Benefits Analyst III (temporary)

Accountabilities: Manage global benefits programs: Coordinate and administer day-to-day health and welfare benefit activities across domestic and international markets, ensuring smooth operations and consistent service delivery. Support employees and retirees: Respond to benefits-related questions, assist with life events and enrollment processes, research individual cases, and provide clear guidance on benefit policies. Manage external partnerships: Act as the primary liaison with third-party benefit administrators, insurance providers, record keepers, consultants, and other vendors to ensure effective program administration. Ensure regulatory compliance: Collaborate with benefits leadership to monitor compliance with applicable U.S., Canadian, and international regulations, including ERISA, FMLA, and ACA requirements. Coordinate required documentation and regulatory filings, such as Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs), plan documents, and annual Form 5500 reports. Coordinate enrollment activities: Facilitate annual open enrollment and re-enrollment processes across applicable benefit programs, ensuring accurate information and effective employee participation. Contribute to benefits strategy: Support the development, implementation, and administration of health and welfare programs by researching industry trends, benchmarking best practices, monitoring legislative changes, and evaluating their potential impact. Develop employee communications: Create and maintain communication materials that explain available benefits, highlight their value, and help employees and retirees understand enrollment procedures and their responsibilities. Monitor financial performance: Review consultant reporting, track program expenses, analyze financial variances, and recommend corrective actions to support effective benefits management. Provide management insights: Prepare financial and operational reports that help leadership evaluate global benefit programs and make informed decisions. Drive continuous improvement: Develop performance metrics, standardize administrative processes, identify operational inefficiencies, and implement improvements across benefits functions. Requirements Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field. Professional experience: 7–10 years of progressively responsible experience in corporate employee benefits administration. Benefits expertise: Strong technical knowledge of health and welfare programs, including plan development, implementation, administration, and regulatory compliance. Familiarity with defined contribution and defined benefit plans is an advantage. Regulatory knowledge: Working knowledge of U.S. and Canadian employee benefits legislation, particularly ERISA, FMLA, and ACA. International benefits experience is preferred. Financial and analytical skills: Ability to prepare and interpret financial reports, evaluate program costs, analyze variances, and present meaningful recommendations to management. Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, including experience preparing presentations and explaining complex benefits information to different audiences. Relationship management: Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with employees, retirees, colleagues, vendors, consultants, and senior stakeholders. Problem-solving abilities: Demonstrated ability to identify challenges, research solutions, exercise sound judgment, and implement practical improvements. Organizational skills: Excellent attention to detail, time management, and the ability to coordinate multiple priorities while maintaining accountability for results. Leadership mindset: Team-oriented, energetic, proactive, and results-driven, with a strong commitment to achieving departmental objectives. Technical proficiency: Advanced familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Experience with PeopleSoft is considered an advantage. Remote work readiness: Ability to work effectively in a remote professional environment while maintaining productivity and strong communication with distributed teams. Physical and work environment requirements: The position primarily involves office-based activities, including extended periods of sitting, computer use, speaking, and listening. Occasional standing, walking, reaching, and lifting up to 25 pounds may be required. Benefits Competitive compensation: Salary information was not disclosed in the job posting. Remote working arrangement: Opportunity to work remotely within the United States. Full-time position: Regular full-time schedule. Professional development: Opportunity to contribute to global benefits strategy and gain exposure to international employee benefit programs. Strategic responsibilities: Exposure to benefits leadership, financial analysis, regulatory compliance, and organizational decision-making. Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, senior management, external consultants, and international benefits partners. Meaningful impact: Help improve employee and retiree well-being through effective benefits administration and continuous program enhancement.