Senior Benefits Specialist

UL Solutions • Northbrook, IL

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Benefits Specialist supports the administration, compliance, analysis, and continuous improvement of UL Solutions' U.S. benefits programs. This role partners with vendors, employees, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and Total Rewards to ensure accurate benefits administration, strong operational controls, and a positive employee experience.

Requirements

• University degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, with generally five plus years of related experience.
• Strong knowledge of benefits administration, benefits concepts, and benefits program management.
• Working knowledge of laws and regulations governing benefits programs, including ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other applicable federal and state requirements.
• Ability to evaluate benefits programs, analyze market data and survey results, and support recommendations for new or modified plans, programs, policies, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Experience supporting Open Enrollment, benefits audits, reconciliations, reporting, vendor coordination, and employee inquiries.
• Working knowledge of Human Resource Information Systems, benefits administration platforms, reporting tools, and data integrity processes.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support U.S. health, welfare, retirement, and voluntary benefits programs, including eligibility, enrollment, plan provisions, escalated inquiries, appeals, and exception requests.
• Lead annual Open Enrollment planning, testing, validation, implementation, and employee support.
• Perform audits, reconciliations, reporting, and data analysis to ensure accuracy of eligibility, enrollment, payroll deductions, vendor invoicing, and data exchanges.
• Monitor compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other federal and state benefits requirements.
• Manage relationships with vendors, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and internal stakeholders to resolve benefits-related issues, improve service delivery, and support operational effectiveness.
• Support benefits benchmarking, market research, survey analysis, and recommendations for program enhancements, policies, plan design changes, and cost-saving opportunities as needed.
• Support system enhancements, vendor implementations, process improvements and other benefits-related projects.
• Develop and maintain employee communications, procedures, knowledge articles, and benefits documentation.
• Provide guidance, training, and support to other Benefits team members.

Benefits

• health benefits such as medical, dental and vision
• wellness benefits such as mental and financial health
• retirement savings (401K)
• paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday and personal days (totaling 12 days) and sick time off (72 hours)
• annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of the base salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior