Senior Benefits Operations Specialist - Remote + Equity

Honor; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) with up to 4% match

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Generous time off

Job summary

Honor is seeking a detail-oriented People Operations Senior Specialist, Benefits to administer health, welfare, retirement, and leave programs and enhance the employee benefits experience. You will collaborate with leadership, brokers, carriers, and internal stakeholders to ensure competitive and compliant total rewards.

This remote-first role supports a national footprint, with a focus on accurate deductions, enrollments, and audits while driving process improvements and employee satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years multi-state benefits experience including Health & Welfare and 401(k).
• 3+ years leave administration and workers' compensation administration.
• Experience managing open enrollment, audits, vendor relationships, and communications.
• Strong knowledge of federal/state multi-state benefits regulations.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills with pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation.
• Experience with HRIS; Dayforce experience is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with empathy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

Responsibilities

• Administer health & welfare, 401(k), wellness, leave programs; ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
• Partner with People leadership, brokers, carriers, and vendors for compliant total rewards.
• Lead annual open enrollment from planning through reconciliation.
• Develop clear benefits communications and educational resources.
• Facilitate benefits orientation for new hires and life-event changes.
• Escalation point for complex benefits questions using sound judgment.
• Collaborate with Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and vendors on deductions and enrollments.
• Conduct benefits audits and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee Leave Administration for HQ and Worker’s Compensation.
• Maintain required plan docs and notices; ensure ERISA/COBRA/ACA compliance.
• Coordinate Form 5500 filings and nondiscrimination testing.
• Analyze benefits data to inform program improvements.
• Support broader compensation and benefits initiatives.

Skills

Operational rigor

Analytical problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Dayforce HRIS

Excel / Google Sheets

Job description

Honor is seeking a detail-oriented People Operations Senior Specialist, Benefits to administer health, welfare, retirement, and leave programs and enhance the employee benefits experience. You will collaborate with leadership, brokers, carriers, and internal stakeholders to ensure competitive and compliant total rewards.

This remote-first role supports a national footprint, with a focus on accurate deductions, enrollments, and audits while driving process improvements and employee satisfaction.