**Salary Range** : $62,300 - $93,500 Annual **Job Details** The stated pay range is based on a national average location. Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills, and location. This position is bonus-eligible. CNO’s worksite group, Optavise, is hiring a Benefits Configuration Analyst who is responsible for all stages of benefits administration system configuration, including initial setup, annual renewals, and ongoing updates. The analyst documents configuration requirements, completes benefit setup accurately within deadlines, and understands the client's benefit programs to ensure correct benefit offerings and rules. Additionally, the role involves consulting clients on best practices, system testing, and effectively communicating with stakeholders to aid decision-making. The analyst supports the development, implementation, defect mediation, and testing of configurations for multiple clients. This is your opportunity to merge client-facing skills with technical ability. You'll be part of a solution-centric team committed to producing a top-notch user experience. **As a Configuration Analyst, Benefits Administration, your responsibilities will include:** + Developing and maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the Optavise-supported benefits administration platform capabilities and configuration. + Attending discovery calls with clients in partnership with the Implementation Project Manager. + Gathering configuration documentation and reviewing processes; collecting and documenting all required data for configuration. + Translating the client’s business requirements to the benefits administration system configuration, ensuring accurate and timely system configuration. + Participating in the quality assurance review process and correcting configuration issues on a timely basis. + Working directly with users and clients to identify needs and resolve software configuration problems in a timely manner. + Troubleshooting and solving issues related to basic system configuration. + Participating in employer group and/or broker meetings to review functionality issues. + Collaborating with cross-functional teams including Client Services and Configuration to analyze and fix client issues. + Coordinating the external system training for clients during initial launch and renewal and providing training materials to clients + Monitoring and troubleshooting common and daily tasks and events as well as changes. **The Configuration Analyst, Benefits Administration position is well-suited for you if you:** + Have excellent problem-solving and analytical skills and the ability to resolve moderate complexity configuration issues. + Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate complex technical topics with leadership. + Are self-motivated and autonomous with the judgment to know when to take the lead, when to involve others, and how to set priorities for the work functions assigned. + Can effectively prioritize and execute tasks within expectations and balance multiple priorities. + Ability to work extra hours as needed during peak times. **What you’ll need:** + Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or related field or equivalent experience + 3 years of experience with health and welfare employee benefits; 3 years of experience with software configuration; 2 years of experience with employee benefits administration systems + Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. + Attention to detail with 100% accuracy. **What will set you apart:** + Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. + Strong knowledge of health and welfare employee benefits. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: + Medical insurance + Dental insurance + Vision insurance + 401(k) retirement plan with company match + Short-term & long-term disability insurance + Paid time off and corporate holidays, + Paid parental leave + Company-paid life insurance Click on this link for additional information. CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you’re most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando, and Milwaukee) have access to come into that office. Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando, and Milwaukee) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US-based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours. All associates may be asked to travel to varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States. Optavise is a trusted benefits partner for business owners and human resources professionals who work hard to build and maintain a healthy, happy workforce. Through Optavise’s cohesive suite of products and services, we guide employers and employees through their healthcare choices to help reduce costs and increase benefits engagement. We streamline administration for employers and educate employees about benefits and care options, making it easy for them to choose and use their benefits wisely. Optavise provides a first-of-its-kind benefits solution, including: + Benefits administration technology for a streamlined enrollment process + Customizable selection of voluntary benefits that employees want and need + Year-round benefits education, communications, and advocacy to inform and empower employees to become better healthcare consumers + Expert resources helping employees maximize their benefits and make more informed choices for themselves and their family members. Our goal is to help people make good healthcare decisions. By simplifying administration and making benefits easier to understand, we help drive employee engagement and satisfaction and save employers time and money. Optavise is the worksite marketing brand of CNO Financial Group. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands and supported by our associates and agents. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income, and retirement needs with 3.2 million policies and more than $35 billion in total assets. Our 3,400 associates, 8,600 exclusive agents, and independent partner agents guide individuals, families, and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions. We are financially strong and well-positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I); Integrity, Customer Focus, Excellence, and Teamwork. We have offices in more than 260 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Philadelphia, Orlando, and Milwaukee. At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences. If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com. 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, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. \#LI-CD1 **Compensation** Pay Range: $62,300.00 - $93,500.00 Annual 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, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. **ReqID** : JR168898 **Job Type** : Full time **Additional Locations** : Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Philadelphia, PA; Orlando, FL; Birmingham, AL;