Benefits Specialist II

Job Description

The Benefits Specialist II plays a key role in overseeing, administering, and continuously improving JPL's health and welfare benefit programs. This position partners closely with internal stakeholders, vendors, and HR colleagues to ensure the effective delivery, compliance, and communication of health and welfare, retiree, and wellness programs. The role supports medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement-related plans, as well as wellness initiatives and leave administration processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with typically 3 years of related experience in employee Benefit Administration
• Masters in a similar discipline with 1 years of related experience
• Ph.D. in a similar discipline with 0 years of related experience
• Ability to influence and adapt style to consult with all levels of employee and management
• Strong data and numerical analytic skills including intermediate to advanced Excel proficiency
• Ability to work effectively and well within the JPL culture
• Understand HRIS processes to facilitate systems modifications, program updates, and testing
• Highly organized with an ability to meet critical deadlines
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, reasoning, and analytical skills
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Effective team player
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in situations that require sound decision-making
• Establishes trust and maintains confidentiality

Preferred Skills

• Workday experience is a plus

Benefits

JPL offers a variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave, and more. Benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee’s start date.