LOA & Benefits Specialist

Supermicro; Wayne (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a Leave of Absence and Benefits Specialist to manage employee leave programs, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while providing a positive employee experience. This role serves as the primary point of contact for employees, managers, HR Business Partners, payroll, and third-party leave administrators throughout the leave process.

This position is based in San Jose, CA and is not eligible for remote work.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in leave administration or HR operations.
• Strong knowledge of FMLA, CFRA, ADA, PDL, workers' compensation, and related leave laws.
• Experience working with HRIS systems, leave management platforms, and third-party administrators.
• Strong organizational, communication, and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Administer all leave programs, including FMLA, CFRA, ADA, PDL, personal leave, and other protected leaves.
• Review leave requests, determine eligibility, and manage required documentation.
• Track leave usage, approvals, extensions, and return-to-work dates.
• Serve as the primary contact for employee and manager leave-related questions.
• Coordinate with payroll, benefits, workers' compensation, and third-party leave vendors.
• Ensure timely delivery of required notices and compliance with applicable laws.
• Support return-to-work processes, fitness-for-duty reviews, and reasonable accommodation efforts.
• Maintain accurate, confidential leave records and case documentation.
• Prepare leave reports and identify opportunities to improve processes and employee experience.
• Support the benefits team during periods of high volume or with special projects.

Skills

Leave administration

HR operations

FMLA knowledge

CFRA knowledge

ADA knowledge

HRIS systems

Tools

SuccessFactors

ServiceNow

Job description

About Supermicro:

Supermicro is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

Job Summary:

Supermicro is seeking a Leave of Absence and Benefits Specialist to manage our employee leave programs, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while providing a positive employee experience. This role serves as the primary point of contact for employees, managers, HR Business Partners, payroll, and third-party leave administrators throughout the leave process.

This position is based in San Jose, CA and is not eligible for remote work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administer all leave programs, including FMLA, CFRA, ADA, PDL, personal leave, and other protected leaves.
• Review leave requests, determine eligibility, and manage required documentation.
• Track leave usage, approvals, extensions, and return-to-work dates.
• Serve as the primary contact for employee and manager leave-related questions.
• Coordinate with payroll, benefits, workers' compensation, and third-party leave vendors.
• Ensure timely delivery of required notices and compliance with applicable laws.
• Support return-to-work processes, fitness-for-duty reviews, and reasonable accommodation efforts.
• Maintain accurate, confidential leave records and case documentation.
• Prepare leave reports and identify opportunities to improve processes and employee experience.
• Support the benefits team during periods of high volume or with special projects.

Qualifications:

Required

• 3+ years of experience in leave administration or HR operations.
• Strong knowledge of FMLA, CFRA, ADA, PDL, workers' compensation, and related leave laws.
• Experience working with HRIS systems, leave management platforms, and third-party administrators.
• Strong organizational, communication, and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.

Preferred

• 2 years' experience supporting California employees and multi-state leave programs.
• Experience with SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, or similar HR systems.