Benefits Specialist (6-Month Temp) — Enrollment & Compliance Pro

Care.com; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 59,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K employer matching

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Care.com is seeking a Benefits Specialist for a six-month temporary assignment in Dallas, TX. You will serve as the day-to-day contact for health, retirement, leave, and family-building programs, ensuring enrollment and vendor operations run smoothly.

You'll help implement benefit plans, support data migrations to Workday, answer employee questions with empathy, and maintain compliance with ACA, ERISA, COBRA, and HIPAA while coordinating with payroll and vendors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in benefits administration.
• Working knowledge of group health and welfare plans and 401(k).
• Familiarity with ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel or Google Sheets experience.
• Clear, empathetic communication with employees at all levels, and discretion with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of standalone medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life, disability, leave, EAP, and family-building and caregiving programs, including carrier and vendor setup and plan configuration.
• Support migration of employee and enrollment data from our current benefits platform over to our existing HRIS system (Workday)
• Answer employee questions on medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, retirement, leave, disability, life insurance, and family-building and caregiving benefits, and resolve issues with carriers and vendors.
• Process new hire, qualifying life event, and termination enrollments in the benefits administration platform, keeping records accurate and timely.
• Support post-annual open enrollment: build communications, employee 1:1 sessions, test system configurations, and reconcile elections.
• Audit carrier and vendor eligibility files and invoices, and flag and fix discrepancies.
• Coordinate with payroll on benefit deductions.
• Help maintain compliance with ACA, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, and 401(k) requirements, including notices and filing support.
• Keep benefits documentation, intranet pages, and FAQs current.
• Contribute to reporting, process improvements, and special projects.
• Assist with any other benefits-related transition items

Skills

Empathetic communication

Benefits administration

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or related field

Tools

Workday

Benefits platform

Job description

Care.com is seeking a Benefits Specialist for a six-month temporary assignment in Dallas, TX. You will serve as the day-to-day contact for health, retirement, leave, and family-building programs, ensuring enrollment and vendor operations run smoothly.

You'll help implement benefit plans, support data migrations to Workday, answer employee questions with empathy, and maintain compliance with ACA, ERISA, COBRA, and HIPAA while coordinating with payroll and vendors.