Well-Being & Benefits Senior Specialist

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About the Role

The Well-Being & Benefits Senior Specialist is an integral part of Latham’s Well-Being & Benefits team and will be responsible for assisting the Well-Being & Benefits Department with a variety of responsibilities regarding specific benefits tasks and projects to ensure the services, goals, and objectives of the department are met, while coordinating and conducting virtual new hire orientations for associates and staff, which includes developing an orientation schedule and handling new joiner benefit queries in follow up one-on-one consultations, with the goal of raising awareness and driving engagement in the firm’s programs and resources. This role will be located in our New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Advising employees to help them navigate and access a wide variety of the firm’s benefits and insurance programs, advocating on their behalf to resolve complex benefits issues and insurance claims.
• Providing Well-Being & Benefits training to new department colleagues, including overviews of programs, the Human Resources Information System (HRIS), ticketing system, and document management
• Advising and mentoring junior colleagues on best practices, including cross-training, focusing on team knowledge, and the standardization of work promoting operational efficiencies
• Supporting the Well-Being & Benefits leadership team with escalated/complex matters, looping in other stakeholders (i.e. Insurance carriers, Technology & Information Systems, Payroll, and other adjacent teams), recommending solutions to resolve issues as necessary
• Leveraging established knowledge and best practices to create content/reference materials for the team, and raising opportunities to address knowledge gaps to the Well-Being & Benefits Manager
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains 

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of Well-Being & Benefits functions
• Display well-developed and professional presentation and Power Point skills
• Exhibit strong attention to detail and the ability to critically and independently assess proposed projects, communications, and/or solutions

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent; a minimum of nine (9) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of cumulative professional experience

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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