Strategic Benefits Administrator

Workday Talent Hub; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Education reimbursement

401k Profit Sharing

Generous time off

Job summary

Holmes Murphy & Associates in West Des Moines, IA, is seeking a Benefits Administrator to join the Talent & Culture team. You will implement and manage benefits strategies to attract, retain, and motivate employees, aligning with the organization's operations and culture.

The role oversees benefit programs (medical, dental, life, disability, 401(k)), HRIS data, open enrollment, vendor relations, and compliance while collaborating with stakeholders and a broker team to refine the benefit

Qualifications

• Education: College degree in Human Resources or Business-related field.
• Experience: 3–5 years in the human resources or benefits field preferred.
• Experience with Workday is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer benefit and retirement programs, such as medical, dental, life insurance, disability and 401(k).
• Manage and administer leave of absence with vendor and HRIS and oversee absence policies, procedures, and practices.
• Manage benefit vendor relationships and elevating concerns, as needed.
• Responsible for ensuring benefit and retirement programs are accurately reflected in HRIS.
• Own annual Open Enrollment strategy, administer and manage within HRIS, and facilitate post-Open Enrollment audit.
• Collaborate with Talent & Culture partners to deliver benefit programs, making recommendations and leading leader/employee communications, as needed.
• Maintain tools to assist employees in benefits communication and selection.
• Ongoing collaboration with Holmes Murphy broker team to understand internal and external trends, while continuing to provide employee insights, in order to support and drive the overall benefit strategy.
• Stay abreast of benefit related legal requirements in order to remain compliant and communicate effectively with employees and vendors.
• Oversee management of HMA Benefits inbox; address escalated issues and respond to questions in a timely manner.
• Manage other benefit-related tasks including owning compliance initiatives, COBRA processes, workers’ compensation claims, and any state mandated requests.

Education

College degree in Human Resources or Business-related field

Job description

Holmes Murphy & Associates in West Des Moines, IA, is seeking a Benefits Administrator to join the Talent & Culture team. You will implement and manage benefits strategies to attract, retain, and motivate employees, aligning with the organization's operations and culture.

The role oversees benefit programs (medical, dental, life, disability, 401(k)), HRIS data, open enrollment, vendor relations, and compliance while collaborating with stakeholders and a broker team to refine the benefit