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Location
Tampa, Florida
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Grade
09M
Posted Date
14-Sep-2026
Job ID
20039
Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
Join the nation’s largest non-medical carrier of group insurance, where your work will impact over 55,000 customers and cover more than 50 million employees and family members. As part of MetLife’s Group Benefits team, you’ll deliver innovative benefits solutions - life, disability, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits - tailored to today’s employers and workforces. Collaborate with customers, brokers, and partners to expand our offerings and reimagine digital experiences. Join us and be part of an organization committed to supporting customers when they need us most.
The Opportunity
Specialty Market Implementation focuses on providing a best-in-class onboarding experience for group customers new to MetLife or adding new products to their current benefit offering.
The Implementation Systems Analyst (ISA) supports the onboarding process by reviewing plan designs and additional case materials to set up internal systems across all lines, initiating the billing process, and delivering contracts for customers with 2-999 eligible lives for TPA, PEO, Association/Union/Trust and Affinity & Member Benefits (AMB) organizations.
This role, while individual in nature, requires a detail-oriented focus, task and deadline-driven based on the effective date of coverage, while remaining communicative and consultative to customer-facing partners including Implementation Leaders, Service, and Sales. Direct communication with customer is a must. Our main goal is always to keep the customer at the center of every action taken and every decision made.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and manage plans, billing, and administration installations across all MetLife systems and product lines for multiple customers simultaneously, while maintaining organizational goals and key metrics aligned to processing times and quality.
- Review, update, and deliver contractual documents in partnership with Contract Analysts, initiate first month's billing, resolve member-level discrepancies, and track key milestones and tasks through the workflow tool with accurate case documentation.
- Communicate implementation timeline changes and provisional updates impacting customer setup to key stakeholders including Implementation Leaders, Sales, Service, Underwriting, Claims, and Vendors.
- Proactively identify and resolve potential issues or delays by reviewing system feeds, product and process reporting, and collaborating with IT partners; contribute to annual process reviews and recommend improvements to maximize efficiency and customer centricity.
- Maintain accurate workflow documentation, continuously learn new processes and systems, support team members with questions and case processing, and actively participate in training and daily team huddles.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years relevant business experience.
- Strong time management, organizational, and critical thinking skills with keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities simultaneously.
- Strong personal computer skills with experience in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously, strong customer-facing and relationship skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving with excellent attention to detail within tight timeframes.
- Ability to use approved AI tools to support routine tasks such as drafting, summarizing, organization information, and improving day-to-day efficiency.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree.
- 5-7 years of experience in the field of insurance.
- Strong customer service and project management skills.
The expected salary range for this position is $55,000 - $72,000. 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 Offer
Our 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.
About MetLife
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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”). If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.
General Information
Location
Tampa, Florida
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Grade
09M
Posted Date
14-Sep-2026
Job ID
20039
Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
Join the nation’s largest non-medical carrier of group insurance, where your work will impact over 55,000 customers and cover more than 50 million employees and family members. As part of MetLife’s Group Benefits team, you’ll deliver innovative benefits solutions - life, disability, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits - tailored to today’s employers and workforces. Collaborate with customers, brokers, and partners to expand our offerings and reimagine digital experiences. Join us and be part of an organization committed to supporting customers when they need us most.
The Opportunity
Specialty Market Implementation focuses on providing a best-in-class onboarding experience for group customers new to MetLife or adding new products to their current benefit offering.
The Implementation Systems Analyst (ISA) supports the onboarding process by reviewing plan designs and additional case materials to set up internal systems across all lines, initiating the billing process, and delivering contracts for customers with 2-999 eligible lives for TPA, PEO, Association/Union/Trust and Affinity & Member Benefits (AMB) organizations.
This role, while individual in nature, requires a detail-oriented focus, task and deadline-driven based on the effective date of coverage, while remaining communicative and consultative to customer-facing partners including Implementation Leaders, Service, and Sales. Direct communication with customer is a must. Our main goal is always to keep the customer at the center of every action taken and every decision made.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and manage plans, billing, and administration installations across all MetLife systems and product lines for multiple customers simultaneously, while maintaining organizational goals and key metrics aligned to processing times and quality.
- Review, update, and deliver contractual documents in partnership with Contract Analysts, initiate first month's billing, resolve member-level discrepancies, and track key milestones and tasks through the workflow tool with accurate case documentation.
- Communicate implementation timeline changes and provisional updates impacting customer setup to key stakeholders including Implementation Leaders, Sales, Service, Underwriting, Claims, and Vendors.
- Proactively identify and resolve potential issues or delays by reviewing system feeds, product and process reporting, and collaborating with IT partners; contribute to annual process reviews and recommend improvements to maximize efficiency and customer centricity.
- Maintain accurate workflow documentation, continuously learn new processes and systems, support team members with questions and case processing, and actively participate in training and daily team huddles.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years relevant business experience.
- Strong time management, organizational, and critical thinking skills with keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities simultaneously.
- Strong personal computer skills with experience in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously, strong customer-facing and relationship skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving with excellent attention to detail within tight timeframes.
- Ability to use approved AI tools to support routine tasks such as drafting, summarizing, organization information, and improving day-to-day efficiency.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree.
- 5-7 years of experience in the field of insurance.
- Strong customer service and project management skills.
The expected salary range for this position is $55,000 - $72,000. 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 Offer
Our 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.
About MetLife
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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”). If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Implementation Engineer
Frame your credentials around specialty occupation standards
PERM requires the offered role to demand a specific degree, not just any bachelor's. Document how your implementation work requires a computer science, information systems, or engineering background, not general technical aptitude.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Use the OFLC Wage Search to find employers who have filed PERM applications for implementation or systems integration titles. Repeated filings signal an established internal sponsorship process, not a one-off commitment.
Search for green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Implementation Engineer jobs by employers actively sponsoring EB-2 and EB-3 green cards, so you skip manually researching PERM histories across dozens of enterprise software companies.
Understand the EB-3 timeline before accepting an offer
EB-3 green card timelines depend on your birth country and the current DOL visa bulletin priority dates. Nationals from most countries outside India and China face wait times under two years at the EB-3 level.
Negotiate PERM initiation timing during the offer stage
PERM recruiting can take six to twelve months before the I-140 is even filed. Ask your prospective employer at the offer stage when they will begin the process, not after your first performance review.
Verify your employer is enrolled in E-Verify before signing
USCIS requires I-485 filers to have an employer actively verifying employment authorization. Confirm your offer company is enrolled in E-Verify, particularly if they have under 50 employees and limited prior sponsorship experience.
Green Card Implementation Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Implementation Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories apply depending on how the employer defines the position. EB-3 covers roles requiring a bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as computer science or information systems. EB-2 applies when the role requires an advanced degree or when the candidate has a bachelor's plus five or more years of progressive specialized experience. The employer's job description and PERM application language determine which category fits.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary, capped annually, and subject to a lottery for most applicants. Green card sponsorship through PERM and an I-140 leads to permanent residency with no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most nationalities. The tradeoff is time: the PERM process alone takes six to eighteen months before USCIS even adjudicates the I-140 petition. Once your priority date is current, you file I-485 to adjust status without reapplying from scratch.
What does a PERM labor certification require from the employer for this role?
DOL requires the employer to conduct a supervised recruitment campaign proving no minimally qualified U.S. worker was available for the Implementation Engineer position at the offered location. This includes job postings, newspaper advertisements, and internal review of all applicants. The employer must document each rejected U.S. applicant with a lawful, job-related reason. PERM approval confirms the employer met this test before USCIS reviews the I-140.
How can I find Implementation Engineer jobs where the employer is already set up to sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lets you search Implementation Engineer roles filtered by employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, so you're applying to companies that have already run PERM campaigns rather than pitching the process cold to HR teams unfamiliar with the filings.
Can I switch employers after my I-140 is approved but before I receive my green card?
Yes. Under AC21 portability rules, once your I-140 has been approved and your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days, you can move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupational classification without losing your priority date. Implementation Engineer roles share SOC codes with adjacent systems integration and deployment titles, so a lateral move often qualifies. Your immigration attorney should confirm portability eligibility before you resign.