefit recommendations for represented employees.
• Analyze, develop, and recommend healthcare, retirement, and wellbeing benefit strategies that balance employee value, market competitiveness, contractual obligations, and financial stewardship.
• Perform and interpret financial analysis of benefit plan trends, develop and analyze data to evaluate trends, and ensure cost-effectiveness of benefits programs.
• Lead cross-functional implementations of benefit changes resulting from collective bargaining agreements, partnering with vendors, payroll, HR, communications, and operational teams to ensure successful execution and employee readiness.
• Ensure all benefits programs comply with collectively bargained agreements and applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Interpret benefit plan provisions, insurance policy documents, and collective bargaining contracts to support consistent administration and risk mitigation.
• Develop benefits strategies aligned with business objectives, manage relationships with vendors/benefits providers, and negotiate contracts to secure the best value.
• Support processes related to interpretation of collective bargaining contracts, project management, employee engagement, and/or risk management.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience supporting collective bargaining negotiations and labor agreements.
• Strong understanding of healthcare, retirement, and welfare benefit programs.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across Labor Relations, HR, Finance, Legal, and vendor partners.
• Experience translating complex contractual and regulatory requirements into business solutions.
• Strong project management and implementation leadership skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and present to Senior Leadership.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation abilities.
• Previous healthcare benefits experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired.
• 3+ years of related experience in employee benefits, ideally in supporting represented employee populations.
• Certification is required in some areas.

Pay

Individual starting salary within the range of $96,000.00 - $144,000.00 USD Annual may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

Schedule

• Weekly Hours: 40
• Time Type: Regular