Leaves Experience Partner

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Leaves Experience Partner (Nashville, TN)

The Leaves Experience Partner in the Philips People Services (PPS) Organization is a deep subject matter expert with demonstrated expertise in statutory disability plans, short- and long-term disability, military leaves, and/or Federal/State leaves of absence (FMLA). They are highly skilled in sensitive case management oversight, answering complex questions, understanding the employee's situation, applying the appropriate benefits, responding to changing circumstances and needs, and paving the way for a connected and trusted case management experience. They actively support and promote an environment of collaboration and consultation between employees and the PPS organization. The position collaborates with key business stakeholders, Payroll, and Rewards team members to ensure specialized leave policy programs are successful across the organization.

Your role:

• Address and respond to sensitive, confidential and/or escalated situations (e.g. legal requests, executive escalations, business continuity responses). Serving as a Subject Matter Expert for specialized leave and disability cases offering real-time support to employees.
• Provides training and education in these areas as needed. Lead group and one-to-one consultation sessions about leave and disability events, benefits, and options available to employees.
• Critically assess and adjust case management plans to an employee's changing needs and conduct individual, site or regional leave/accommodation/disability deep dives and analysis.
• Collaborate with Rewards team members on complex cases and/or policy development with leave and disability. Acting as an internal point of contact for escalated, time-sensitive matters.
• Identify process and/or performance deficiencies and implement improvement plans and solve problems, sometimes with limited information. Function as Subject Matter Expert with regard to all aspects of the disability.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Ensure adherence to the short-term disability and FMLA policies and explain policy details to employees.

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience using case management systems and employee Leave and Disability support.
• Knowledge of federal or state Leave and Disability regulations, including FMLA.
• Knowledge in MS Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• 5+ years of experience responding to escalated leave/disability matters.
• Experience leading projects focused on process improvement, design, and service integration, is preferred.
• Experience providing guidance to employees, managers and HR partners regarding leave of absence, disability plan, human resources, benefits, or employee matters, is preferred. SPHR, PHR, CLMS and/or CPDM.
• Demonstrated problem solving, time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrated customer service and communication skills, both verbal and in writing.
• Experience with processing mapping tools and/or continuous improvement certification, is preferred.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this Office/Remote position.

About Philips

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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Nashville, TN.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace.