Benefits Manager

About Robert Bosch GmbH

Headquartered in Germany Robert Bosch GmbH is a premier global supplier with four primary business sectors: Automotive Technology Industrial Technology Consumer Goods and Energy and Building Technology. Over 400000 associates generate sales of over 90 billion. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark short Bosch creates technology that is Invented for life. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH a charitable foundation. The special ownership structure guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant investments in safeguarding its North America Robert Bosch LLC supplies automotive original equipment and aftermarket products industrial drive and control technology power tool security and building technology thermo-technology household appliances solar energy healthcare and software innovations. Bosch established its regional presence in North America in 1906 and now employs 41000 associates in more than one hundred locations.

Bosch Building Technologies Integrator Business

The regional system integration business called Bosch Building Technologies offers solutions and customized services for building security energy efficiency and building automation for commercial buildings and infrastructure projects Bosch started its Integrator Business in North America through the acquisition of Climatec in 2015. Climatec expanded Boschs role as a comprehensive supplier of energy building automation and security solutions. Climatec is recognized in the building industry as an independent single-source integrator of critical building systems including energy services building automation and security & life safety in the U.S. market. The company provides consulting planning implementation and 24/7 remote management. Climatec is active in several market segments and industries including data centers commercial real estate buildings and federal state and local government. Climatec has operated as an independent entity maintaining its offices in Arizona California Nevada Texas New York and New Jersey. Climatec continues to represent and integrate numerous leading manufactures product lines across its wide range of services including Bosch 2023 Bosch acquired Canadian-based security integrator Paladin Technologies. Merging Paladin Technologies and Climatec will significantly expand Boschs Integrator Business in North America. Today the combined entity of Bosch Building Technologies (previously Climatec and Paladin Technologies) represents over $800M in revenues and 2800 associates. Utilizing the strengths of both companies Bosch offers its customers a complete portfolio of networked and efficient energy building automation and security solutions.

Job Summary: The Benefits Manager is responsible for owning the execution and operational excellence of employee benefit programs across the United States and Canada. This role ensures benefit programs are compliant cost-effective well-governed and aligned with business and workforce needs across a multi-site Building Technologies organization.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day administration of U.S. and Canada benefits programs including health welfare and retirement.
• Oversee the annual open enrollment process benefits training and employee communication.
• Ensure compliance with applicable U.S. and Canadian regulations including state and local laws ERISA ACA and provincial employment standards.
• Manage vendor relationships with carriers administrators brokers etc.
• Establish and monitor service-level agreements case quality metrics compliance controls and employee experience outcomes.
• Manage benefits-related budgets forecasting and cost-containment initiatives.
• Resolve employee escalation and complex benefit issues.
• Implement program changes and present recommendations to leadership.
• Maintain plan documentation and policies including overseeing employee and manager communications related to benefits.
• Serve as primary point of contact for HRBPs Payroll Legal and Business Leaders to support workforce continuity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of benefits administration experience.
• Strong compliance vendor management and stakeholder leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. benefits regulations.
• Experience managing vendor and benefit programs.
• Bachelors degree CEBS CBP or similar certification required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 years of progressive experience in benefits with U.S. and Canadian scope.
• Lead vendor strategy RFPs contract negotiations and ongoing performance management for benefits.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

In general the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• Must be able to effectively communicate in English (ie see hear speak and write clearly) in order to communicate with colleagues and/or customers
• Manual dexterity required for occasional reaching lifting of light office objects and operating office equipment
• Sitting standing walking in office environments and construction sites
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may be required to work at heights over 1.8m (6 feet)

WORKING CONDITIONS:

In general the following conditions of the work environment are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• The office is clean orderly properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate
• Will be required to be on site with customers or contractors with or without BBT colleagues to manage the expectations and deliverables. Sites range from general office environments to new construction.
• Driving to customer sites is required
• Limited overnight travel may be required

Additional Information:

• Working Hours:This position generally works Monday- Friday overtime and on call when necessary
• Benefits:
  1. Medical
  2. Dental
  3. Vision
  4. Flexible Spending Accounts
  5. 401K w/ company match
  6. Life/AD&D/LTD
  7. Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays
  8. Employee Assistance Program
  9. Pet Insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

This company considers candidates regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin citizenship status ancestry sex age physical or mental disability unrelated to ability marital status family responsibilities pregnancy genetic information sexual orientation gender expression gender identity transgender sex stereotyping order of protection status protected veteran or military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service and other categories protected by federal state or local law.

Equal Opportunity Employer including disability / veterans.

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