Director of Benefits

Kforce Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

401(k)

Job summary

Kforce Inc. is seeking a Director of Benefits in the Saint Louis, MO area to lead strategy, administration, and ongoing improvements of employee benefit programs.

You will manage health, welfare, and retirement plans, drive engagement, and ensure excellent delivery of benefits that support a positive employee experience. Responsibilities include open enrollment leadership, vendor relationships, and communications campaigns to raise benefits awareness and participation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred.
• 5+ years of employee benefits experience.
• Previous leadership or management experience required.
• Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills.
• Experience with HRIS systems; Dayforce is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design, administration, and execution of employee benefit programs.
• Manage relationships with benefit vendors, brokers, and external partners.
• Lead annual open enrollment, including communications and system setup.
• Develop campaigns to increase benefits awareness and participation.
• Analyze program effectiveness using metrics and utilization data.
• Monitor industry trends and regulations to recommend enhancements.
• Ensure accurate benefits administration and ongoing improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic planning

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce's client located in the Saint Louis, MO area is seeking an experienced Director of Benefits to lead the strategy, administration, and continuous improvement of employee benefit programs. In this role, you will need to have large firm experience managing health, welfare, and retirement plans, driving employee engagement, and ensuring the effective delivery of benefits that support a positive employee experience. This client offers salary, health benefits and other company perks and discounts. Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the design, administration, and execution of employee benefit programs
• Manage relationships with benefit vendors, brokers, and external partners
• Lead annual open enrollment, including communications, events, and system setup
• Develop and execute employee communication campaigns to increase benefits awareness and participation
• Analyze program effectiveness using key metrics and utilization data
• Monitor industry trends, regulations, and best practices to recommend enhancements
• Ensure accurate benefits administration and support ongoing process improvements

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 5+ years of employee benefits experience
• Previous leadership or management experience required
• Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion
• Experience with HRIS systems; Dayforce experience is a plus

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.