Benefits Manager
Benefits Manager / Benefits Specialist
Remote | Full-Time | Human Resources
Make an Impact on the Employee Experience
We are looking for a Benefits Manager / Benefits Specialist to join our Human Resources team and play a key role in delivering a high-quality benefits experience for our employees. This position will support the administration, compliance, communication, and ongoing delivery of our employee benefits and leave programs.The ideal candidate must be detail-oriented, knowledgeable about employee benefits, comfortable working with data and HR systems, and passionate about helping employees understand and access their benefits. This role works closely with HR leadership, payroll, finance, HRIS, employees, physicians, brokers, and external vendors.
What You'll Do
- Administer and continuously improve employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, wellness, and leave programs.
- Serve as a trusted resource for employees, providing guidance and education on benefits, leave programs, and related HR policies.
- Coordinate annual open enrollment, new hire benefits education, and ongoing employee benefits communications.
- Manage benefits and leave administration, including eligibility, enrollments, claims, data accuracy, and employee support.
- Partner with HR, payroll, HRIS, finance, brokers, carriers, and vendors to ensure accurate and efficient benefits administration.
- Monitor benefits programs for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and support required reporting and filings.
- Manage and analyze benefits data, invoices, payroll deductions, and utilization to identify trends, ensure accuracy, and support cost-effective decisions.
- Coordinate Workers’ Compensation and leave of absence processes, working closely with employees, managers, and external partners.
- Support the development of benefits policies, procedures, communications, and employee wellbeing initiatives.
- At the Manager level: Provide leadership and mentorship while contributing to benefits strategy, vendor management, and program design.