Director, Benefits (Remote)

The physical location for the candidate selected must be within the contiguous United States.  

WHO WE ARE!

Susan G. Komen brings a 100% virtual working environment, and you can work anywhere within the U.S. We are a force united by a promise to end breast cancer forever. For over 40 years, we've led the way by funding groundbreaking research, community health initiatives and advocacy programs in local communities across the U.S.  Susan G. Komen is the ONLY organization that addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts such as research, community health, outreach and public policy initiatives in order to make the biggest impact against this disease.

Komen strives to have a culture of passionate, growth-minded professionals who thrive in a team environment and work collaboratively to inspire greatness in others!  We take an ongoing approach to ensure open communication from all levels throughout the organization.  It’s encouraged to give and receive feedback to ensure two-way accountability with a focus on continual improvement both personally and professionally!

What you will be doing in the Director of Benefits role

Plans and directs the organization’s overall design, implementation, communication, compliance and administration of health and welfare benefit plans such as medical, dental, vision, life, disability and retirement programs. Directs and administers  federal, multi-state, county and local leaves of absence including disability benefit integration and informs external third-party administrators. Leads the ADA accommodations process and ensures compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Engages a variety of partners and vendors to deliver strategically focused employee wellness and benefit programs and evaluates benefits and programs to ensure compliance with governmental regulations and competitiveness with employment marketplace.  Develops and oversees benefits budget with responsibility for more than $3.7M in employee benefits.  Oversees employee permanent and temporary work location requests to ensure business continuity, taxation compliance, benefit plan enrollment, and Information technology / security alignment. Administers Workers Compensation process and claims for employees with occupational injuries or illnesses. 

What you will bring to the table

• The primary objective of the Director, Benefits is to support Susan G. Komen in achieving our overall Vision and Mission:
• Directs benefits programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, reimbursement accounts, paid time off, pre-tax arrangements, and voluntary benefits. Serves as a point of contact and escalation for concerns about health and welfare plans and programs.  Ensures ACA and HIPAA regulation compliance.  Oversees reconciliation and authorizes payment of invoices for health and welfare vendors.
• Ensures compliance with legal requirements relative to IRS, DOL, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other government regulations affecting employee benefits. Monitors adherence to pre-tax benefits program regulations. Prepares or oversees preparation of forms 5500 and other required government reports. Oversees COBRA administration via outside vendor system and accurate COBRA enrollments and payments.
• Collaborates with payroll regarding special pay arrangements for leaves of absence, retirement plan administration and compliance, or new or revised benefit offerings.
• Directs and designs health and wellness activities for employees to support the organization’s overall strategic commitment to wellness, cost management, and national recognition as a CEO Gold Standard organization.
• Confers with employees and supervisors regarding Family Medical Leave, short-term disability, long-term disability, ADA or similar leave requests. Determines multi-state eligibility/proper course of action and processes complex leave of absence approvals and rejections. Ensures accurate documentation, record-keeping and confidentiality of private information. 
• Administers the interactive process for employees by working with employees, managers, healthcare providers and other stakeholders to understand essential job function and determine accommodation.  Ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and recommends changes to internal processes as they relate to regulatory changes and maintains documentation to demonstrate compliance.
• Leads the annual review of all benefit programs and recommends organizational design considerations to achieve strategic cost management and goals. Determines best options for annual plan design considerations and presents to senior leadership for approvals/integration.
• Directs Open Enrollment planning, employee communications, administration, HRIS system design changes, and reporting. Directs and oversees post-Open Enrollment process with HRIS vendor, benefits vendors, employees and payroll.
• Creates appropriate communications materials to address a diverse audience of employees who are geographically dispersed. Utilizes a variety of communication tools (PowerPoint, Teams, electronic materials, etc.) to inform employees of benefit plans and programs.
• Performs survey responses and annual benchmarking of plans and programs. Evaluates and compares market competitiveness of existing employee benefits with those of other organizations by analyzing plans, surveys, and reliable sources of information. Develops change recommendations for review by management.
• Develops and directs programs to engage employees in voluntary wellness activities. Designs programs to support the organization’s strategic goals for well-being and cost containment. Ensures that activities support the CEO Cancer Gold Standard requirements.
• Directs and oversees administration of Komen’s 403(b) and Executive 457 retirement programs, including eligibility, enrollments, communications, tune-up and audit processes. Coordinates with external financial advisors and co-fiduciaries to engage a cross-functional Retirement Committee and maintain a compliant, well-documented and closely managed benefit with target date fund focus.
• Reviews and determines outcomes for employee temporary and permanent work relocation requests, engages department managers to ensure business needs will be met, coordinates with IT department to ensure system and security integrity.  Makes HRIS system changes and works with Payroll Department to ensure proper taxation and benefit plan enrollment.  
• Assists with annual HR department planning. Compiles benefits cost projections for the annual benefits budget. Oversees a benefits departmental budget with responsibility for oversight of more than $3.7 M in employee benefits and wellness and develops budget for employee recognition activities.
• Serves as point of contact for all employee occupational illnesses or injuries, oversees claim submission and resolution, serves as interface with Workers Compensation carrier.  Ensures employees receive the medical treatment needed and medical releases are received.  
• Maintains vendor contacts to investigate discrepancies and provide information in non-routine situations. Ensures efficient transactions and positive working relationships.
• Supports HR department activities related to complex employee relations events and follow-up. employee relations events and follow-up.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

We already know you will have and be able to

• The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop positive working relationships with both internal customers and external vendors.  
• Demonstrated maturity in dealing with different levels of employees in a fast-paced environment and the ability to maintain confidentiality of all employee data. 
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as business contracts, policies and guidelines and manuals.  
• Solid writing skills to compile routine reports and correspondence.   
• Presentation skills needed to speak effectively before groups of employees.  
• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of practical problems.  
• The ability to balance professionalism with compassion to be able to assist employees during life events ensuring our benefit plans are being optimized.
• Minimum of 7–10 years' related experience in benefit plan oversight, compliance, etc. with a multi-state employer required to effectively perform the job’s responsibilities.   
• Minimum of bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, in a human resource related area preferred. Specialized benefits certification (CEBS or CBP) preferred.

 We would love if you also have and are able to

• Strong organization and project management skills.  
• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and make recommendations for improvements.  
• Solid financial acumen. 
• Extensive knowledge of legal requirements relative to IRS, DOL, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other government regulations affecting fully and self-insured employee benefit plans and multi-state leave of absence administration and compliance, ADA accommodation administration.
• Ability to communicate effectively both oral and written; research, develop, present, and promote projects; work independently; prioritize work and meet deadlines. Experience working in a fully remote work environment.
• Travel requirements required outside of your home office will be less than 5% depending on our business needs.

So, what's in it for you?

Komen believes in the importance of taking care of our employees so that in turn they can be committed to supporting our critical mission to support those impacted by breast cancer and to help find cures.  This is what Komen provides away from the computer: 

• Approximate salary $85,000 to $120,000/annually, exact compensation ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job level, internal equity and budget. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's skills, experience and geographic location.
• Health, dental, vision and a retirement plan with a 6% employer match
• Generous Paid Time Off Plan
• Flexible work arrangement in a fully remote working environment
• Bi-weekly work from home stipend
• Parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• A culture of learning and development
• And so much more!

Komen provides a remote and/or home-based working environment for all active employees. Komen defines remote as the ability to work from any physical location within the U.S. where an employee can perform specified work duties without disruption or distraction.  Komen defines home-based roles as positions that are required to reside in a specific market.  Work schedules for both remote and home based are determined by the organizational needs of each department. 

Susan G. Komen is fair and equal in all of its employment practices for persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, veteran status or sexual orientation.  Additionally, we embrace Diverse Teams & Perspective, and we find strength in the diversity of cultural backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.

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The physical location for the candidate selected must be within the contiguous United States (we do not employ in AK, ID, MT, NM, SD, UT, WY).  In the event a move is expected to occur by the candidate selected, it must be approved by Komen's HR team prior to the move.

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