Compensation & Benefits Lead - Hybrid (Nashville)

Cobalt Service Partners, LLC; Lebanon (TN); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

401(k) with company match

Full health benefits

PTO and paid holidays

Professional development

Company laptop

Job summary

Cobalt Service Partners is seeking a Compensation & Benefits Specialist to administer and improve compensation and benefits across partner companies. This hybrid role is based in Nashville, TN, with 2 days onsite weekly.

You will own compensation and benefits for the platform from start to finish and be the go-to expert on how our people are paid and covered. You will know our plans, our bands, and our compliance calendar well enough to prevent issues before they reach employees or Finance.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of ACA, ERISA, COBRA, 401(k) and benefits administration.
• Experience with multi-entity, PEO or M&A integration is a plus.
• Proven ability to manage open enrollment and merit cycles.

Responsibilities

• Keep compensation records across all partner companies accurate and current.
• Calculate and pay out bonus and commission plans using established frameworks.
• Maintain job architecture and comp bands, updating yearly or after acquisitions.
• Benchmark open and existing roles against market data and analyze pay equity.
• Support the annual merit cycle by building the tools, tracking submissions, and reporting results to Finance and Leadership.
• Manage the annual benefits renewal and open enrollment across all partner companies, from planning through execution.
• Move newly acquired companies onto Cobalt's benefits plan, including census, enrollment, and carrier transitions.
• Serve as the main day-to-day contact for our broker and carriers, and resolve issues within SLA.
• Administer the 401(k) program and coordinate true-ups.
• Own platform-wide ACA and EEOC reporting, investor reporting, and comp and benefits recordkeeping.
• Draft, send, and store offer letters and separation agreements, and run semi-monthly payroll through our PEO.

Skills

Compensation & benefits expertise

Analytical

Numerical accuracy

Attention to detail

HRIS/payroll tools experience

Tools

Excel/Sheets

ADP

Miter

Job description

Cobalt Service Partners is seeking a Compensation & Benefits Specialist to administer and improve compensation and benefits across partner companies. This hybrid role is based in Nashville, TN, with 2 days onsite weekly.

You will own compensation and benefits for the platform from start to finish and be the go-to expert on how our people are paid and covered. You will know our plans, our bands, and our compliance calendar well enough to prevent issues before they reach employees or Finance.