Be an essential element to a brighter future. We work together to transform essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health. Join our values-led organization committed to building a more resilient world with people and planet in mind. Our <a href="https://www.albemarle.com/about/our-values">core values</a> are the foundation that make us successful for ourselves, our customers and the planet. Job DescriptionPosition OverviewThe Benefits Consultant, US Retirement Programs serves as the primary subject matter expert (SME) for U.S. retirement programs, including qualified and nonqualified plans and executive deferred compensation. This role leads the operational delivery of these programs, ensuring accuracy, compliance, efficiency, and an exceptional employee experience.Operating as a thought partner to the Director of Retirement &amp; Compensation in the COE, this role plays a critical part in assessing, shaping, and transforming how retirement programs are delivered. The Benefits Consultant will evaluate current processes, identify and implement improvements, and ensure vendor partnerships and internal workflows are optimized for scale and service excellence.As the role of the knowledge worker evolves with advances in AI and automation, this position requires skills that complement and enhance technology-enabled delivery — including complex problem-solving, vendor and stakeholder management, process transformation, and the handling of unique or sensitive cases.In addition to retirement program delivery, approximately 25–30% of the role will be dedicated to cross-functional Total Rewards support, which includes both project work and operational delivery assistance for other TR sub-functions as needed.<div></div>Key ResponsibilitiesRetirement Program Leadership (Primary Focus – ~70%)<ul><li>Serve as the primary SME and lead operational owner for the administration of U.S. qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and executive deferred compensation programs.</li><li>Partner closely with the Director of Retirement &amp; Compensation (COE) to align delivery execution with overall program strategy.</li><li>Lead the strategic assessment and continuous improvement of retirement program delivery, including workflows, systems, and vendor performance.</li><li>Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for retirement program vendors, holding them accountable for service delivery, compliance, and employee experience. Partner with the COE to align on vendor strategy, while driving operational improvements, resolving escalations, and identifying opportunities to enhance quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.</li><li>Lead annual compliance activities, including plan audits, nondiscrimination testing, Form 5500 filings, and other regulatory requirements.</li><li>Partner with Payroll, Legal, and Finance to ensure accurate and compliant contributions, deductions, funding and financial reporting.</li><li>Maintain and enforce adherence to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other governance controls.</li><li>Respond to and resolve complex retirement-related inquiries from employees and retirees, providing accurate guidance and ensuring a high-quality service experience with a lens on leveraging self-service for enablement.</li></ul>Total Rewards Cross-Functional Support (25–30%)<ul><li>Provide expertise and support for cross-functional Total Rewards initiatives, which may include process optimization projects, technology enhancements, and benefit program improvements.</li><li>Assist with partial delivery of other Total Rewards sub-functions as needed to deliver a consistent employee experience for Benefits while helping manage workload during peak periods or resource constraints.</li><li>Collaborate with peers in Compensation, Health &amp; Benefits, Leave of Absence, and Equity Administration to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery.</li><li>Contribute to project management, reporting, and analysis for TR-wide initiatives.</li></ul>Transformation &amp; Process Optimization<ul><li>Evaluate current retirement delivery processes, identify inefficiencies, and implement scalable, employee-centric technology powered improvements, leveraging AI to drive innovation.</li><li>Lead process mapping, documentation, and standardization efforts to ensure operational consistency while seeking opportunities to leverage automation and digitization.</li><li>Partner with HRIS, Payroll, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders to optimize system integrations, data accuracy, and RCCA issue resolution.</li><li>Drive retirement delivery transformation initiatives aligned with the organization’s HR transformation strategy.</li></ul>Other duties as assigned<div></div>Education &amp; Experience<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Finance, or related field required.</li><li>8+ years of experience in retirement program administration (401(k), pension, deferred compensation), including leadership of process improvement initiatives.</li><li>Strong understanding of ERISA, IRS, and DOL regulations governing retirement programs.</li><li>Experience in vendor management, including performance monitoring and issue escalation.</li><li>Proven track record of leading operational transformation projects within HR or Total Rewards.</li><li>Advanced proficiency in Excel, including the ability to perform complex data analysis, use advanced formulas, create pivot tables, and produce clear data visualizations.</li><li>Familiarity with HRIS systems (Workday preferred) and retirement vendor platforms (e.g., Merrill Lynch, ADP).</li></ul><div></div>Skills &amp; Competencies<ul><li>Deep subject matter expertise in U.S. retirement program administration.</li><li>Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.</li><li>High proficiency in Excel and other data analysis tools; able to create, interpret, and present complex reports and analyses.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to convey complex topics clearly to varied audiences.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Proven skill in building strong, collaborative relationships across functions and with external partners.</li><li>Process-oriented mindset with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.</li><li>Employee-centric approach to service delivery, with a commitment to enhancing the employee experience. #LI-JH3</li></ul><ul></ul>Benefits of Joining Albemarle<ul><li>Competitive compensation</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package</li><li>A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.</li></ul>We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.

Albemarle leads the world in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health. From our strength in Bromine and Lithium specialties, we partner with customers to pioneer new ways to move, power, connect and protect with people and planet in mind. As a values-driven company, we understand it is no longer enough to build things better, stronger and faster. We have to be cleaner, safer and smarter. Through the world&rsquo;s most diverse and reliable supply chain, we adapt, manage and utilize our world&rsquo;s most essential resources to create the greatest value out of every molecule. To help lead the way in progressing modern living, we have also to lead the way in safe and responsible operations. We are committed to building a more resilient world. We embrace the diversity of experience, talent, and thought. We work hard to create an inclusive work environment that empowers you to openly and honestly communicate, create and innovate. Our career opportunities span the globe from the United States to Australia. Your decision to join our team will be rewarded with a positive, team-oriented workplace that inspires personal and professional growth. We will make every effort to support your career goals and create opportunities for you to realize your full potential. This is our culture. This is our commitment.

Benefits Consultant, US Retirement Programs

Be an essential element to a brighter future.&nbsp;We work together to transform essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health. Join our values-led organization committed to building a more resilient world with people and planet in mind. Our <a href="https://www.albemarle.com/about/our-values">core values</a> are the foundation that make us successful for ourselves, our customers and the planet.&nbsp;Job DescriptionPosition OverviewThe Benefits Consultant, US Retirement Programs serves as the primary subject matter expert (SME) for U.S. retirement programs, including qualified and nonqualified plans and executive deferred compensation. This role leads the operational delivery of these programs, ensuring accuracy, compliance, efficiency, and an exceptional employee experience.Operating as a thought partner to the Director of Retirement &amp; Compensation in the COE, this role plays a critical part in assessing, shaping, and transforming how retirement programs are delivered. The Benefits Consultant will evaluate current processes, identify and implement improvements, and ensure vendor partnerships and internal workflows are optimized for scale and service excellence.As the role of the knowledge worker evolves with advances in AI and automation, this position requires skills that complement and enhance technology-enabled delivery — including complex problem-solving, vendor and stakeholder management, process transformation, and the handling of unique or sensitive cases.In addition to retirement program delivery, approximately 25–30% of the role will be dedicated to cross-functional Total Rewards support, which includes both project work and operational delivery assistance for other TR sub-functions as needed.<div></div>Key ResponsibilitiesRetirement Program Leadership (Primary Focus – ~70%)<ul><li>Serve as the primary SME and lead operational owner for the administration of U.S. qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and executive deferred compensation programs.</li><li>Partner closely with the Director of Retirement &amp; Compensation (COE) to align delivery execution with overall program strategy.</li><li>Lead the strategic assessment and continuous improvement of retirement program delivery, including workflows, systems, and vendor performance.</li><li>Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for retirement program vendors, holding them accountable for service delivery, compliance, and employee experience. Partner with the COE to align on vendor strategy, while driving operational improvements, resolving escalations, and identifying opportunities to enhance quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.</li><li>Lead annual compliance activities, including plan audits, nondiscrimination testing, Form 5500 filings, and other regulatory requirements.</li><li>Partner with Payroll, Legal, and Finance to ensure accurate and compliant contributions, deductions, funding and financial reporting.</li><li>Maintain and enforce adherence to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other governance controls.</li><li>Respond to and resolve complex retirement-related inquiries from employees and retirees, providing accurate guidance and ensuring a high-quality service experience with a lens on leveraging self-service for enablement.</li></ul>Total Rewards Cross-Functional Support (25–30%)<ul><li>Provide expertise and support for cross-functional Total Rewards initiatives, which may include process optimization projects, technology enhancements, and benefit program improvements.</li><li>Assist with partial delivery of other Total Rewards sub-functions as needed to deliver a consistent employee experience for Benefits while helping manage workload during peak periods or resource constraints.</li><li>Collaborate with peers in Compensation, Health &amp; Benefits, Leave of Absence, and Equity Administration to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery.</li><li>Contribute to project management, reporting, and analysis for TR-wide initiatives.</li></ul>Transformation &amp; Process Optimization<ul><li>Evaluate current retirement delivery processes, identify inefficiencies, and implement scalable, employee-centric technology powered improvements, leveraging AI to drive innovation.</li><li>Lead process mapping, documentation, and standardization efforts to ensure operational consistency while seeking opportunities to leverage automation and digitization.</li><li>Partner with HRIS, Payroll, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders to optimize system integrations, data accuracy, and RCCA issue resolution.</li><li>Drive retirement delivery transformation initiatives aligned with the organization’s HR transformation strategy.</li></ul>Other duties as assigned<div></div>Education &amp; Experience<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Finance, or related field required.</li><li>8+ years of experience in retirement program administration (401(k), pension, deferred compensation), including leadership of process improvement initiatives.</li><li>Strong understanding of ERISA, IRS, and DOL regulations governing retirement programs.</li><li>Experience in vendor management, including performance monitoring and issue escalation.</li><li>Proven track record of leading operational transformation projects within HR or Total Rewards.</li><li>Advanced proficiency in Excel, including the ability to perform complex data analysis, use advanced formulas, create pivot tables, and produce clear data visualizations.</li><li>Familiarity with HRIS systems (Workday preferred) and retirement vendor platforms (e.g., Merrill Lynch, ADP).</li></ul><div></div>Skills &amp; Competencies<ul><li>Deep subject matter expertise in U.S. retirement program administration.</li><li>Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.</li><li>High proficiency in Excel and other data analysis tools; able to create, interpret, and present complex reports and analyses.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to convey complex topics clearly to varied audiences.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Proven skill in building strong, collaborative relationships across functions and with external partners.</li><li>Process-oriented mindset with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.</li><li>Employee-centric approach to service delivery, with a commitment to enhancing the employee experience. #LI-JH3</li></ul><ul></ul>Benefits of Joining Albemarle<ul><li>Competitive compensation</li><li>Comprehensive benefits package</li><li>A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.</li></ul>We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.

Benefits Consultant, US Retirement Programs

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