Evelyn Powell
Montgomery,TX
Summary
Dynamic Health & Welfare Benefits Manager with a proven track record at Alight Solutions, excelling in project management and fostering continuous improvement. Demonstrated expertise in optimizing benefits administration and enhancing vendor relationships. Achieved significant project milestones and meeting revenue goals through analytical thinking and problem-solving, boosting team engagement and stakeholder satisfaction.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Health & Welfare Benefits Manager
Alight Solutions
07.2000 - Current
- Managed FMLA administration, coordinating leave requests and tracking time off for compliance purposes.
- Audited benefit programs and agreements to optimize service delivery.
- Educated staff on the value of their benefits package through training sessions and informational materials.
- Conducted regular audits of benefit plans to identify discrepancies and maintain accuracy in records.
- Managed execution of the project tasks as defined in the project plan in order to achieve the project goals for Annual Enrollment and off-cycle revenue projects.
- Managed changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques in order to keep the project plan accurate, updated, reflective of authorized project changes as defined in the change management plan.
- Measured project performance using Microsoft Project and Jira management tools to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify the variances throughout the project, applied corrective actions, and communicated to all stakeholders (over 70 individuals.)
- Ensured a common understanding by setting expectations in accordance with the Delivery Model and Contract, in order to align the stakeholders and team members.
- Created detailed technical customer requirements and established the project deliverables, using requirement-gathering techniques (e.g., scoping discussions, inspections, planning sessions, etc.)
- Conducted a kick-off meeting with all key stakeholders in order to announce the start of the project and review the overall project plan and obtain sign off from responsible parties.
- Implemented the approved actions and workarounds required to mitigate project risk events in order to minimize the impact of the risks on the project to ensure successful implementations.
- Improved team performance by building team cohesiveness, leading, mentoring, training, and motivating in order to facilitate cooperation, ensure project efficiency, and boost team engagement.
- Developed and maintained constructive and cooperative working relationships with others focused on continuous improvement.
- Communicated information (written and oral) to all stakeholders based on the client requirements and facilitated multiple training sessions based on the experience of the colleagues and domains.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Project Management
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH05.2027
Skills
Project Management
Employee benefits administration
Vendor Relationship Management
Problem-solving abilities
Analytical Thinking
Continuous Improvement
Timeline
Health & Welfare Benefits Manager
Alight Solutions
07.2000 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Project Management
Southern New Hampshire University
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