Contract Analyst

What are we looking for in our Contract Analyst?

Our client, a renowned financial services company based in Saint Paul, MN, is seeking a Contract Analyst.

Contract – W2 (contract-to-hire)

Pay Range: $26.00 - $31.00 per hour DOE

Location: Saint Paul, MN (hybrid: 3 days remote; 2 days onsite)

Position Summary:

Employer Benefits Solutions, a division of Securian Financial, is a customer-centric organization producing customized solutions that meet the needs of the largest and most dynamic corporations in the market today. Group Contracts supports this mission through its knowledge of policy filed form and structure, thought leadership, and ability to draft customized policies and certificates which align to the needs of our clients.
Duties:

• Draft and issue Group Life (Life, VADD, GUL) insurance policies and certificates through the analysis of a client’s incumbent policy, plan design, and state-approved policy forms while adhering to internal standards, and compliance guidelines. 
• Amend Group Life insurance policies and certificates. 
• Act as a SME for Group Life product policy related questions; advising on policy specific language, provisions, structure, form and state requirements. 
• Actively collaborate and meet with clients, channel partners and internal stakeholders 
• Work on team projects; such as process improvements, policy rewrites, transitions to different products and paper, assist with product filing, while assuring a timely, accurate and compliant result. 
• Provides creative compliant solutions while independently resolves any issues, questions or areas of ambiguity with peer collaboration as necessary, escalating to Leader as needed.
• Actively works to continuously improve processes whenever possible, and to highlight areas of need to partners and/or Leader. 

Qualifications:

• 1 – 2 years of Group Life Insurance industry experience products, standards, forms, filing, etc.
• Ability to read and understand legal form structure and meaning
• Excellent analytical skills with matching drive to action.
• Self-driven, comfortable working with limited direction with strong ability to organize, plan and manage competing priorities
• Strong communication skills, spoken and written; clear, concise, with the ability to effectively translate complex language
• Critical thinking and writing experience in Group Life insurance, legal or proposal related field 
• Strong writing skills; clear, concise, and in a legal form, to align to team/enterprise standards 
• Self-driven, comfortable working with limited direction, strong ability to organize, plan, and manage competing priorities
• Strong collaboration skills needed to fulfill our mission while maintaining a client-centric attitude. This includes active collaboration and coaching within the Contracts Team. 
• Proactive communication skills, able to effectively translate complex language for others to understand including internal stakeholders as well as in client facing meetings.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365, Onedrive, SharePoint, HotDocs and Adobe, and the ability to learn specialized software 
• Experience working with Securian Financial Insurance policies preferred

Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

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Rate/Salary: $26.00 - $31.00 per hour DOE