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Day & Zimmermann · 3 days ago

Director, Benefits

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$146K/yr - $220K/yr

8+ years exp

Day & Zimmermann is a company with over a century of experience in various industries, including construction and engineering. They are seeking a Director of Benefits to design, evaluate, implement, and administer employee benefits programs while leading the benefits team and overseeing compliance with regulations.

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Responsibilities

Provide benefits expertise to design, evaluate, and implement benefit plans and vendors (health & welfare, retirement, wellness) for staff, union, and contractor populations, leading large initiatives such as open enrollment, compliance, M&A, and union negotiations. Drive benefits analytics, utilization, chronic condition management, and vendor ROI, and make strategic recommendations for new benefits and vendors to address high-cost conditions and improve employee engagement

Lead the benefits team by overseeing day-to-day administration, setting priorities and performance expectations, developing team capabilities, reviewing work product, and ensuring deadlines and employee issues are addressed timely. Partner with HR Operations leadership to ensure effective benefits processes and clear employee communication

Provide leadership for wellness initiatives, integrating wellness into the overall benefits and communications strategy. Oversee benefits communications to support employee engagement and the EVP, and partner with HR Operations to manage benefits processes for enrollment, termination, communications, and compliance

Provide guidance expertise and competitive assessment for our paid leave programs and policies

Oversee and manage benefits administration vendors, ensuring compliance and effective execution, while partnering with brokers to develop vendor relationships and monitor performance, reporting, and ROI

Oversee compliance with federal and state regulations governing benefits plans, including but not limited to DOL, ERISA, IRC, HIPAA, ACA, and required state filing

Qualification

Benefits administrationHealthWelfare plansTeam leadershipData analysisHRIS (SAP preferred)Process improvementSelf-directedCommunication skillsProblem solvingPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Arts or Sciences (BA/BS) in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience required

At least 8 years of progressive experience in benefits administration, including 5 years in benefits management, is required

Demonstrated ability to lead a team of direct reports, set performance expectations and ensure high quality deliverables

Ability to build internal and external (vendor) collaborative work relationships and work as part of a team

Significant expertise and knowledge in health and welfare plan and retirement plan design and administration

Superior problem solving skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Skilled in developing and delivering presentations to varying audiences including employee, peers and various levels of management

Ability to continually review and improve processes

Excellent ability to apply logical reasoning to data analysis and think through details

Ability to be self-directed and to handle large, concurrent projects with minimal supervision

Demonstrated ability in MSOffice products including Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Intermediate knowledge of HRIS (SAP preferred)

Oversee compliance with federal and state regulations governing benefits plans, including but not limited to DOL, ERISA, IRC, HIPAA, ACA, and required state filing