Leave & Disability Operational Readiness Manager

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Get to Know the Opportunity:  

The Leave & Disability Operational Readiness Manager is responsible for ensuring Voya’s organization delivers innovative, dependable, and efficient solutions, to support the Leave and Disability claims organization. This position provides a consistent framework for operationalizing new solutions, system enhancements, ensuring regulatory compliance and ongoing maintenance to support the overall offering. 

Please Note:  Work location for this role is FLEXIBLE! This position allows 100% remote work from home or allows work to be performed in any of our major office locations with a hybrid schedule. 

The Contributions You’ll Make:

• Business lead for operational readiness; responsible for ensuring processes and people are aligned in execution and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain business process to maximize technological capabilities; subject matter expert on system and business process, including identifying continuous improvement opportunities. 
• Proactively identify and submit enhancement opportunities. Regularly connect with system and process users for feedback and ideas. Maintain list and track status of all requests. 
• Use knowledge and expertise to analyze opportunities and make planning and prioritization decisions on behalf of the business. 
• Define reference materials and training needs for onsite teams.
• Participate in projects and continuous improvement initiatives; ensure business deliverables are met within scope.
• Represent business needs and determine success measures for rollouts. Work closely with Relationship Management, Plan Management, IT, project management, business analyst, training, and operations to ensure business needs and success measures are understood. 
• Use experience and knowledge to make decisions and communicate outcomes to internal and external stakeholders as necessary.
• Other duties as identified.  

Minimum Knowledge & Experience:   

• 10+ years related experience in group disability and leave experience.
• Proven critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Initiative and ability to find solutions, working both with team and independently.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Previous experience managing multiple initiatives; adaptable to change and shifting priorities.

Preferred Knowledge & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree IT or Business
• Leadership experience a plus; leading by influence is a must.
• Agile environment experience 

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Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF)

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.

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