Job Description
About the position
As a Benefits Strategist, you will own and execute the day-to-day administration of our employee benefits programs, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and a seamless experience for our team members. You will work closely with internal teams, vendors, and cross-functional partners to manage enrollments, payroll interactions, file feeds, and reporting. We are looking for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrives on executing processes efficiently while contributing to the smooth operation of our Total Rewards programs.
This full-time position reports to the Senior Manager of Total Rewards and is expected to work in a hybrid model, which currently includes Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in-office.
- Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day administration of benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and voluntary benefits
- Oversee the operations of leave administration, ensuring payroll is accurately updated, team members understand how to apply for disability benefits and federal protections, and providing a high-touch, guided experience for team members through the process
- Collaborate with team members individually to walk them through benefits and leave processes as they come up, answering questions and ensuring a seamless experience
- Support administration of our self-funded medical plan, including coordination with carriers, reconciliation, and team member communications
- Maintain and update the company intranet with benefits information, ensuring content is accurate, up to date, and easy to digest
- Assist in planning and executing benefits communications, including enrollment reminders, plan updates, and educational materials
- Support the development and execution of our wellness program, including coordinating initiatives, tracking participation, and helping build engaging programs for team members
- Partner with Total Rewards team, Finance, and external partners to ensure accurate data, reporting, and compliance across benefit programs
- Assist with compiling and analyzing benefit spending on a monthly basis to ensure weβre meeting financial goals
- Research local, state, and federal laws to ensure compliance and industry standards
- Ensure compliance as it relates to required postings, emergency action plans, handbook updates, company trainings, and other projects
- Continuously identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve the team member experience
- Requirements
- 2+ years hands on benefits administration experience
- HRIS proficiency
- HR and Benefits compliance awareness
- Exceptional attention to detail and organization
- Strong follow-through and accountability
- Professionalism and discretion with confidential information
- Effective collaboration and communication
- Nice-to-haves
- Self-funded medical plan experience (highly preferred)
- Leave administration experience (highly preferred)
- Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including a cash-based incentive plan; salary is reviewed yearly and may be adjusted as part of the normal compensation review process
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, with 100% of monthly premiums covered for team members, and 85%+ employer-paid premiums for other coverage tiers that include dependents
- Up to $2,000 annual funding toward HSA accounts
- Medical, transit, dependent care FSA
- Infertility coverage offered on all medical plans
- Generous parental leave program and flexible return options
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
- Company-paid short and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to $4,000 per calendar year
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and other mental health and wellness perks
- Paid holidays, annual shutdown week, PTO, and volunteer time-off (VTO) packages
- Paid 5-week sabbatical leave after 10 years of employment
- Annual continuous learning benefit up to $1,000 per person, per fiscal year
- Up to $300 flexible reimbursement to support setup of new team member's work-from-home environment
- Generous team member merchandise discount
- Valuable extras: identity theft protection, subsidized parking, monthly wellness, pet insurance, accident & critical illness insurance
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