Sr Manager Benefits
About The Position
This position is responsible for leading the management, strategy, and administration of the organization’s health and welfare benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits. The role oversees health plan performance and vendor relationships while partnering with internal stakeholders to design, implement, and continuously improve competitive, cost-effective, and compliant employee health programs. Key responsibilities include benefits strategy and planning, vendor evaluation and negotiation, data analysis and trend monitoring, employee communications, and benefits policy management. This role leads initiatives to enhance employee engagement, optimize program effectiveness, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive operational excellence while managing and developing a high-performing benefits team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in benefits or health and welfare plan management, including responsibility for medical, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop effective employee-facing benefits communications.
- Strong proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite.
- Experience supporting benefits administration platforms such as Workday or SAP
- Proven experience managing benefit vendors and consultants, including evaluation, contract negotiation, and performance management
- Strong analytical skills with demonstrated experience using data to evaluate plan performance, cost trends, and program effectiveness
- Working knowledge of health and welfare benefits regulations and compliance requirements
- Experience leading projects, driving operational improvements, and implementing benefit or system changes
- Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
Responsibilities
- Benefits strategy and planning
- Vendor evaluation and negotiation
- Data analysis and trend monitoring
- Employee communications
- Benefits policy management
- Enhance employee engagement
- Optimize program effectiveness
- Ensure regulatory compliance
- Drive operational excellence
- Managing and developing a high-performing benefits team
Benefits
- paid time off
- 401(k) plans
- affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
