Benefits Specialist

Location: Goleta, California, United States; hybrid with office attendance typically three times per week, Tuesday–Thursday.

Salary: $66,000–$89,100 per year for the Goleta location; individual pay depends on location, skills, experience, education, and training.

Company

hirify.global is a consumer brands company focused on employee experience, inclusion, wellbeing, and professional development.

What you will do

• Process benefits enrollments, changes, terminations, and dependent eligibility documentation in Workday and vendor systems.
• Support new-hire benefits onboarding, answer employee questions, and resolve eligibility, coverage, and claims issues with vendors.
• Reconcile benefit invoices, process premium payments, track purchase orders, support accounting accruals, and coordinate direct billing for employees on unpaid leave.
• Audit benefits and retirement data across Workday, Payroll, and vendor systems; investigate discrepancies and prepare biweekly payroll updates.
• Support Affordable Care Act notifications, annual reporting, retirement plan reporting, leave administration, disability documentation, and return-to-work updates.
• Help deliver annual open enrollment, employee communications, benefits fairs, wellbeing materials, and process-improvement projects.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of benefits and leave administration or related experience, with strong knowledge of U.S. benefits.
• Excellent customer service, clear communication, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, independent judgment, and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, build cross-functional relationships, adapt to changing priorities, and maintain accurate and timely results.
• Ability to safeguard confidential and sensitive employee information.
• Highly proficient in Excel, including formulas, lookups, PivotTables, large datasets, and data reconciliation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with HR, benefits, or leave administration systems; Workday experience is a plus.
• Commitment to authenticity, accountability, curiosity, collaboration, and respect for diverse perspectives.

Nice to have

• Undergraduate degree.
• Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) certification or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and equitable workplace that values diverse backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
• Competitive compensation programs and bonuses.
• Financial planning, income protection, paid time away, health and wellness programs, and wellbeing support.
• Employee discounts, community-based programs, and other perks.
• Professional and personal development opportunities.