Senior Benefits Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Senior Benefits Specialist supports the administration, compliance, analysis, and continuous improvement of UL Solutions' U.S. benefits programs. This role partners with vendors, employees, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and Total Rewards to ensure accurate benefits administration, strong operational controls, and a positive employee experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• The position plays a key role in Open Enrollment, vendor management, compliance activities, audits, reporting, system enhancements, and process improvements. The Senior Benefits Specialist also serves as a subject matter expert and provides guidance to lower-level Benefits Specialists.
• Administer and support U.S. health, welfare, retirement, and voluntary benefits programs, including eligibility, enrollment, plan provisions, escalated inquiries, appeals, and exception requests.
• Lead annual Open Enrollment planning, testing, validation, implementation, and employee support.
• Perform audits, reconciliations, reporting, and data analysis to ensure accuracy of eligibility, enrollment, payroll deductions, vendor invoicing, and data exchanges.
• Monitor compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other federal and state benefits requirements.
• Manage relationships with vendors, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and internal stakeholders to resolve benefits-related issues, improve service delivery, and support operational effectiveness.
• Support benefits benchmarking, market research, survey analysis, and recommendations for program enhancements, policies, plan design changes, and cost-saving opportunities as needed.
• Support system enhancements, vendor implementations, process improvements and other benefits-related projects.
• Develop and maintain employee communications, procedures, knowledge articles, and benefits documentation.
• Provide guidance, training, and support to other Benefits team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, with generally five plus years of related experience.
• Strong knowledge of benefits administration, benefits concepts, and benefits program management.
• Working knowledge of laws and regulations governing benefits programs, including ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other applicable federal and state requirements.
• Ability to evaluate benefits programs, analyze market data and survey results, and support recommendations for new or modified plans, programs, policies, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Experience supporting Open Enrollment, benefits audits, reconciliations, reporting, vendor coordination, and employee inquiries.
• Working knowledge of Human Resource Information Systems, benefits administration platforms, reporting tools, and data integrity processes.

What you'll experience working for ULS
UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we're still leading the way. From day one, we've blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.
That's where you come in - because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.
This is more than a job. It's a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today - and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you'll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.
Everyone here is unique. But we're also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.
Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future - one where everyone benefits.
Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com
Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $75,000 to $100,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday and personal days (totaling 12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).
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ABOUT US
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Advancing our mission of working for a safer world starts with our people. We have over 15,000 team members around the world, each making a valuable and essential contribution to creating a safer future. Whether it's hiring top talent, empowering our people to learn new skills or providing critical hands-on support, we are always finding new ways to deliver a better employee experience. We're looking for people to share their ideas and help us create a diverse, engaged culture that's united by a passion for safety and sustainability. Join our team, shape our culture and support our global community of experts.