Leave and Benefits Specialist

Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA; hybrid with four days onsite and one day remote. This position is not eligible for fully remote work.

Company

hirify.global provides recycling, waste, hazardous waste, environmental, and sustainability services across North America.

What you will do

• Administer employee leave of absence programs and monitor leave cases managed by third-party vendors.
• Process, validate, and reconcile daily leave and disability integration files.
• Research rejected records, missing data, and discrepancies, coordinating corrections with vendors and internal partners.
• Support health and welfare benefits, including eligibility updates, benefit continuation, reinstatement, payroll deductions, and employee inquiries.
• Coordinate with HR, payroll, benefits vendors, and carriers to resolve operational issues.
• Support open enrollment, audits, vendor transitions, process improvements, and benefits documentation.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in leave or benefits administration, including work with third-party leave or benefits vendors.
• Experience supporting both leave administration and health and welfare benefits in a vendor-managed or shared-services HR model.
• Familiarity with HRIS, benefits administration platforms, payroll systems, absence management systems, or comparable case-management platforms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including sorting, filtering, formulas, lookups, and data reconciliation.
• Strong attention to detail, critical-thinking, problem-solving, organization, communication, and follow-through in high-volume processes.
• Must work in the hybrid Phoenix headquarters arrangement; visa sponsorship is not available.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts, disability coverage, life insurance, and an Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• Retirement plan with company match and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Paid time off and employee discount programs.
• Environmentally responsible, human-centered workplace focused on service, safety, and sustainability.