Senior Benefits Specialist

About the role

The Senior Benefits Specialist administers health and welfare plans, manages the Healthy Hillman program, provides industry-related analysis, leads benefit-related projects, and oversees vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Serves as plan administrator for benefit programs; reviews and updates processes to ensure organizational functionality and communicates changes to stakeholders.
• Manages the Healthy Hillman program, including annual timelines, biometric methods, and vendor selection.
• Ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., 5500 filings, ACA, audits) to maintain favorable plan status with the federal government.
• Coordinates benefit awareness efforts through partnerships with Learning & Development, HR Business Partners, and managers.
• Participates in benefits strategy development, researching trends and emerging opportunities to improve offerings.
• Supports mergers, acquisitions, and sales through data collection, site visits, and plan reviews.
• Participates in Annual Open Enrollment, Wellness programs, and general plan communications, including in-person and virtual meetings, and contributes to messaging development.

Requirements

• Over four years of relevant human resources generalist experience, with at least two years in benefits program administration.
• Experience with cost and trend analysis preferred.
• Experience with large enterprise systems (e.g., Dayforce, SAP, Oracle, Workday) preferred.
• Presentation development and public speaking experience preferred.

Skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong project management skills, including coordinating multiple projects and programs.
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external teams.
• Proficiency in compiling concise visual reports (charts, graphs, tables).
• Strong administrative, multitasking, analytical, and organizational skills for coordinating benefits and compensation activities.