Senior Manager, Benefits

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

This role report to the Director, Total Rewards for North America and will manage and administer benefits & wellness programs to include: medical, dental, life, disability, voluntary, leave, sick and executive benefit plans.

Annual Hiring Range:

• $127,000 -$130,000 Per Year
• This position is eligible for incentive pay of 10% of the base salary.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401k, with company match
• Company sponsored life insurance
• Medical, dental, vision plans
• Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee Discounts

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages fully outsourced model of benefits administration including management of external vendors and collaboration with internal departments (i.e. payroll, finance, legal and human resources). 
• Responsible for overseeing and administering leave policies like vacation, sick, and family medical leave, ensuring compliance with multi-state legal regulations while managing the day-to-day operations of these benefit offerings.
• Evaluates, compares and recommends improvements/changes to existing company benefits by utilizing market data from various consultants, surveys, and other sources of information.
• Ensures consistency across all regions while complying with union agreements. 
• Develops overall benefits communication strategy including new hire orientation materials, on-going employee communications, exit materials, and annual enrollment communications.  
• Provides regular communication updates to field human resources team and advises and counsels management and employees on existing benefits.
• Prepares and executes, with legal consultation, benefit plan documentation and amendments including summary plan descriptions, summary annual reports and manages audits as necessary. 
• Assures company compliance with provisions of Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
• Supervises preparation of reports and applications required by law to be filed with Federal and State agencies.
• Reviews and analyzes changes to state and federal laws pertaining to benefits and reports necessary or suggested changes to management and human resources.
• Working with HRIS & Payroll teams, ensures integrity of all benefits related employee data. 

Qualifications

Education:                                                   

• A bachelor's degree, master's degree preferred.

Work Experience:

• 7 years of experience in Human Resources, Benefits, and/or Shared Services.
• Experience should include outsourced benefits administration, working with fully insured and self-funded medical plans, and working with a large, dispersed population of varying backgrounds.
• Working knowledge of wellness programs a plus.
• Experience in vendor management a plus.

Technical Skills:                                       

• Ability to construct financial models and budgets.
• Project management skills.
• Experience with Ultimate Software (UltiPro), Workday and 3rd Party Benefits Administrations Systems is preferred.
• CEBS a plus

gategroup Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:

• Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills

• Engaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People

• Inspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively

• Achieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required.  Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.  In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will no