The Benefits and Wellness Specialist is responsible for administering, coordinating, and optimizing employee benefit programs and wellness initiatives to support the overall well-being and satisfaction of employees. The incumbent serves as the subject matter expert for core benefit offerings, ensures compliance, data integrity, and effective communication, and manages leave programs and wellness initiatives.
Requirements
- Manage all aspects of employee benefits programs, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and retirement plans
- Oversee the enrollment process, including new hire onboarding and annual open enrollment
- Audit employee elections in Oracle HCM ensuring all necessary data is accurate and complete
- Ensure necessary supporting documents are valid and have been uploaded
- Identify incomplete data and/or missing documents
- Follow up with employees to resolve incomplete data or missing documents
- Work with Sr. Benefits Analyst and HRIS to resolve any process gaps or defects
- Seek and identify opportunities for process improvements
- Ensure benefits programs comply with legal requirements and industry regulations
- Manage and administer all aspects of employee leaves, including FMLA, short-term disability, long-term disability, and other applicable leave programs
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employees requesting leaves and guide them through the leave application process
- Provide guidance and support to employees seeking assistance with leave-related matters and wellness inquiries
- Update communication collateral and ensure proper communication with all stakeholders
- Communicate with HR Service Center team to ensure communications pieces, articles and job aides related to assigned plans are updated and disseminated in a timely manner
- Serve as the main point of contact for employees regarding benefits inquiries, issues, changes and leave requests
- Respond to myHRExperience cases and emails through to resolution
- Perform other job-related functions as assigned
Benefits
- Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
- Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
- Company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes a company match
- Employee Stock Purchase plan
- Paid Time Off
- Holidays
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- Complementary stand-by cruises
- Employee discounts on confirmed cruises
- Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
- On-site Fitness center at our Miami campus
