Senior Benefits & Wellness Specialist

Millennium Management LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium is a global investment firm seeking an HR Benefits Administrator to join the Human Resources team in New York. This role focuses on US benefits programs, open enrollment, and vendor partnerships, ensuring compliant administration for employees.

You will collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Benefits teams to deliver comprehensive programs, maintain accurate records in Workday, and drive wellness initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive benefits, wellness, and leave administration experience.
• Knowledge of federal and state requirements including ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, OSHA, and GINA.
• Experience using HRIS platforms; Workday experience is a plus.
• Strong vendor management, prioritization, and ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and administer US benefit programs, including health insurance, 401(k), leave policies, and life and disability insurance.
• Coordinate the annual open enrollment process from planning through execution.
• Serve as a key point of contact for benefits escalations, interpreting benefit policies and procedures.
• Process and correct benefit enrollments in Workday, including new-hire elections, qualifying life events, dependent changes, and coverage corrections.
• Support US leave, accommodation, and return-to-work administration as an initial point of contact.
• Deliver regular benefits orientation sessions and support benefits reporting, special projects, and wellness planning.
• Manage vendor onboarding and ongoing vendor relationships, partnering with Legal, Vendor Management, Compliance, Communications, brokers, and consultants to support effective service delivery.
• Support wellness programming, including onsite wellness events, annual calendars, employee communications, partnerships, and benefits and wellness resources.

Skills

Benefits administration

Vendor management

HRIS Workday

Project management

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Tools

Workday

Job description

Millennium is a global investment firm seeking an HR Benefits Administrator to join the Human Resources team in New York. This role focuses on US benefits programs, open enrollment, and vendor partnerships, ensuring compliant administration for employees.

You will collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Benefits teams to deliver comprehensive programs, maintain accurate records in Workday, and drive wellness initiatives across the organization.