Director, Benefits & Employee Experience

Blue Signal Search; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Bonus potential

Paid time off

Parental support

Job summary

Blue Signal Search seeks a Director of Benefits & Employee Experience to lead benefits, wellbeing, and employee programs across multiple locations. You will build and own comprehensive programs, manage a small team, and partner with external providers to ensure competitive rewards and a first-rate employee experience.

The role emphasizes ACA/COBRA compliance, enrollment, communications, and lifecycle programs, with travel to field sites.

Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years of HR experience spanning benefits, workforce programs, or employee engagement, with prior experience leading a team.
• Expertise across employee benefits programs including healthcare coverage, retirement plans, COBRA administration, and ACA compliance.
• Strong project management and organizational capabilities with demonstrated program ownership and follow-through.
• Effective communicator who can build productive relationships with employees, managers, vendors, and HR leadership.
• Experience supporting employees across multiple locations or business environments.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, CEBS, or a comparable HR or benefits credential is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and delivery of health, welfare, retirement, and supplemental benefit programs while maintaining ACA, COBRA, and employee notice processes.
• Coordinate annual enrollment activities, employee communications, system updates, issue resolution, and other activities that create an efficient benefits experience.
• Manage relationships with benefit providers, brokers, and external partners, including escalations, renewals, budgets, and program performance.
• Leverage workforce insights and program data to enhance the effectiveness, value, and impact of benefits and wellness offerings.
• Shape and manage programs that promote employee engagement, appreciation, wellness, and access to valuable workplace resources.
• Strengthen onboarding, offboarding, and other key employee lifecycle programs to create consistent experiences across locations.
• Partner with managers and HR stakeholders to identify employee experience challenges and implement practical process and program improvements.
• Guide and develop a team focused on delivering benefits and employee programs while setting clear goals and priorities.
• Based in Phoenix with regular travel to company sites and field locations, averaging roughly 30 percent.

Skills

HR leadership

Benefits programs

Employee engagement

Project management

Communication

Multi-location support

HR credential

Education

HR credential

Job description

Blue Signal Search seeks a Director of Benefits & Employee Experience to lead benefits, wellbeing, and employee programs across multiple locations. You will build and own comprehensive programs, manage a small team, and partner with external providers to ensure competitive rewards and a first-rate employee experience.

The role emphasizes ACA/COBRA compliance, enrollment, communications, and lifecycle programs, with travel to field sites.