Senior Manager - Benefits

The role

The Senior Manager, Benefits leads the administration, governance, and continuous improvement of employee benefits programs across the U.S. and global locations. This role manages benefits operations, vendor relationships, and cross-functional initiatives.

What you will do

• Lead the administration and ongoing management of health, welfare, retirement, leave, and wellbeing programs.
• Serve as the strategic relationship owner for benefits vendors, brokers, consultants, carriers, and third-party administrators.
• Partner with Employee Experience, Payroll, HRIS, Finance, Legal, and HR leadership.
• Lead annual enrollment strategy, execution, communications, and governance activities.
• Oversee benefits compliance, audits, reporting requirements, and operational controls.
• Manage benefits programs in the U.S. and support employee benefits programs in Mexico.
• Lead vendor performance reviews, service governance, and issue resolution activities.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Lead benefits-related projects, vendor implementations, and operational transformation initiatives.
• Coach, develop, and support benefits team members.

Required qualifications

• Bachelors degree.
• 8+ years of progressive benefits experience focused on managing health, welfare, retirement, leave, and wellbeing programs.
• Current understanding of international benefits administration, statutory requirements, and working with global benefit brokers/vendors.
• Managed multi-million dollar benefit operations, driving vendor accountability and performance across brokers, consultants, carriers, and third party administrators.
• Led major new benefit vendor implementations.
• Led cross-functional initiatives involving Payroll, HRIS, Finance, and Legal.
• Data driven with technical expertise in HRIS platforms, benefits administration systems, and vendor integrations.
• Proven track record of benchmarking 'what great looks like,' proactively identifying operational gaps, and pitching/executing scalable benefits solutions in fast-paced environments.
• Experience and a desire to lead as a "player-coach".

Nice to have

• 3+ years of people management experience.
• Experience in a multinational organization and supporting employee benefits programs abroad.
• Experience with a benefits consultancy or a benefits broker.
• CEBS or similar benefits certification.
• Oracle experience.

Benefits

• company sponsored health plan
• dental and vision benefits
• 401k match
• financial and mental wellness benefits
• parental leave
• short- and long-term disability coverage
• life insurance

Before you apply

• No immigration sponsorship or transfer available for this role.

About the company

Uber Freight helps companies move goods more reliably and efficiently using technology, people, and transportation capacity. They work with 1 in 3 Fortune 500 shippers across North America and manage over $17B in freight.