Benefits Manager (Employee Benefits)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, or Madison, Wisconsin, United States; hybrid work with office attendance 2-3 days per week. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Salary: $119,000-$197,000 per year, plus eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus plan.

Company

hirify.global provides insurance services and supports customers, communities, the environment, and its people through its international operations.

What you will do

• Design, implement, administer, and optimize North American health and welfare, retirement, voluntary benefit, and wellbeing programs.
• Lead benefit and wellbeing initiatives, including new program implementations, vendor transitions, plan audits, compliance reviews, open enrollment, and RFPs.
• Manage relationships with vendors, brokers, consultants, and service providers, including negotiations, performance management, and service delivery oversight.
• Monitor plan utilization, financial performance, vendor guarantees, budgets, employee feedback, benchmarking, and market trends to improve outcomes and return on investment.
• Lead wellbeing strategies, benefits communications, employee education, technology and automation improvements, and year-round self-service resources.
• Oversee compliance, documentation, committees, complex employee benefit escalations, stakeholder partnerships, and the development of a Senior Benefits Specialist.

Requirements

• Progressive experience in benefits, total rewards, or human resources, including health and welfare, 401(k) retirement, and wellbeing programs.
• Strong knowledge of benefits regulations and compliance requirements, including ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and related federal and state regulations for health and welfare and 401(k) plans.
• Experience designing, administering, and enhancing benefit programs, including new benefit implementation, vendor transitions, and change management initiatives.
• Experience managing vendors, brokers, consultants, and benefit plan performance to improve service quality, financial outcomes, and employee experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use data and market insights to develop recommendations.
• Leadership, project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to lead teams, influence decisions, build partnerships, and communicate with employees, leaders, and executives.
• Ability to use benefits technologies, automation, and digital solutions to streamline processes, improve service delivery, and support data-driven decisions.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• CEBS or similar professional certification.
• Experience supporting self-funded medical plans and working with benefits fiduciary committees.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with a mix of working from home and office-based work.
• Twenty-two weeks of paid leave for family growth, including twelve weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis.
• 401(k) program with company match up to 8%.
• Wellbeing program with coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, and financial and legal advice.
• Tuition reimbursement for professional certifications and continuing education, plus employee networks and community engagement opportunities.

Hiring process

• Submit an application through the online step-by-step application process.