Benefits & Vendor Relations Manager

Location: Hybrid – Springfield, Illinois, United States

Salary: $89,800–$125,500 per year

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded insurance and financial services company serving educators and more than 4,100 school districts nationwide.

What you will do

• Oversee the administration of health, welfare, retirement, and related employee benefit programs.
• Manage benefit vendors and consultants, including service levels, renewals, implementations, escalated issues, and performance improvement.
• Lead annual open enrollment, benefit communications, employee education, and new-hire orientation.
• Oversee benefit invoices, payments, accruals, reconciliations, and related financial controls.
• Coordinate benefit audits, regulatory filings, required notices, compliance activities, and audit-ready documentation.
• Lead plan changes, vendor transitions, system testing, payroll deduction validation, data-feed coordination, and resolution of complex eligibility, enrollment, claims, appeals, and employee benefit issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in employee benefits, vendor management, or a related HR function.
• Strong knowledge of benefit plans, administration practices, financial controls, and applicable regulations.
• Experience managing vendors, audits, compliance activities, open enrollment, employee escalations, and benefit implementations.
• Strong analytical, project management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and benefit administration systems; Workday experience is preferred.

Nice to have

• CEBS, PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement based in Springfield, Illinois.
• Opportunity to support benefit programs for an organization focused on educators and their financial well-being.
• Publicly traded company with more than $12 billion in assets and nationwide operations.