Benefits Specialist

Growing Company, great corporate culture 2 days in office 3 remote, immediate direst hire role

• Design and manage base salary, incentive, and bonus programs aligned with business strategy
• Conduct market benchmarking and salary survey to ensure external competitiveness
• Design and manage salary/role structure in HR Systems (job titles, job family, etc.)
• Lead annual compensation processes (merit, bonus, promotions, equity)
• Partner with Talent Management, Talent Acquisition and leadership on job leveling, pay decisions and offer strategy
• Ensure internal equity and pay transparency practices UK Benefits/Payroll expenses management
• Advance Comp management, Sales Comp Agreement process, Securities Agreement LTIP process, Annual 401k Compliance process
• Benefits Management
• Oversee health, welfare, retirement and wellness programs
• Manage Vendor Relationships (brokers, carriers, PEO)
• Evaluate and enhance benefits offerings based on need market and cost management, and experience with negotiating with vendors.
• Lead annual benefits renewal and open enrollment process
• Develop and track compensation and benefits metrics (cost, utilization, competitiveness)
• Provide insight and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support workforce planning and budgeting related to TWs and new team/acquisitions
• Maintain accurate documentation policies and audit readiness

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics, or related field.
• Experience:
  
  minimum 5+ years of compensation, benefits, HR analytics, or total rewards
• Experience with salary surveys and market pricing.
• Experience administering employee benefits programs.
• Experience in insurance or financial services and the ability to operate independently across both compensation and benefits functions.
• Strong experience with Excel and Workday, including advanced comp modules.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables
• VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
• Power Query (preferred)
• Complex formulas
• HRIS systems
• Compensation survey platforms
• HR reporting and analytics
• Benefits administration platforms
• Power Point
• Data visualization tools (Power BI or Tableau preferred)

• Compensation structures
• Salary grading methodologies
• Market benchmarking
• Pay equity analysis
• Incentive compensation
• Health and welfare benefits
• Retirement plans (401(k))
• COBRA
• HIPAA
• FLSA
• Pay transparency legislation
• Leave programs
• HR metrics and reporting