Defined Contribution Plans Consultant

Our Retirement team combines expertise in retirement, actuarial, compliance and administration consulting to support global organizations worldwide in designing, managing, administering, and communicating all types of retirement plans. Whether a client has a defined benefit pension, and/or a defined contribution plan, we collaborate with the organization to determine the right approach to design, funding, investing, governing, compliance, administration and employee engagement that fits their specific goals.

You will contribute to our national project delivery team and make a valuable difference every day to our high-profile client organizations focusing primarily on defined contribution plans. One of the fastest growing areas of our retirement business is assisting clients with various special projects requiring defined contribution expertise. You will have the opportunity to significantly enhance your knowledge of all aspects of benefit plan compliance, design and operation, employ the most cutting-edge tools and resources and work with some of the world’s experts in retirement plan design and management and interact with a national group of colleagues on project delivery. 

Defined Contribution Plans Consultant

In this role you will be responsible for, leading and delivering large, strategic Defined Contribution client engagements, supporting new business and serving as project lead to clients concerning their Defined Contribution programs’ effectiveness and broader retirement plan issues. 

• Be a subject matter expert and engagement lead in the delivery of DC retirement plan compliance, administration and governance, including vendor management, fiduciary management and plan design 

• Lead fee benchmarking and vendor search RFPs

• Coordinate with sales and lead relationship managers to identify, develop and support strategic sales opportunities

• Build relationships with internal and external sources to maximize the penetration of key target accounts

• Identify opportunities to cross-sell new products and services

• Finalize and present quality deliverables to clients

• Establish a trusted advisor role with clients and provide consistent, superior relationship management

• Build leveraged teams that work effectively together

• Develop plans for delivery of large, global engagements

• Ensure project managers are maintaining team progress against established budget, timeline and quality standards (while you have overall responsibility, consultant level staff typically serve as day-to-day project managers)

• Serve as a subject matter expert on client assignments

• Perform technical review of work products

• Contribute to the development of new tools and approaches related to DC consulting

• Oversee analysts and consultants in the delivery of DC, compliance and governance projects

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity. 

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