ARAG Legal Insurance
Benefits & Compensation Specialist
ARAG Legal Insurance, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50319
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ARAG Legal Insurance Do you have a keen eye for detail and a knack for managing benefits and leave administration? Are you passionate about engaging with team members and building strong internal relationships? If you thrive in a collaborative environment and have experience with employment practices, HR concepts and HRIS systems, we want to hear from you! ARAG is hiring a Benefits & Compensation Specialist! Key responsibilities include collaborating with brokers, carriers, and vendors, leading the benefits enrollment process, and serving as the main point of contact to our team members for all benefits and leave related questions. Responsibilities
Administers all ARAG benefit programs, including health and welfare plans, worker’s compensation, and STD/LTD. Collaborates with brokers and carriers to ensure the accuracy of plan administration, carrier portals, and HRIS connections. Provides timely and accurate responses to inquiries from both new and existing team members. Monitors qualifying events and processes necessary system changes in adherence to benefit compliance and plan design. Proactively monitors the Company intranet and other team member communications to ensure all benefit communication and documents are accurate and up to date. Creates campaigns to educate team members on the benefit package to drive engagement and utilization. Leads the Open Enrollment process for the organization, partners with broker and coordinates benefit meeting logistics. Partners with COBRA vendor to ensure COBRA requirements are met for terminated team members. Monitors benefit industry trends and participates in relevant data collection surveys. Provides recommendations to Culture & People leadership on new benefits or benefit changes. Leave Administration
Partners with Leave Management vendor to administer the leave process for the organization. Communicates leave policies, procedures and entitlements to team members and leaders. Responsible for educating leaders on ADA, FMLA, STD/LTD processes and provides formal training, as needed. Monitors return-to-work statuses, coordinates with appropriate parties on accommodation or modifications, as needed. Supports and facilitates the ADA interactive process, including evaluating requests for reasonable accommodations. Compensation Administration
Collaborates with external compensation consultant and Senior Manager, Culture & People to establish market pricing for new and revised job descriptions. Maintains compensation data and ensures alignment with internal equity and market benchmarks. Participates in compensation surveys. Supports the annual merit increase process including data preparation, analysis, and communication. HRIS Administration
Responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the HRIS system, works with vendors when issues arise, and partners with Finance on maintaining system integrity. Assists managers and team members on the use of the system, helps, and trains new hires in how to utilize the system. Serves as primary resource for running reports from the HRIS systems and reviews reports ran for accuracy. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or related discipline or equivalent work experience. 3+ years’ related experience. Leave & benefits administration experience required. Working knowledge and understanding of general Human Resources best practices. Solid understanding of employee benefits, insurance plans and leave laws (e.g., FMLA, ADA, HIPAA, COBRA). PHR/SHRM-CP Certification preferred.
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Benefits & Compensation Specialist
role at
ARAG Legal Insurance Do you have a keen eye for detail and a knack for managing benefits and leave administration? Are you passionate about engaging with team members and building strong internal relationships? If you thrive in a collaborative environment and have experience with employment practices, HR concepts and HRIS systems, we want to hear from you! ARAG is hiring a Benefits & Compensation Specialist! Key responsibilities include collaborating with brokers, carriers, and vendors, leading the benefits enrollment process, and serving as the main point of contact to our team members for all benefits and leave related questions. Responsibilities
Administers all ARAG benefit programs, including health and welfare plans, worker’s compensation, and STD/LTD. Collaborates with brokers and carriers to ensure the accuracy of plan administration, carrier portals, and HRIS connections. Provides timely and accurate responses to inquiries from both new and existing team members. Monitors qualifying events and processes necessary system changes in adherence to benefit compliance and plan design. Proactively monitors the Company intranet and other team member communications to ensure all benefit communication and documents are accurate and up to date. Creates campaigns to educate team members on the benefit package to drive engagement and utilization. Leads the Open Enrollment process for the organization, partners with broker and coordinates benefit meeting logistics. Partners with COBRA vendor to ensure COBRA requirements are met for terminated team members. Monitors benefit industry trends and participates in relevant data collection surveys. Provides recommendations to Culture & People leadership on new benefits or benefit changes. Leave Administration
Partners with Leave Management vendor to administer the leave process for the organization. Communicates leave policies, procedures and entitlements to team members and leaders. Responsible for educating leaders on ADA, FMLA, STD/LTD processes and provides formal training, as needed. Monitors return-to-work statuses, coordinates with appropriate parties on accommodation or modifications, as needed. Supports and facilitates the ADA interactive process, including evaluating requests for reasonable accommodations. Compensation Administration
Collaborates with external compensation consultant and Senior Manager, Culture & People to establish market pricing for new and revised job descriptions. Maintains compensation data and ensures alignment with internal equity and market benchmarks. Participates in compensation surveys. Supports the annual merit increase process including data preparation, analysis, and communication. HRIS Administration
Responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the HRIS system, works with vendors when issues arise, and partners with Finance on maintaining system integrity. Assists managers and team members on the use of the system, helps, and trains new hires in how to utilize the system. Serves as primary resource for running reports from the HRIS systems and reviews reports ran for accuracy. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or related discipline or equivalent work experience. 3+ years’ related experience. Leave & benefits administration experience required. Working knowledge and understanding of general Human Resources best practices. Solid understanding of employee benefits, insurance plans and leave laws (e.g., FMLA, ADA, HIPAA, COBRA). PHR/SHRM-CP Certification preferred.
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