HR Leave and Accommodation Analyst

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary

As an HR Leave & Accommodation Analyst, you will administer employee leave and disability accommodation programs, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations as well as company policies. You'll partner with employees, leaders, vendors, and legal counsel to guide leave and accommodation cases from intake through resolution, provide expert guidance on complex situations, support process improvements, and help maintain system accuracy within Workday. This role plays a key part in delivering a positive employee experience while ensuring legal compliance and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage employee leave and disability accommodation cases, including eligibility reviews, documentation, and case resolution.

• Provide guidance to employees and leaders on leave, accommodation, and benefits coordination processes.

• Partner with legal counsel on complex leave and accommodation matters.

• Support policy development, manager training, reporting, and process improvement initiatives.

• Conduct system audits, testing, and vendor coordination to ensure effective program administration.

*Occasional travel (estimated 1-3x per year) for team meetings, training, or company events is a requirement of the role.

Skills and Background You'll Need

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent. Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred.

Experience: 2+ years of experience administering employee leave and disability accommodation programs.

• Knowledge of federal leave laws, including FMLA, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

• Experience working with enterprise-level HRIS systems.

• Experience using Microsoft Excel for data management, reporting, or analysis.

• Ability to interpret policies, analyze information, and make informed eligibility and compliance decisions.

• Workday experience, including leave management administration.

• Experience partnering with legal counsel, vendors, or third-party leave administrators.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Driving Success - Initiates and takes responsibility for ownership of own tasks, decisions and outcomes.

• Adaptability – Demonstrates flexibility by willingly accepting new situations such as teams, projects or work processes.

• Improvement Mindset - Demonstrates curiosity by asking questions regarding current approaches/methods and identifies potential improvements.

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.