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The Senior Manager, Plan Build serves as a strategic leader who fosters collaboration and communication across interdisciplinary teams to ensure all plan configurations align with business objectives. This role also acts as a key escalation point, addressing complex challenges and facilitating rapid resolution to maintain service excellence. The Senior Manager, Plan Build leads the team (approximately 10-15 employees) responsible for accurate, timely configuration of benefit plans that feed downstream claims, eligibility, billing, and customer experience functions. This leader ensures Plan Build operations meet quality, compliance, and TAT expectations, while driving continuous improvement, automation, and cross-functional alignment with Document Writers, Dual Entry, Quality, Onboarding, and Implementation teams.
Job Responsibility:
Oversee end-to-end Plan Build processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely build of new group and renewal plans
Manage workload distribution, resource planning, and prioritization of work across Plan Build teams
Monitor SLA adherence, quality metrics, error trends, and overall operational health
Lead automation initiatives and process redesign to streamline workflows and eliminate waste
Deploy Lean methodologies to simplify steps, reduce variation, and improve build quality
Partner with technology teams to enhance Plan Build tools, templates, and CRM/operational systems
Oversee reporting strategies, dashboards, and analysis of plan build accuracy, quality, and turnaround times
Utilize data to identify patterns, performance gaps, and opportunities for process improvement
Communicate operational performance to leadership and stakeholders
Serve as primary operational liaison to Document Writers, Quality, Dual Entry, Onboarding/Renewal Operations, Client Services, and Implementation
Ensure plan documents, configurations, and client requirements are aligned and integrated
Support escalations requiring cross-team coordination and interpretation of plan requirements
Coach, mentor, and develop supervisors, analysts, and specialists within Plan Build
Set performance expectations, conduct talent reviews, and build internal career pathways
Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
Minimum 7+ years of experience in benefit configuration, operations, or related areas
Prior leadership experience such as mentorship, team lead, and/or managing project teams supporting operational/technical workflows
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills
Excellent communication skills and ability to partner effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
Nice to have:
Experience with the DG claims/benefit platform specific to Meritain, configuration tools, Lean methodologies, and process automation