Strategic U.S. Benefits & Retirement Lead

Schneider Electric; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric seeks an experienced U.S. Benefits & Retirement Administration Manager to lead the administration, governance, and improvement of U.S. benefits programs including Health & Welfare and 401(k).

You will manage a team within People Operations and coordinate with external vendors to deliver compliant, efficient employee benefits. The role balances strategic execution with operational excellence, driving improvements in employee experience and data-driven decision making across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in benefits administration, retirement administration, or total rewards operations.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience or demonstrated leadership of complex programs and cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing external vendors and third-party administrators.
• Advanced analytical and Excel skills.
• Proven project management and process improvement experience.
• Local to one of our US Hub locations and able to work 2 days in-office per week.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administration of U.S. benefits programs such as Medical, Dental, Vision; HSA; FSA; COBRA; 401(k).
• Lead and support the development of a team of individual contributors and subject matter experts.
• Serve as the relationship owner for the Company’s third-party benefit administrator.
• Oversee statements of work, cost, contract negotiation, SLAs and performance metrics.
• Develop and implement operational strategies that improve employee experience, efficiency, and compliance.
• Identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities through analytics and operational reviews.
• Partner with Total Rewards Centers of Excellence and HR leadership on implementation of new benefit programs and changes.
• Act as the escalation point for complex benefit administration issues; partner with HR pillars to resolve.
• Ensure administration complies with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, IRS, and DOL requirements.
• Use data to identify continuous improvement initiatives and operational transformations.

Skills

Advanced analytical skills

Excel skills

Project management

Process improvement

People leadership

Vendor management

Data-driven decisions

Education

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

Tools

Oracle

Dayforce

ServiceNow

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

Schneider Electric seeks an experienced U.S. Benefits & Retirement Administration Manager to lead the administration, governance, and improvement of U.S. benefits programs including Health & Welfare and 401(k).

You will manage a team within People Operations and coordinate with external vendors to deliver compliant, efficient employee benefits. The role balances strategic execution with operational excellence, driving improvements in employee experience and data-driven decision making across