AT&T

Lead Benefits Strategy Consultant

AT&T$130K — $196K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in benefits strategy, actuarial consulting, or related field
  • Experience in a large corporate or consulting environment
  • Strong problem-solving, quantitative analysis, and decision-support skills
  • Ability to accurately interpret complex benefit documents and agreements
  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency; familiarity with analytical tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or SQL
  • Excellent communication skills to influence diverse stakeholders
  • Self-starter capable of managing high-visibility projects and ambiguity

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic analytics and scenario modeling for benefit plan options
  • Drive insight generation from internal and external data
  • Influence enterprise decisions with executive-ready presentations
  • Own performance analysis of benefit plans and vendor effectiveness
  • Monitor demographics, cost drivers, and optimization opportunities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with employer contributions
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Generous Paid Time Off, including at least 23 vacation days and 9 holidays
  • Paid Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Adoption reimbursement assistance
  • Short-term and long-term disability benefits
  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  • Access to critical illness and accident insurance programs
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for personal support
  • Extensive employee wellness offerings
  • Discounts on AT&T services and products
Full Job Description

As a Lead Benefits Strategy Consultant, you will help shape the future of benefits for a Fortune 50 enterprise. In this high-impact role, you will lead strategic analysis, financial modeling, and executive-level recommendations across benefit plans, with an emphasis on qualified retirement plans and collective bargained benefit programs. We are looking for a candidate who combines actuarial discipline, analytical depth, and business judgment to translate complex data into practical strategies that improve plan sustainability, competitiveness, and employee value.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead strategic analytics and scenario modeling: Build and evaluate complex financial, actuarial, and workforce models to assess benefit plan design options, cost trends, risk exposure, and long-term sustainability across retirement and health programs.
  • Drive insight generation: Synthesize internal data, market benchmarks, regulatory developments, and external research into clear hypotheses and actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
  • Influence enterprise decisions: Translate highly technical findings into concise, executive-ready communications and presentations. Partners across Benefits, Finance, Treasury, Legal, Labor, HR, vendors, and external actuaries to align analysis with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
  • Own performance and trend analysis: Monitor benefit plan experience, vendor performance, demographic shifts, and emerging cost drivers; identify opportunities to optimize plan value, affordability, and operational effectiveness.

Required Skills:

  • 5+ years of experience in benefits strategy, actuarial consulting, retirement plan, health analytics, finance, or related field,
  • Experience in a large corporate environment, consulting firm, or similarly complex organization.
  • Extensive strength in structured problem solving, quantitative analysis, and decision support in complex business environments.
  • Ability to interpret benefit plan documents, insurance contracts, collective bargaining agreements, and vendor or consulting deliverables with a high degree of accuracy and judgment.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with demonstrated capability in data visualization, modeling, and executive storytelling; experience with Tableau, Power BI, SQL, AI models, or similar analytical tools is highly valued.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical audiences.
  • A self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, exercises sound judgment, and can independently manage high-visibility projects with attention to detail.
  • Proven success leading cross-functional workstreams while also contributing as a hands-on analytical expert.
  • Ability to frame ambiguous business questions, test alternative scenarios, and deliver clear recommendations supported by data.

Preferred Skills:

  • Working knowledge of ERISA, ACA, FASB/ASC accounting standards, tax considerations, and other legal or regulatory requirements affecting benefit programs.
  • Experience in actuarial analysis, retirement consulting, health and welfare strategy, finance, or another highly quantitative field is strongly preferred.
  • Experience with business intelligence and data visualization platforms such as Tableau or Power BI, and familiarity with large corporate data environments.
  • Background working with enterprise data warehouses, benefit administration data, claims data, or workforce analytics.
  • Progress toward or attainment of actuarial, financial, or analytical credentials such as ASA, FSA, EA, CFA, or similar professional designations is preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline strongly preferred.
  • Advanced degree or specialized training in analytics, business, actuarial science, or finance is a plus.
  • Professional certifications such as ASA, FSA, EA, CFA, MBA, or equivalent credentials are preferred.

Our Lead Benefits Strategy Consultant earns between$130,700 - $196,100. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at ATT offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Caregiver Leave
  • Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
  • Adoption Reimbursement
  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  • Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Extensive employee wellness programs
  • Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible ATT mobility plans and accessories, ATT internet (and fiber where available) and ATT phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Dallas, Texas

Salary Range:

$130,700.00 - $196,100.00

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1983
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