Senior Benefits Specialist

The role

The Senior Benefits Specialist will own the design, administration, and execution of health insurance, retirement plans, and wellness initiatives. This individual-contributor role involves managing vendor relationships and resolving complex plan administration issues.

What you will do

• Administer benefits plans end to end including enrollment, eligibility, and plan changes.
• Resolve complex or escalated benefits issues.
• Execute benefits initiatives in partnership with HR, Finance, and Legal.
• Write and maintain policies and procedures for benefits administration.
• Produce and manage employee-facing benefits communications.
• Manage vendor and broker relationships, including RFPs and contract negotiations.
• Track program performance against operational metrics.
• Build and maintain reporting and measurement tools.
• Serve as a resource for other benefits and HR staff on complex questions.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, and external brokers to resolve administration issues.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus approximately 8+ years of relevant benefits/total rewards experience
• Deep, advanced knowledge of benefits plan design, administration, and compliance (health & welfare, retirement, wellness)
• Demonstrated experience managing vendor/broker relationships and negotiating service contracts
• Strong analytical skills with experience building frameworks to measure program impact and satisfaction
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Working knowledge of relevant employment and benefits law (ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, etc.)
• Experience partnering with Legal and Finance on compliance matters
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
• Hearing and speech to communicate clearly with employees, vendors, and internal teams

About the company

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity. They operate at the cutting edge of Applied AI to solve important societal problems.