Sr. HR Benefits & Leaves

Stryker; Puerto Rico; On-site; USD 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Puerto Rico seeks a benefits administrator to manage medical, retirement, wellness, and incentive plans, ensuring regulatory compliance and accurate documentation. The role will handle leave of absence cases end-to-end, evaluate eligibility, and maintain confidential records while supporting payroll-related impacts.

You will partner with vendors and government agencies, support multiple manufacturing sites, and contribute to process improvements for service quality and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field required.
• Minimum 4 years of professional HR experience.
• Experience administering benefits and leaves in Puerto Rico regulatory context.
• Proficiency with Excel and HR data management.

Responsibilities

• Administer employee benefits programs (medical, retirement, wellness, incentive).
• Manage leave of absence cases from intake to resolution, ensuring PR compliance.
• Evaluate eligibility and maintain accurate records for benefits and leave requests.
• Serve as contact for employees and managers on benefits coverage and leave status.
• Maintain confidential employee records and HRIS data; support reporting.

Skills

Benefits administration

Leave of absence management

HR information systems

Microsoft Excel

Advanced English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

HRIS software

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite

This role serves as a key resource for benefits programs, leave of absence management, regulatory compliance, and employee support, requiring strong knowledge of Puerto Rico benefits and leave regulations, accurate documentation practices, and day-to-day operational execution.

What You Will Do

• Administer employee benefits programs, including medical, retirement, wellness, incentive, and bonus-related plans.
• Manage leave of absence cases from intake through resolution, ensuring compliance with Puerto Rico labor regulations and applicable leave requirements.
• Evaluate eligibility, documentation, and supporting records related to benefits and leave requests.
• Serve as a point of contact for employees and managers regarding benefits coverage, leave status, payroll-related impacts, and program administration.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, documentation, and electronic files in HR systems.
• Review benefits and leave data, perform calculations, validate information, and support reporting and HR metrics.
• Partner with external vendors, insurance providers, and government agencies regarding benefits administration and compliance matters.
• Support benefits and leave operations for multiple manufacturing sites and participate in process improvement activities to enhance service quality and compliance.

What You Will Need

• Required Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of professional work experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in benefits administration, leave of absence management, or a closely related HR specialization.
• Experience administering employee benefits and leave programs in Puerto Rico, including applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, HR information systems, and employee data management.
• Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal).
• Preferred Experience supporting employee populations in a manufacturing environment.
• Professional HR certification (PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent).

Puerto Rico: 77.700,00 - 129.500,00 USD Annual Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better.

We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote

Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace.

These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location.

Field-based

You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary.

Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based.

Onsite

Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility.

Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements.

Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category.

Hybrid

You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility.

Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.