Lead Benefits
Lead Benefits
Posted on :
06-09-2025
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Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
06-09-2025
Job Description
Position Summary
Were seeking a resourceful and passionate Benefits Specialist to join our People team in Palo Alto. This person will manage the day-to-day operations of our U.S. health welfare time off and leave programs support an innovative engineering workforce and help evolve our employee benefits experience. The ideal candidate is an out-of-the-box thinker with strong HR systems knowledge exceptional communication skills and a genuine passion for delivering thoughtful people-centered benefits programs.
This position requires a regular onsite presence (4 days/week) in our Palo Alto office to support our dynamic and collaborative engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
Benefits Onboarding
Benefits Onboarding
- Lead benefits orientation during new hire onboarding sessions; present benefit offerings in a clear and engaging manner.
- Guide new hires through benefits enrollment and educate employees on their options in Workday.
Employee & Benefits Support
- Serve as the first point of contact for employee inquiries related to medical dental vision life time off disability and wellness programs.
- Proactively identify trends in employee questions and propose content or process improvements.
Benefits Administration (Workday)
- Manage daily benefit events in Workday including new enrollments life changes terminations and dependents updates.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of benefits data across Workday payroll and external carrier systems.
Auditing Billing and Vendor Support
- Perform routine audits to ensure eligibility payroll deductions and vendor records align.
- Process and reconcile monthly benefits invoices; investigate and resolve discrepancies with vendors.
Leave of Absence & Disability Programs
- Manage the end-to-end employee leave experience (FMLA disability parental personal leaves).
- Act as the liaison between employees managers and third-party administrators to ensure a smooth transition through leave and return-to-work processes.
Projects & Program Development
- Support key benefits initiatives such as open enrollment wellness campaigns and benefits communications.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative employee-centric benefits solutions that align with the needs of a fast-paced engineering workforce.
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of Human Resources in a high-tech or engineering-focused organization with at least 2 years hands-on experience in benefits administration.
- Strong working knowledge of Workday Benefits and Payroll.
- Advanced proficiency in GSuite - VLOOKUPs pivot tables auditing spreadsheets and professional presentation development.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skillsability to simplify complex information and present with clarity.
- Demonstrated experience supporting technical or engineering teams and understanding of their unique workplace needs.
- Proven ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and maintain a high level of professionalism.
- Creative and solution-oriented mindsetyoure someone who challenges the status quo and brings fresh ideas to enhance employee experiences.
- Deep interest in and passion for benefits design wellness and employee well-being.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a startupwith rapidly evolving processes.
- Familiarity with benefits compliance (ACA COBRA ERISA FMLA).
Experience supporting vendor relationships and open enrollment processes.
Employment Type
Contract
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