Project Manager – and LOA

Position: Project Manager – Benefits and LOA
Reference: 631618

Posted:

Location:

Hanover, NJCompany:
Planet Pharma Group Contact:
Applications Email: applicationsDEPARTMENT/TEAM DESCRIPTION
- The US HR Benefits and LOA Operations Team has primary responsibility for the management and administration of employee benefit programs, including disability plans, leave of absence programs, health and welfare plans, spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement and savings plans, pension plans, and related vendor-managed services. The team partners with internal stakeholders, external vendors, payroll, legal, finance, HR operations, and call center partners to ensure plan rules and policies are followed, employee and retiree inquiries are resolved accurately and timely, and projects supporting benefits administration are delivered with strong governance, compliance, and customer focus.

POSITION SUMMARY
- The Project Manager – Benefits and LOA will lead and coordinate projects supporting U.S. benefits, retirement, health and welfare, disability, leave of absence, annual enrollment, vendor management, compliance, and process improvement initiatives. This role will manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, stakeholders, risks, issues, communications, testing coordination, documentation, and implementation activities. The position requires strong project management capability combined with an understanding of employee benefits operations, HR service delivery, vendor oversight, payroll impacts, and regulatory/compliance considerations.

POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

* Lead benefits and LOA-related projects from initiation through implementation and closeout, including annual enrollment support, vendor changes, plan design updates, compliance updates, process improvements, and system enhancements.

* Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, timelines, RAID logs, action trackers, decision logs, stakeholder maps, implementation plans, and status reports.

* Coordinate cross-functional project activities with Benefits, LOA, HR Operations, Payroll, Legal, Finance, Procurement, IT, communications teams, external vendors, and call center partners.

* Support project work related to health and welfare plans, disability plans, leave of absence programs, spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement and savings plans, pension plans, and employee benefit administration processes.

* Partner with subject matter experts to ensure benefit plan rules, standard operating procedures, summary plan documents, regulatory requirements, and internal controls are considered in project planning and execution.

* Manage and monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, escalations, and change impacts; proactively recommend mitigation plans and drive resolution of open items.

* Facilitate recurring project meetings, working sessions, vendor meetings, and stakeholder reviews; document meeting outcomes, action items, owners, and due dates.

* Prepare clear and concise status updates, leadership summaries, dashboards, project communications, readiness materials, and implementation updates for stakeholders and sponsors.

* Support annual enrollment project activities, including coordination of plan changes, communications, vendor readiness, rate testing, enrollment website testing, issue tracking, and post-enrollment stabilization.

* Coordinate vendor system enhancement testing, interface testing, benefits administration testing, payroll-impact testing, defect tracking, and user acceptance testing with business and technical partners.

* Assist with documenting and improving benefits and LOA processes, standard operating procedures, controls, handoffs, and governance routines to support accurate and compliant administration.

* Support acquisition, divestiture, plan merger, vendor transition, legal compliance, and benefit transformation projects as assigned.

* Help ensure project deliverables support quality customer service for employees and retirees by improving inquiry resolution, communication clarity, vendor performance, and operational efficiency.

* Drive project closeout activities, including lessons learned, final reporting, operational handoff, documentation completion, and confirmation of delivered outcomes.

REQUIREMENTS/PREFERENCES
Education Requirement(s):

* BS/BA degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Project Management, Operations, or a closely related field required OR additional relevant experience above the minimum may be considered in lieu of the…