Director, Benefits

Caleres•Clayton, MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Caleres, a global footwear company with a rich history, is seeking a Director, Benefits to lead the design, implementation, communication, and administration of its benefits programs. This role is crucial in supporting the Total Rewards philosophy and benefits strategies, ensuring competitive and cost-effective programs that comply with governmental regulations. The Director will oversee health, welfare, and retirement programs, manage vendor partnerships, lead global benefits renewals, and develop engaging communication campaigns. Key responsibilities include measuring plan effectiveness through KPIs, managing annual open enrollment, overseeing benefit plan budgets, preparing government filings, and analyzing plan costs and trends. The role requires staying current with industry trends and best practices to align with Caleres' strategic direction.

Requirements

7+ years of leadership experience in employee benefits.
Deep knowledge of benefit plan design
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to handle confidential information professionally

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Plans and directs the design, implementation, communication, and administration of the benefits programs in support of the Total Rewards philosophy and benefits strategies.
Leads the development of new initiatives to establish competitive and cost-effective benefits programs.
Ensures that programs comply with governmental regulations.
Design and execute health, welfare, and retirement programs that support our culture, associates, and total rewards strategy.
Manage the administration of our benefits programs in partnership with our vendors.
Effectively manage and collaborate with vendors and external partners, including managing performance of contracts to ensure maximum value of services is delivered
Evaluate and lead global benefits renewals.
Create communications campaigns to align with program rollout or refresh to keep employees engaged in programs.
Determine key performance indicators for our benefit programs and track baseline utilization to measure plan effectiveness.
Manage the ongoing assessment and optimization of all global benefits strategies
Manage the execution of annual open enrollment, including all related events, communications, and system configuration
Assists in the development and monitoring of benefit plan budgets.
Manage the preparation and submission of required government filings.
Oversee the funding and accounting of the benefit plans.
Provides analysis and interpretation of plan costs and trends.
Stay abreast of latest industry trends, best in class methodologies, technologies and determine applicability to Caleres’ strategic direction.