Benefits & Leave Specialist — HR Compliance & Wellness

Nordex Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical & Pharmacy Insurance

HSA with Employer Contribution

FSA

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match

Student Debt Repayment

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Nordex Group is seeking a Benefits & Leave Specialist to administer health, retirement, disability, and other benefit programs across North America. You will manage enrollments, leaves, and workers’ compensation while ensuring regulatory compliance and data accuracy.

You will serve as a primary contact for vendors and administrators, coordinate leave processes, and drive continuous improvements in benefits administration while maintaining confidentiality and high service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience focused on benefits administration and leave management.
• Experience administering health and welfare benefit plans, disability programs, and workers’ compensation claims.
• Experience working with HRIS systems, payroll interfaces, and multi-state operations.
• Canadian benefits and leave administration experience is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Administer employee benefits programs, including health, retirement, disability, wellness, and voluntary benefits.
• Manage benefit enrollments, life event changes, open enrollment, terminations, and employee eligibility records.
• Serve as the primary contact for benefit vendors, brokers, and third-party administrators while ensuring data accuracy, billing reconciliation, and process improvements.
• Administer employee leaves of absence, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, disability, parental, military, and other statutory leave programs.
• Coordinate leave documentation, accommodations, return-to-work plans, and employee reintegration efforts.
• Manage workers’ compensation claims from injury through resolution, including claim reporting, medical coordination, and transitional duty programs.
• Partner with managers, HSE, insurance providers, and employees to support occupational health and injury management initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with applicable employment, benefits, leave, and workers’ compensation regulations.
• Educate employees and leaders on benefits, leave policies, and available resources.
• Maintain accurate records, prepare reports and metrics, support audits, and drive continuous improvement in benefits and leave administration processes.

Skills

Benefits administration

Leave management

Disability programs

Workers’ compensation

Return-to-work

Accommodations

Microsoft Office

HRIS systems

Workday

Payroll interfaces

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

HRIS systems

Workday

Payroll interfaces

Microsoft Office

Job description

Nordex Group is seeking a Benefits & Leave Specialist to administer health, retirement, disability, and other benefit programs across North America. You will manage enrollments, leaves, and workers’ compensation while ensuring regulatory compliance and data accuracy.

You will serve as a primary contact for vendors and administrators, coordinate leave processes, and drive continuous improvements in benefits administration while maintaining confidentiality and high service levels.