Description
We are looking for a Benefits Lead to oversee the design, delivery, and administration of employee benefit programs for employees in the United States. As the senior U.S. benefits specialist and trusted advisor to Total Rewards Leadership, you will own the outsourced benefits administration relationship with the Administrative Services Organization (ASO) and the carriers, administrators, and other third parties it engages.
Key Responsibilities:
- Program management: Oversee U.S. benefit program portfolio, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement, and voluntary benefits
- ASO relationship: Own the relationship with the ASO and uphold ASO contractual service standards
- Benchmarking: Benchmark the U.S. benefits portfolio and develop recommendations on plan design, cost, and policy
- Leads renewal analysis with the ASO and broker partners, model plan design and cost scenarios, and present renewal and plan-change recommendations to HR leadership
- Open enrollment: Own end-to-end delivery of the annual enrollment program
- Compliance: Own the U.S. benefits compliance calendar and confirm that filings, nondiscrimination testing, and retirement plan operations meet requirements
- Audit: Establish audit protocols and data-integrity standards for benefits records
- Leave administration: Establish leave administration procedures and decision guidelines under U.S. federal and state leave laws and company policy
- Escalation: Serve as the final internal escalation point for U.S. benefit issues
Job requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum 8 years of experience administering benefit programs
- Experience managing fully-managed U.S. benefits programs delivered through a ASO
- Strong vendor management skills
- Experience benchmarking benefits against the high-tech market
- Experience owning benefits compliance and filings
- Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and make policy recommendations from limited information
- Experience using an HRIS, benefits administration system, payroll system, spreadsheet software, and reporting or analytics tools
Benefits & Perks:
- Competitive compensation
- Career growth and learning opportunities
- Flexibility and ownership
- Collaborative and innovative culture
- Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
- International environment and talented teams