Senior Benefits & Leave Specialist

We are Thrasio - Builders Welcome! 
At Thrasio, we’re reimagining how to make the world’s most-loved products accessible to everyone. We work with successful sellers, using a deep understanding of rankings, ratings, and reviews – plus supply chain and marketing smarts – to transform the art and science of commerce. We estimate that 1 in 6 households has purchased a Thrasio product! And our goal is for all of those households to be truly delighted by their purchase.  
What Makes Us Unique
At Thrasio, we’re in building mode: block by block we’re working together to construct a great company. What does that look like? Everyone is a leader - we lean into opportunities, not titles. We expect everyone to behave and act like a leader.  Our Leadership Principles inform the ways we work together to ensure the brands, products and services we offer truly delight our customers. Everyone is a builder - whether it’s gaining marketable new skills through project sprints outside of your own function, or standing up more efficient ways of work - we’re doing it from the ground up. Everyone belongs- a sense of belonging brings us all together. We operate as One Team.   
The Role
The Senior Benefits & Leave Specialist is critical for raising the bar on our Global Benefits programs to support a great employee experience and ensure that all employees have positive experiences with the Thrasio benefits programs and vendors engaged in the overall offering.  As a member of the People team, the Senior Benefits & Leave Specialist is expected to resolve problems and queries relative to benefits enrollment eligibility, leave of absence programs, disability accommodation, and employee record management independently. To support compliance with federal and state regulations and Thrasio internal policies, the Senior Benefits & Leave Specialist audits employee data and performs reporting. 

Responsibilities:

• Benefits Administration [50% time dedicated]
• Oversee all employee benefits transactions and administration including new hire enrollments, and employee changes and terminations. Partner with Payroll for auditing and effectively managing these transactions within the HRIS and Benefits systems, and the reconciliation of statements. Subject matter expert about all tools and systems designed to support benefits programs.
• Partner with benefits consultants, brokers, third-party administrators, and other providers.  Support annual contract negotiations and open enrollment activities. Ensure all programs comply with the regulatory requirements of both state and federal law. Conduct internal research comprised of employee feedback, external market research, and business needs to analyze the effectiveness and competitiveness of existing benefit and perks programs; recommend changes to ensure the competitiveness of our benefits offering.
• Seek to ensure that all employee benefit packages and service protocols are conducted with a focus on the organization’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; escalate any policy or process that seems to undermine or limit the team’s ability to provide access to a world-class employee experience for all. 


• Leaves of Absence & Accommodation Administration [30% time dedicated]
• Responsible for managing and overseeing employees' leave of absence process, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and company policies.
• Main point of contact for all employee inquiries regarding Leaves of Absence and Employee Accommodation policies, programs, compliance, processing, and resources, including (but not limited to) Worker's Compensation, FMLA, Parental Leave, Professional Leave, and Disability.
• Coordinate internal and external processing of all requests and inquiries, including the completion of all documentation related to FMLA, Leaves of Absence and/or ADA/Accommodation requests; Includes partnership with People Partners, Employment Counsel, Senior Leadership, as well as applicable Short- and Long-term Disability Vendor, and applicable governmental bodies, as needed.
• Establish, track, and manage all FMLA and ADA claims to ensure compliance with all statutory regulations and requirements; oversee internal workflow processes including impact on Benefits and/or Payroll.


• Operational Support [20% time dedicated]
• Assist in supporting the tactical and transactional backbone of the People Team. Engage with People team members, employees, managers, and other internal stakeholders to enable smooth execution of onboarding, offboarding, mobility, and any related impact to benefits enrollment or eligibility.
• Support external relationships with vendors for employment verification, and local/state unemployment bureau(s); conduct audits of HRIS, payroll, and benefits data, updating information or recommending corrective action to Benefits or Finance functions when necessary. E