Leave of Absence Specialist (Temp)

Job Title:

Leave of Absence Specialist (Temp)

Requisition ID:

R025185

Job Description:

Job Title: Leave of Absence Specialist (Temp)

Role Type: Contractor, 8-month period

Reports to: Senior Manager, Benefits

Location: Remote (USA)

Your Platform

Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance, and Supply Chain. Located in our global headquarters in Santa Monica, we encompass equal parts agility, creativity, and rigor to enhance the employee and player experience. To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on Twitter at @ATVI_AB.

Your Mission

This role manages employee leave of absence cases with the support of the Senior Benefits Manager. Effectively performs a variety of general to complex technical and professional work in supporting and administering the various components of the employee benefits, leave of absence, and disability programs while maintaining a very high degree of confidentiality. Provides exemplary customer service and support to employees, managers, and HR business partners.

What you bring to the table

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:    

• Monitor the leave of absence inbox and ticketing platform (ServiceNow) to respond promptly to general leave-related inquiries.

• Process and administer leave requests in accordance with established policies and procedures, including determining eligibility for various leave and benefit programs.

• Communicate with employees regarding their need for leave and provide overall support throughout the leave process.

• Ensure employees are aware of their responsibilities for providing the required documentation to support leave requests

• Facilitate other leave requests as needed, including workers’ compensation and workplace accommodation requests.

• Partner closely with the Senior Manager, Benefits, on cases requiring additional oversight and/or escalated support

• Maintain complete and accurate leave records for legal compliance. This includes tracking within the internal HRIS system (Workday), working with Payroll to ensure pay accuracy during leave, and working with external vendors, such as a third-party leave of absence administrator.

• Knowledge of all applicable leave and accommodation laws, including the FMLA, ADA, and other state and local laws.

• Support the coordination of pay cycle changes with the Senior Manager, Benefits, and payroll team to ensure accurate and timely processing of integrated benefits and resolve any issues that may arise.

• Provide guidance and instruction to management and employees in interpreting leave policies, including the applicability of federal and state leave laws.

• Support and administer the short-term and long-term disability programs, including educating employees on disability policies and procedures.

• Support the development and maintenance of leave policies and materials for the organization, such as intranet articles and leave communication templates.

• Ensure the leave of absence policy is administered consistently across the U.S. employee population.

• Provide direction to employees on how to complete qualifying life event changes related to their leave of absence.

• Communicate leave of absence updates to HR business partners and the employee’s manager, and coordinate return to work.

• Provide ad hoc leave of absence reporting and analyses every month and as requested.

• Assist with processing a high volume of repetitive and transactional tasks, as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 2+ years of leave of absence administration experience.

• Associate's degree in Business, HR, or related field preferred or equivalent experience

• Knowledge of leave administration fundamentals.

• General knowledge of benefits and human resources practices to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations (e.g., FMLA, COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, etc).

• Ability to effectively convey information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.

• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Experience with human resource information systems (HRIS) is desired; Workday is preferred.

Key Attributes

• Ability to multitask, organize, and prioritize tasks

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

• Aptitude for balancing multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Ability and preference for working in a team-oriented environment.

• Eager and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Our World 

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

 

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

 

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.  

 

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. 

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics. 

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $26.83 - $49.63 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.