Manager of and Leave of Absence

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The Manager of Benefits and Leave of Absence is responsible for operationalizing the organization’s benefits and leave programs, ensuring compliance, and a strong teammate experience. This role oversees day-to-day health and welfare benefits, retirement education and operations, PTO, and LOA functions, including vendor management, plan design, administration, and complex case resolution, while leveraging data and analytics to inform decision-making and optimize program effectiveness.

As a key member of the HR leadership team, this role partners closely with the VP of Human Resources and Chief People Officer and cross-functional leaders to align benefits and leave strategies with broader talent objectives, including recruitment, retention, engagement, and total rewards. The Manager serves as a subject matter expert and consultative partner, providing guidance on complex compliance matters and supporting organizational initiatives related to workforce planning and employee experience.

This leader also provides coaching and mentorship to HR team members, helping to elevate capabilities across benefits, leave administration, and HR operations. The role will report directly to the Vice President of Human Resources and has Associate Business Partner team members reporting to them.

1.0 FTE, Monday - Friday.

This position will begin as a 6-month contract, with the potential for conversion to a permanent position based on business-needs and individual performance.

The position remote and during the 6-month Contract period, applicants may reside in: WA, FL, NC, AZ, , OH, OR, TN, TX, or RI. If converted to a permanent position, applicant must relocate or live in WA State.

• Partner with the VP of Human Resources and Executive leadership to design and execute a comprehensive benefit and leave of absence strategy aligned with organizational goals, workforce needs, and the evolving healthcare landscape.
• Lead, in partnership with Executive leadership; the strategy, design, administration, and continuous improvement of all benefits programs (health, welfare, retirement, wellness, PTO) and leave of absence programs (FMLA, ADA, state leaves, and company policies), ensuring a balance of compliance, cost-effectiveness, and teammate experience.
• Serve as the organization’s subject matter expert on complex benefits and leave issues; provide guidance and resolution on escalated, sensitive, and high-risk cases.
• Oversee vendor relationships for benefits and leave administration (e.g., carriers, brokers, third-participant administrators), including performance management, contract negotiations, and service delivery optimization.
• Oversee our medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D, PTO, and voluntary health and welfare benefits.
• Drive holistic wellness solutions that improve the health of our members and improve self-insured plan performance.
• Increase participation in our EAP programs in an effort to improve employee…