Manager, Benefits Administration

Healthcare IT Leaders, LLC; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthcare IT Leaders, LLC seeks a Manager, Benefits Administration to lead and oversee our client’s employee benefits programs. You will direct administration across health, retirement, life, disability, FSA/HSA, COBRA, and leave benefits for 25,000+ employees, manage vendor relationships, and ensure compliance.

This hybrid role requires strategic leadership and experience with open enrollment across multiple sites and budgeting, with preferred CEBS/SHRM/SPHR certifications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years progressive benefits experience.
• 3+ years managing healthcare benefits programs.
• Deep knowledge of retirement and health and welfare plans.
• Union benefits administration experience.
• Strong vendor management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct administration of health/welfare, retirement, life, disability, FSA/HSA, COBRA, and leave benefits for 25,000+ employees.
• Lead annual open enrollment across 30 hospitals and 280+ sites.
• Manage carrier and vendor relationships.
• Ensure ACA/ERISA/COBRA/HIPAA compliance.
• Administer benefits for union populations.
• Lead and develop benefits team members.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Benefits administration

Vendor management

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Union benefits

Retirement plans

Healthcare benefits

Job description

• Position Title: Manager, Benefits Administration

Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite / 2 days Remote

Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of client's employee benefits programs. This role leads benefits administration, compliance, vendor management, retirement programs, annual enrollment, benefits financial management, and team leadership.

Essential Functions

• Direct administration of health and welfare, retirement, life, disability, FSA/HSA, COBRA, and leave-related benefits programs serving 25,000+ employees.
• Lead annual open enrollment across 30 hospitals and 280+ sites.
• Manage carrier and vendor relationships.
• Ensure ACA, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, and regulatory compliance.
• Administer benefits for union populations.
• Lead and develop benefits team members.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
• All other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years progressive benefits experience.
• 3+ years managing healthcare benefits programs supporting 5,000+ employees.
• Deep knowledge of retirement and health and welfare plans.
• Union benefits administration experience.
• Strong vendor management and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• CEBS, SHRM-SCP, SPHR or related certification.
• Workday Benefits experience.

Healthcare IT Leaders provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.