The Global Benefits Manager is responsible for managing Cofense’s global benefit program, including ensuring efficient operation of all benefits programs, providing day-to-day benefits administration and guidance, and assisting employees in all domestic and international locations.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
- Responsible for the management of all domestic and international Cofense benefit programs
- Develop and maintain relationships with benefits brokers in all domestic and international locations
- Coordinate annual benefit renewals in partnership with local broker teams to manage cost increases and total spend
- Conduct annual open enrollment activities and education for applicable Cofense locations
- Maintain Cofense’s global retirement programs, including all annual audit requirements
- Oversee the processing of new enrollments, benefit changes, terminations, and COBRA continuation
- Create and distribute benefit communications for new employees, open enrollment, and other benefit-related projects; facilitate internal and external employee education programming on benefit-related topics throughout the year
- Conduct new hire benefits orientation for new hires and explain company paid benefit programs
- Review, reconcile and process all benefit invoices
- Validate all benefit enrollments and corresponding payroll deductions
- Manage and administer all Cofense leave programs, including FMLA, ADA, STD, LTD, and Parental Leave
- Assist in the data collection of annual required projects such as audits, 5500 filings, ACA reporting, etc.
- Create and execute Cofense’s global Wellness program; develop an annual strategy and budget to ensure a well-rounded program that will excite employees and foster employee engagement
- Conduct benefits-related due diligence as Cofense looks to enter into new countries and territories
- Coordinate and complete the annual Salary benchmarking report with vendor (Culpepper)
- Special projects as requested
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
- Excellent customer service and superior communication skills; must be comfortable discussing and explaining numerous benefits to all levels and cultures of employees
- Ability to prioritize
- Excellent analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail
Education and/or Experience:
- Five or more years of benefits administration experience
- Experience with HRIS system required, previous experience with UKG
- Experience with international benefits strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Disclaimer-
The above statements are neither intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be a listing of all of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. This job description is not a contract of employment, either express or implied. Employment with Cofense will be voluntarily entered into and your employment is considered at will. Cofense reserves the right to alter the job description at any time without notice.
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Five or more years of benefits administration experience; HRIS system experience required, UKG preferred; international benefits experience strongly preferred; Bachelor's degree preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- managing benefit programs
- coordinating benefit renewals
- administering leave programs
Skills & Tools
HRIS, UKG
Job Details
- Category: Human Resources
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — United States
- Languages: English
About Cofense
A company that manages global employee benefits programs. — Industry: Information Technology