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PLADS Business Process Consultant

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean or Six Sigma certification required or obtained within six months of job start date
  • Six years of professional job related work experience in business analysis, project management, process improvement, developing business and/or technical documentation for end-users, business process modeling/mapping and/or methodologies development

Responsibilities

  • Leads and manages small to medium-scale business initiatives/projects assigned to the department; assures projects are completed on time, within budget, and that customer expectations are met
  • Documents and models undocumented processes and identifies areas for improvement; creates consistent process models
  • Creates/presents recommendations to executive management seeking approval of recommended process improvements
  • Assesses progress and variances from the project plan, gathers metrics to support variance findings, and develops and implements changes, as necessary

About the company

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Aflac

Insurance

Over 50 Million people worldwide have chosen Aflac because of our commitment to providing customers with the confidence that comes from knowing they have assistance in being prepared for whatever life may bring. With Aflac, whether you're a large business or a small one, you can provide your employees with the kind of benefits they’d expect from a bigger company, helping your business stand out from the crowd. Hundreds of thousands of businesses across the United States already make Aflac available to their employees—at no direct cost to their company. Choose from a wide range of products that can help your employees with health events—from accidents, to disability, to cancer, to life insurance. Your employees enjoy benefits from Aflac, all employee-paid. Please check out aflac.com for more information.

Company details

IndustryInsurance
Company size10001

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Job description

 

Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000

Job Posting End Date: July 21st 2026

 

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

 

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

 

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

 

Worker Designation – This role is a remote role. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

 

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

  • Acting with Integrity
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Pursuing Self-Development
  • Serving Customers
  • Supporting Change
  • Supporting Organizational Goals
  • Working with Diverse Populations

 

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Working knowledge of the tools, concepts methodologies, and techniques of business process analysis and modeling, such as root cause analysis, cost/benefit analysis, process mapping/simulation, problem identification and interpretation, process change management, and performance measures

 

• In depth knowledge of business operations and requirements and business modeling concepts

 

• Strong analysis skills with ability to perform data analysis to draw conclusions, support recommendations and/or test hypotheses

 

• Ability to independently lead and facilitate process improvement projects with customers, including asking the right questions, listening and guiding the overall process

 

• Ability to apply frameworks and problem solving methodologies to unstructured problems

 

• Ability to demonstrate value creation for customers

 

• Ability to successfully manage relationships with customers

 

• An in-depth knowledge of effective program change control, knowledge of full project life cycle systems development, and project management methods and practices

 

• Excellent presentation, oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills to effectively interact and negotiate with internal/external customers and all levels of management; ability to maintain professionalism

 

• An understanding of the applications and systems in use within the client environment

 

• Advanced knowledge and skill level in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Visio or similar process mapping software

 

• Intermediate knowledge and skill level in Microsoft Excel

 

• Advanced knowledge and skill level in Business Processes and Business Definition Requirements

 

• Intermediate knowledge and skill level in Business Case Preparation and Business Cost Benefit Analysis

 

Education & Experience Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean or Six Sigma certification required or obtained within six months of job start date
  • Six years of professional job related work experience in business analysis, project management, process improvement, developing business and/or technical documentation for end-users, business process modeling/mapping and/or methodologies development

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

 

Education & Experience Preferred

  • Experience in the insurance industry specifically disability and absence management

 

Travel

Less than or equal to 10%

 

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads and manages small to medium-scale business initiatives/projects assigned to the department; assures projects are completed on time, within budget, and that customer expectations are met; develops accurate project deliverables, including but not limited to project charters, quantitative impact analysis, business process flows, business rules and/or requirements, use case scenarios, communication plans, risk mitigation plans, quality plans, issues/concerns logs, project checklists, implementation plans, transition plans, and other models or outputs derived from Six Sigma/Lean tools; houses all process improvement and project related deliverables in a central repository

 

• Documents and models undocumented processes and identifies areas for improvement; creates consistent process models and adopts consistent tools and applies to existing and future documentation; provides process-modeling expertise to project team members; analyzes proposed changes in processes to determine effects of changes to interrelated processes

 

• Evaluates sources of information in order to determine any limitations in terms of reliability or usability; identifies and rationalizes the use of metrics and reports for existing or new customers; proactively communicates and collaborates with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements

 

• Creates/presents recommendations to executive management seeking approval of recommended process improvements

 

• Assesses progress and variances from the project plan, gathers metrics to support variance findings, and develops and implements changes, as necessary, to ensure that the initiative/project remains within specified scope, time, cost, and quality objectives, and further defines project needs and schedules, as necessary

 

• Assists in continual development and improvement of the business process re-engineering and business process improvement methodologies

 

• Performs other duties as assigned

 

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $80,000 to $110,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

 

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

 

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.  On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

 

 

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