Senior Benefits Analyst

Senior HR Specialist (Benefits and Leaves)

Base pay range: $/yr - $/yr

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in employee benefits and leave administration, preferably at a publicly traded company
• Able to take on all US Benefits & Leaves Administration

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer all US employee benefits programs, including but not limited to health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, and wellness initiatives.
• Serve as the primary contact for US employee benefits questions, issue resolution, broker interactions and vendor communications, with exposure to International benefits.
• Support new hire benefits onboarding, including HRIS enrollment support (Workday and ADP experience a plus).
• Maintain accurate HRIS and benefits records and generate reports for analysis.
• Preserve confidentiality of employee medical documentation and files (per HIPPA).
• Ensure compliance with other federal, state, and plan-level requirements for benefits and leave programs.
• Support dependent eligibility audits, plan renewals, and annual open enrollment processes.
• Manage full leave administration, including FMLA, PFML, ADA, STD/LTD, and workers' compensation.
• Provide clear and timely communications to employees, HR Business Partners, and internal stakeholders regarding leave policies, eligibility, and status updates.
• Investigate and solve complex leave-related issues and elevate as needed.
• Facilitate other leave requests, which may include accommodation requests under the ADA.
• Deliver clear and engaging presentations, prepare accurate metrics, and perform in-depth data analysis to identify benefit trends and cost implications.
• Assist with employee/manager training and general employee education on benefit offerings and leaves of absence.
• Engage in the broader compensation planning activities to support benefits analysis and planning.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Excellent emotional intelligence, diplomacy, interpersonal, and collaboration skills
• Strong understanding of employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, and wellness initiatives. Strong understanding of leave requirements and other legal protections afforded by FMLA, PMFL, ADA, and other US federal and state applicable laws
• Understanding of HRIS databases/platforms (Workday and Cornerstone expertise is a plus)
• Excellent project management, organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Strong ability to work under pressure on multiple projects with competing priorities
• The ability to work on cross-functional teams
• Knowledge or prior experience with employee compensation planning and practices.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Human Resources

Industries:
Semiconductor Manufacturing

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