Job Summary/Purpose

The Manager, HR - Health & Wellness leads a team in the execution of health & wellness strategy, to drive the evolution of Entergy HR. This role will serve as an advisor, strategist and program execution leader to engage and influence SMEs, the HR community, and key business/corporate leaders with the goal of achieving the Entergy (HR) evolution enablement outcomes and measurable results. This role will have responsibilities related to developing and executing health and wellness programs that support achievement of the HR strategy and enable business priorities and goals. This role will champion a culture of customer-centricity, continuous improvement and diversity, inclusion and belonging. This is a leadership role in HR reporting to the Director, Health & Wellness, and will work closely with Legal, HR Operations (HRO), Accounting, Treasury, Tax, the HR Leadership Team, Labor Relations, and the greater Entergy HR community.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Sustains HR compliance and proactively mitigates risk through effective oversight of plan administration and compliance activities; addresses regulatory and legislative impacts to benefits plans. Projects may include, but are not limited to:

• Internal monitoring and corrective action for control failures.
• External monitoring including maintaining knowledge of laws and regulations with application to ETR’s programs, and modification of programs to ensure compliance and/or enhance the customer experience.
• Working with external reporting to provide data for financial filings (e.g., 10-K/Q).
• Ensuring timely and accurate responses to audits.
• Ensuring compliance with Entergy’s records retention program.

Identifies, develops and implements health & wellness program enhancements that deliver an employment value proposition that recruits, retains, and drives performance. Projects may include:

• Continuous improvement of operational execution and administration.
• Improvement of the employee experience related to health and wellness.

Supports the identification, development and implementation of strategic health & wellness changes that deliver an employment value proposition that recruits, retains and drives performance. Projects may include, but are not limited to:

• Plan design enhancements.
• Total Rewards Strategy and associated projects.
• Health Benefits Strategy.
• Supporting contract negotiations and implementing pension changes into our collective bargaining agreements.
• Rigorously monitoring current and emerging developments/trends in subject area, assessment of the opportunity/impact, and collaboration with SMEs to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future strategies.

Builds enterprise-wide Premier Utility capacity and capability by supporting system projects including but not limited to:

• M&A projects.
• Partnering with, and providing oversight for, external consultants and vendors to achieve business results and ensure optimal service received.
• Supporting the Employee Benefits Committee (EBC) in carrying out their fiduciary responsibilities.
• Development of analysis, presentations and reports for the Personnel Committee.

Delivers premier people-cost management through projects that may include, but are not limited to:

• Regulatory support for rate related activities (FRPs and any rate case activity that emerges).
• Driving value in the Benefits Budget.
• Ensuring that Total Rewards does not exceed its O&M budget.

Enhances team and department effectiveness through actions that may include, but are not limited to:

• Active leadership in our OHI and Inclusive Climate initiatives.
• Achieving excellence in Health & Safety.
• Building organizational capability within the team, ensuring top talent is hired and retained, and leading and developing a team of subject matter experts and program support staff to deliver on the activities and programs described above.

The job description mentions involvement with the following areas related to benefits:

• Total Rewards Strategy and associated projects.
• Health Benefits Strategy.

Further details are available on a separate page: Benefits