Senior Retirement Benefits & Financial Wellness Lead

Newell Brands; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 84,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Newell Brands is seeking a Lead, Retirement Benefits to drive operational leadership of the company’s retirement programs and employee financial wellbeing strategy. You will govern plan administration, compliance, and vendor management while advising Total Rewards leadership on risks, priorities, and investments.

The role partners with cross-functional teams to deliver accurate, efficient programs and to strengthen retirement readiness and financial security for employees in a remote US setting.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of retirement benefits experience in complex programs.
• Strong knowledge of ERISA, IRS rules, fiduciary, governance and compliance.
• Experience leading plan operations, governance, audits, vendor management.
• Advanced Excel; experience with HRIS/payroll systems and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Execute strategic direction for defined contribution plans balancing fiduciary duties and financial stewardship.
• Lead end-to-end retirement plan administration and governance with clear objectives and controls.
• Manage relationships with recordkeepers, trustees, actuaries, consultants, and partners; ensure SLAs and remediation.
• Oversee compliance activities, data collection, notices, filings, and audits.
• Develop and communicate retirement readiness and financial wellbeing strategies across the organization.
• Design and manage vendor solutions, roadmaps, and program change initiatives.
• Monitor dashboards and scorecards; present trends and actions to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Compliance

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

HRIS

Payroll interfaces

Retirement recordkeeping

BI / dashboards

Job description

Newell Brands is seeking a Lead, Retirement Benefits to drive operational leadership of the company’s retirement programs and employee financial wellbeing strategy. You will govern plan administration, compliance, and vendor management while advising Total Rewards leadership on risks, priorities, and investments.

The role partners with cross-functional teams to deliver accurate, efficient programs and to strengthen retirement readiness and financial security for employees in a remote US setting.