Senior Benefits Partner

Digi-Key Electronics; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

DigiKey Electronics seeks a Total Rewards Senior Benefits Partner to manage health, welfare and retirement plans, plus leaves and accommodations. You will lead benefits administration, collaborate with brokers in the US and UK, and drive wellness initiatives with a focus on compliant, data-driven outcomes.

Candidates should have 7+ years in benefits, vendor management, and customer service, with strong Excel skills and HRIS experience.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of benefits and wellness plan administration
• 7+ years of customer service experience
• 7+ years of vendor performance management experience
• PHI/HIPAA/ERISA/ACA/FMLA/ADA compliance knowledge
• Experience with data processing, document management and client engagement
• Intermediate-Advanced Excel skills
• Strong project management skills

Responsibilities

• Administer benefit plans (medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability, 401(k)) compliant with laws
• Ensure accurate continuation, termination and enrollment for active, on leave, or separated employees
• Administer wellness programs across four wellbeing pillars
• Provide oversight as chair for the wellness committee
• Advise on complex leave and accommodation cases for compliant resolutions
• Stay updated on state and federal laws affecting benefits and leave
• Manage vendor SLAs and service quality; monitor utilization
• Collaborate with benefits brokers in the US and UK
• Document processes with stakeholders; maintain accurate records
• Monitor engagement and utilization of benefits and leave programs
• Lead cross-functional projects to improve health and wellness programs
• Partner with Total Rewards on program design and execution
• Perform administrative and project management tasks
• Respond to inquiries with timely and equitable resolutions
• Contribute to annual open enrollment and enrollment guides

Skills

Benefits administration

Vendor management

HRIS systems

Excel

Project management

Communication

Attention to detail

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or Business Administration

SHRM-CP/SCP/PHR/SPHR (preferred)

Tools

HRIS/WorkDay

Job description

DigiKey is one of the fastest growing distributors of electronic components in the world. In addition to offering the broadest selection of in-stock electronic components and providing the best service possible to customers, employees have access to a highly competitive benefits package. To learn more, visit our benefits and perks page.

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Position Overview:

The Total Rewards Senior Benefits Partner is responsible for management and administration of the health & welfare and retirement plans, leave of absences and accommodations programs included in the Employee Benefits and Leave Plans offered by DigKey Electronics. Serves as a subject matter expert on an assigned area of responsibility within the line-up of benefits and leave offered inclusive, but not limited, to Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability, 401(k), Leave and Accommodations and Wellness plans. The Total Rewards Senior Benefits Partner is responsible for the compliance, implementation and management of employee benefit, wellness and leave programs that are broadly accessible, metrics based and designed with a relentless approach towards improved health outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Administer employee benefit plans; medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D, disability and 401(k) plans compliant with plan rules and local, state and federal regulations
• Responsible to ensure accurate continuation, termination and application of benefits for all active employees, employees on leave of absence or working with accommodations, and terminated employees
• Administer employee wellness programs under four key pillars of wellbeing: financial, mental, physical, social
• Provide oversight and serve as chair for employee wellness committee
• Serve as point of consultation for leave and accommodation complex cases to create recommendations for resolution that are equitable and compliant with governing agencies and company policies.
• Responsible to keep up to date with new and changing state and federal laws and regulations regarding employee benefit and time away plans.
• Manage vendor performance on service level agreements, customer service, client support and program utilization
• Work closely with benefits brokers in the US and United Kingdom
• Responsible to maintain up to date and accurate documentation of work processes and practices in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Monitors and reports on engagement in benefit and leave plans and performs regular analysis on utilization and outcomes.
• Leads special and cross-functional project teams, developing and driving cross-functional goals and objectives, recommending solutions to issues relating to the assigned program or section area
• Works Collaboratively with the Total Rewards Team to achieve best in class programs and plan designs in the area of Health and Wellness
• Performs advanced, administrative & project management work
• Respond professionally to inquiries and complaints with timely, and with equitable resolutions
• Contributes to all aspects of annual open enrollment inclusive of updating enrollment guides, facilitating employee information sessions and HRIS testing
• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Typically, 7+ years of benefits and wellness plan administration experience
• Typically, 7+ years of experience in customer service
• Typically, 7+ years of experience in vendor performance management
• Technical proficiency and application of PHI, HIPAA, ERISA, ACA, FMLA, PWFA, ADA, state and local leave and benefit compliance requirements
• Experience in data processing, document management and customer engagement
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Strong project management skills
• Be able to perform repetitive motions that involve the hands, head and other parts of your body
• Be able to sit at a workstation and operate computer devices such as keyboard, mouse, screen
• Must be able to perform the following behavioral competencies; attention to detail, written and oral communication proficiency, customer/client focus, ethical conduct, human resources capacity, initiative, manages execution, personal effectiveness/credibility, positive attitude, problem solving/analysis, professionalism, project management, thoroughness, and time management
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or similar area of study or equivalent, relevant work experiencepreferred
• SHRM-CP®, SHRM-SCP®, PHR® or SPHR® Certificationpreferred

Tools / Systems / Software

• Experience in working with HRIS systems and/or WorkDay

Physical Requirements:

• Generally, spend the workday sitting at a workstation and operating computer devices, such as, but not limited to keyboard, mouse and screen
• Generally, spend the workday performing repetitive motions that involve or affect the hands, head, and other parts of your body

Compensation:

The base pay range for this position is:

$85,000

to

$117,000

Many factors influence the determination of base pay within a range, including the candidate’s work experience in related roles; the candidate’s knowledge, skills, capabilities, and performance; the relative pay of other DigiKey employees in similar roles; and the budget available for the position.

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Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future. The employer does not offer immigration sponsorship for this opportunity.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at 1-800-338-4105 or [e-mail].

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