Director of Benefits

• Ensure benefit programs align with the organizations' strategic objectives.
• Work with brokers and advisors to continuously evaluate market trends and best practices to lead the development/implementation of new initiatives to ensure benefit offerings remain market-competitive, financially sound, and legally compliant.
• Present strategic enhancements and modification recommendations for consideration.
• Develop and implement communication strategies to educate employees on all benefit plans and programs.
• Ensure legal compliance with ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, DOL, 5500 reporting, and all other regulations required by federal and state laws.
• Manage vendor relationships to ensure excellent service and support.
• Oversee and lead the annual open enrollment and related activities or communications.
• Partner with cross functional team members in Payroll, Finance and Legal to manage and build out new plans or programs.
• Serve as the point of contact for employees, HR, and Payroll throughout the leave management process.
• Manage Workers' Compensation and OSHA claims and reporting.
• Serve as subject matter expert for all leave of absence administration while guiding the Benefits team on all leave-of-absence, disability, and workers comp paperwork: medical, disability and FMLA, PFL, etc.
• Handle escalated benefit inquiries for resolution.

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