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Georgetown, Texas, United States
Onsite
We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!
What's In It For You?
Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
Paid Time Off
Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
14 Paid Company Holidays
401(k) with Company Contribution
Educational Tuition Reimbursement
Summary
The Benefits Specialist will play a pivotal role in supporting the designing, implementation, and optimization of employee benefits programs that attract top talent and drive retention. Serve as the point of contact for our benefits portfolio, ensuring regulatory compliance while maximizing value for both employees and the organization. This role offers the opportunity to directly impact employee satisfaction and organizational success through data-driven benefits strategy and exceptional employee service.What You'll Do
Support market research and benchmarking studies to evaluate competitive benefits positioning and identify enhancement opportunities
Support the design and recommend innovative benefits programs that align with organizational goals and employee demographics, resulting in measurable improvements in employee satisfaction scores
Support cost-benefit analyses on proposed benefits initiatives
Advise employees and dependents on benefits, liaising with providers to resolve issues while ensuring confidentiality.
Anticipate concerns, provide holistic solutions, and escalate as needed.
Collaborate with stakeholders to create and implement an ongoing, multi-channel benefits communication plan for clarity and engagement beyond annual enrollment.
Manage the full-cycle leave of absence process, including medical, family, military, and personal leaves.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local leave laws like FMLA and ADA. Handle ADA-related processes and state leave law changes
Advise employees and dependents on benefits, liaising with providers to resolve issues while ensuring confidentiality.
Anticipate concerns, provide holistic solutions, and escalate as needed. Collaborate with stakeholders to create and implement an ongoing, multi-channel benefits communication plan for clarity and engagement beyond annual enrollment.
Create and maintain benefits documentation, process guidelines, and other materials. Communicate changes and information about benefits programs to employees.
Analyze benefits data to identify trends and propose improvements. Administer and oversee various benefit programs, often including health, dental, and vision plans. Ensure benefits programs comply with all relevant laws and regulations.
What You Need
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Business Administration or related field. 3 to 5+ years of progressive benefits administration experience
Strong communication and active listening skills
A customer-first attitude and genuine desire to help others
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team setting
Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities effectively
Deep knowledge of employment regulations (ACA, FMLA, ERISA)
Proficiency with HRIS platforms like Workday, UKG, or ADP
Professional certifications (SHRM-CP, CEBS) preferred
Travel
10%
Shift Time
1st
Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.
