Job Details

Description and Requirements

Role Value Proposition:

Global Operations (Global Ops) focuses on creating positive experiences for MetLife customers and helping the company make the best use of its global resources. The Absence Leave Solutions Organization isa fast-paced ever-changing environment in which MetLife strives to create and maintain collaborative solutions for our customers' leave landscape.

We're looking for unique talent with fresh perspectives that can propel innovation. In this role, you would be responsible for managing a combination of leaves. These leave types include, but are not limited to, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML), and Benefit Calculated Employer Leave (BCEL) claims.

Short Term Disability Claim Specialist

Job Location

Virtual US.

Role Overview

• Claim owner and decision-maker.
• Responsible for administering claims within contractual provisions and internal /external guidelines.
• Establishes a relationship with claimants in order to understand their perspective on their disability.
• Identifies the claimant's functional capacity and leverages that capacity within the context of the contract to support and encourages return to work as appropriate.

Key Expectations:

• Applies all appropriate provisions of the disability contract to ensure that MetLife's liability is understood and appropriately applied throughout the life of the claim. Within the context of liability, encourage and support return to work through a variety of programs and methodologies
• Proactively communicates with the claimant to set expectations, assess medical and non-medical barriers to return to work, and keep him or her fully aware of the status of the claim, including setting expectations with the claimant if other resources (Voc, etc.) will be contacting him/her.
• Partners with the claimant, specialty resources, and more experienced resources to ensure that each claim has a well-understood plan that is appropriate for the unique situation of each claimant, his or her functional capacity and the prognosis for an increase in that capacity.
• Executes individual claim action plans, serves as point of contact for the claimant, and makes claim decisions.
• Manages overall block of assigned claims, including prioritizing actions, appropriately utilizing resources, and timely and accurate decision.
• Provides a high-level of service to the claimant, including delivering on commitments, timely return of phone calls, and clear communication.
• Proactively updates partners that may be working with the claimant when key events are being considered or have occurred. (closure, RTW, etc.).

Key skills

Required:

• 6 months to 1 year experience handling disability claims, including Short-Term Disability, FMLA, PFML, and other types of leave.
• Basic knowledge of medical conditions, treatments, and prognosis.
• Candidates must be available to work shifts starting between 7 AM and 9 AM ET.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to interview claimants dynamically with the goal of setting claimant expectations and obtaining information necessary to administer the claim.
• Ability to multitask across a big of diverse leave claims.

Preferred

• A comprehensive understanding of the disability contractual provisions, especially the definition of disability.
• Critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to give and receive feedback to/from partners.
• Strategic-thinking skills and the ability to apply judgment and decision-making based on strategy
• Prioritization skills. Ability to balance quantity and quality.

At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.

The expected salary range for this position is 48,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Benefits We Offer

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!

MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”).

If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at ...@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.

MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.

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