Total Absence Management Claims Specialist
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- Location
- Bloomfield or Oriskany
- Work type
- Remote
- Compensation
- $45,500 - $50,000/yr
- Posted
- 2 weeks ago
- Apply on
- metlifecareers.com
About this role
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
On MetLife’s Global Customer Service and Operations (GCSO) team, customer care is built on trust, empathy, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Whether guiding customers through life’s important moments, solving challenges, or simplifying processes with innovative technology, you’ll help deliver a differentiated experience grounded in operational excellence. Backed by a collaborative team, you’ll play a vital role in strengthening the way we care and advocate for millions worldwide. Here, making a real difference isn’t just a goal - it’s what we do, one conversation at a time.
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
Global Operations (Global Ops) focuses on creating positive experiences for MetLife customers and helping the company make the best use of its global resources. The Absence Leave Solutions Organization is a fast-paced ever-changing environment in which MetLife strives to create and maintain collaborative solutions for our customers’ leave landscape. We’re looking for unique talent with fresh perspectives that can propel innovation. In this role, you would be responsible for managing a combination of leaves. These leave types include, but are not limited to, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML), and Benefit Calculated Employer Leave (BCEL) claims.
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
- Virtual roles work from a home office with periodic visits to the assigned GCSO office as needed for team events, meetings, training, business continuity, etc.
- Reviewing and adjudicating leave and/or accommodation requests in compliance with federal, state and company policies.
- Establishing eligibility and applicability of leave requests while ensuring timely communication with employees, employers and other key stakeholders necessary to appropriately determine liability.
- Maintain active oversight of leave claims from initiation to closure following appropriate policies and procedures around timely submission of information and absences in accordance with the plan(s).
- Providing exceptional customer service while maintaining confidentiality and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Support a continuous focus on quality and continuous improvement by ensuring efficiency, accuracy and a positive claimant experience.
- Meeting and exceeding Key Performance Indicators and productivity metrics while maintaining quality.
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
- Candidates must be able to start on October 5th, 2026 and be able to report to either our Oriskany, NY or Blooomfield, CT offices
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral
- Demonstrated critical thinking in activities requiring analysis, investigation, and/or planning
- Strong Letter writing/Microsoft Word
- 2-4 years Customer Service background
- High School Diploma
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
- 1+ years’ experience in one or more leave State and Federal Leave Laws
- College Degree
Description and Requirements
The expected salary range for this position is $45,500- $50,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We OfferOur U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here.
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.