Benefits Programs Manager - Hybrid

The Cigna Group • Bloomfield, CT

90d

About The Position

The Benefits Programs Manager role for The Cigna Group will partner with the Senior Manager, Global Benefits and Head of Global Benefits as an individual contributor to support strategy, design, communication and administration for benefits with focus on U.S. Benefits (including Hawaii).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or equivalent work experience in a related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience with Benefit Plans, laws, and regulations (including ACA, ERISA, HIPAA, etc.) for large scale organizations.
• Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) certification is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of current benefit practices and trends.
• Excellent oral and written communication with demonstrated presentation/facilitation skills, accuracy, and thoroughness, emphasizing attention to detail.
• Expertise in Excel, Word and Power Point required.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and exercise good judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in administering retirement programs and global benefits is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the administration of employee benefits programs in the U.S. including Medical (including prescription), Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, COBRA, and Board of Director benefit offerings.
• Works closely with senior leadership, HR teams, and external vendors to ensure our benefits offerings are competitive, and aligned with our organizational goals.
• Leads Annual Enrollment preparation, communications and rollout for U.S. employees and Board of Directors.
• Works directly with Cigna legal to ensure plans are managed to a high standard of legal compliance and all regulatory filings and compliance projects are completed timely and accurately.
• Supports M&A due diligence.
• Supports Pilot program initiatives through coordination of logistics, tracking ROI, and broad scale adoption.
• Manages complex escalations, issues & trends in partnership with internal partners and external vendors.
• Ensures compliance with relevant laws and regulations and ensure programs are compliant.
• Partners and collaborates with various internal partners to focus on improving population health.
• Relies on data analysis to identify patterns and trends to recommend strategies and programs that would improve health outcomes.
• Ongoing project support to the benefits team.

Benefits

• The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree