Polyone Hiring for Global Benefits and Mobility Analyst at Avon Lake, Ohio Full Time

Global Benefits and Mobility Analyst

DESCRIPTION:

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

• Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
• Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care , a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work . For more information, visit .

Job Summary

The Global Benefits and Mobility Analyst researches, analyzes and coordinates corporate benefit plans, programs and insurances across the globe with a focus towards oversight and harmonization of processes and programs. Additionally, this role will be a day-to-day contact for the company’s immigration and relocation processes. This position supports the Global Benefits and Human Resources team and reports to the Senior Manager, Benefits. The Analyst has working knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures across the global benefits spectrum. This position problem solves, multi-tasks and drives consistency and constancy in all program areas.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate with global broker and local stakeholders to ensure successful policy and renewals and benefit changes
• Monitor performance of broker, benefits vendors and mobility partners such as insurance carriers, law firms and relocation servicers
• Recommend benefit changes such as design changes, cost reductions or process improvements using financial data, employee information and benchmarking
• Update and monitor global benefits database to ensure timely and accurate information for M&A, benchmarking and reporting
• Track and report on benefits budgets
• Provide mergers and acquisition support both prior to and after closing including comparison of benefit plan provisions, creating presentations and enrollment packages, calculations of company costs for design changes and administrative transitions
• Develop and update employee and retiree communications
• Prepare regulatory filings and materials for audit responses
• Support associates through relocation and immigration processes
• Collaborate with HR and businesses to facilitate successful transfers and relocations
• Monitor trends in global benefits and mobility including participating in surveys to benchmark Avient programs and practices

• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience

• At least 1 year supporting a global compensation or benefits practice as either a consultant or employer

Additional Qualifications

• Microsoft Office expertise with specific focus on Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with individuals across all organizational levels, geographies and cultures
• Collaborative attitude and prompt, effective communications are essential
• Preference for candidates with working knowledge of Canadian benefits
• Excellent analytical and project management skills

Competencies

• Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and/or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behavior that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles, while supporting individual and career development.

WHY AVIENT:

At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as Lead by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride at Avient and Embrace to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.

At Avient, we believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions in hiring, promotion, development, compensation and advancement are based upon non-discriminatory factors such as, for example, qualifications, abilities, experience, and performance.

Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.