Director, Benefits – Retirement
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Benefits and retirement director leading health, welfare, pension, and 401(k) programs for AAA’s large insurance and financial services organization. Overseeing compliance, vendors, analytics, Workday, and a six-person team.
Responsibilities:
- Lead execution of the established benefits and retirement strategy and roadmap
- Translate strategic priorities into annual initiatives, implementation plans, and measurable outcomes
- Provide subject matter expertise, analysis, and recommendations on program design, trends, employee needs, financial considerations, regulations, risks, and opportunities
- Evaluate program effectiveness and competitiveness and recommend enhancements
- Lead administration and ongoing management of health, welfare, and retirement programs
- Lead annual enrollment, plan changes, implementations, vendor transitions, employee communications, and regulatory activities
- Oversee benefits-related policies and paid-time-off programs
- Provide business leadership for Workday Benefits and Retirement administration
- Partner with HR Systems, Payroll, and vendors on configuration, process improvements, data integrity, reporting, integrations, testing, and system enhancements
- Analyze claims experience, utilization, participation, cost trends, funding requirements, and contributions
- Partner with Finance, consultants, actuaries, and stakeholders on budgeting, forecasting, funding, contribution modeling, and program changes
- Ensure compliance with federal and state requirements and lead required regulatory changes
- Establish and monitor program measures, risks, trends, and improvement opportunities
- Oversee vendors, consultants, recordkeepers, administrators, contracts, renewals, implementations, and issue resolution
- Partner across Total Rewards, HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, HR Systems, Communications, and other functions
- Communicate complex program, financial, and regulatory information to leaders and stakeholders
- Lead and direct a team of up to six employees, including priorities, performance, coaching, development, work allocation, cross-training, and continuity
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Employee Benefits, or a related field required
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience overseeing health and welfare and retirement programs in a large, complex organization
- Experience with self-insured medical plans, including claims, utilization, plan costs, funding, and employer and employee contribution methodologies
- Experience with 401(k) and defined benefit pension plans
- Experience interpreting and applying ERISA and other federal and state benefits requirements
- Experience managing benefits and retirement vendors, consultants, recordkeepers, and service providers
- Experience leading complex benefits and retirement initiatives, implementations, plan changes, and vendor transitions
- 5+ years of progressive people leadership or management experience
- Experience utilizing Workday Benefits and related HR technology platforms
- Advanced knowledge of health and welfare plan design, administration, funding, and financial management
- Advanced knowledge of retirement programs, ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and Internal Revenue Code requirements
- Knowledge of benefits and retirement financial analysis, governance, administration, vendor management, and compliance
- Working knowledge of Workday Benefits functionality, business processes, integrations, reporting, and administration
- Preferred: Master’s degree, large geographically dispersed or multi-state employee population experience, deferred compensation experience, and benefits/retirement/HR professional certification
Benefits:
- Annual bonus potential based on performance
- Medical plans with multiple coverage options, including HSA eligibility
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental and vision benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Company-paid basic life insurance
- Optional supplemental life insurance and dependent coverage
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Critical illness, accident, and pet insurance options
- 401(k) plan with 50% company match on employee contributions up to 6% of pay
- Additional company contribution of 4% of pay each pay day into 401(k); 100% vested after three years
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off, increasing with tenure
- 10 company-paid holidays annually for full-time employees
- 1 mental health day, 2 floating holidays, and 1 volunteer day
- Paid parental, bereavement, jury duty, and military leave
- Tuition assistance
- Professional certification support with 100% reimbursement for eligible programs
- Career development and advancement opportunities
- Complimentary AAA membership with roadside assistance and travel discounts
- Adoption assistance program
- Remote work from a home office for day-to-day operations
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