Key Responsibilities

• Partner in the development and implementation of new health and welfare initiatives in partnership with the business to build a culture of wellness, enforcing healthy behaviors and optimize healthcare costs.
• Manage day-to-day activities of plan offerings including medical, dental, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) and pension programs.
• Based on industry experience, stakeholder feedback, and knowledge of best-practices, work closely with Senior Leaders to create the annual benefits program package consisting of recommendations to senior management for plan design.
• Support the Director of Benefits in managing certain fiduciary obligations and delegations; researches, evaluates and drafting responses to ERISA benefit claims and participant inquiries on behalf of the plan fiduciaries; assists in the completion of regulatory reporting and filings (such as Forms 5500, etc)
• Manage vendors responsible for the day to day plan administration of the benefits programs to ensure Dun & Bradstreet is administering those plans in accordance with the terms of the plan document and applicable laws (e.g. ERISA and IRS).
• Partner with third party enrollment provider in updating online platform for the implementation of new plan year and conduct system testing. • Lead the annual open enrollment process including developing communications and ensuring renewal changes are reflected in open enrollment materials, Summary Plan Descriptions, etc.
• Responsible for creating distributing employee benefits communications during and outside of Open Enrollment.
• Monitor costs and effectiveness of benefit programs, identifying opportunities to contain or reduce costs.

Key Requirements

• Experience with managing self-insured benefits programs required.
• Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years of progressive U.S. health and welfare experience; Canada experience a plus.
• Experience managing 401(k) and Pension programs.
• Exceptional project management skills and experience with the ability to manage multiple projects, initiatives and deadlines concurrently.
• Analytical skills with the ability to resolve a wide variety of complex issues or problems.
• Experience working with cross functional teams to drive results; the ability to lead through change and influence leaders and team members to drive winning outcomes.
• Self-directed, motivated, dependable, detail-oriented, and be a strong team player; this includes showing a drive for results, inquisitiveness, and adaptability.
• Data inspired with the ability to analyze data, identify trends and make recommendations.