Senior Benefits Analyst / Administrator
Location: Onsite – Morristown, NJ / Rockville, MD / Salisbury, MD / Walkersville, MD / Portsmouth, NH / Houston, TX / Vacaville, CA / Bend, OR
Duration: 12 Months
Schedule: Monday–Friday, standard business hours.
Preference: Candidates located in the U.S. Eastern Time Zone are preferred to facilitate collaboration with East Coast and European teams.
We are seeking a Senior Benefits Analyst / Administrator to provide hands-on support across U.S. Benefits during a period of significant transformation and organizational change.
This role will independently manage benefits workstreams and support complex initiatives involving M&A, divestitures, benefits transitions, Open Enrollment, vendor implementations, data validation, employee communications, and retirement/401(k) programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage U.S. Benefits workstreams and complex transition activities.
- Coordinate benefit transitions, vendor implementations, data validation and employee communications.
- Support Open Enrollment and broader U.S. Benefits initiatives.
- Partner with HR, Payroll, Legal, HR Operations, Total Rewards, brokers and external benefits vendors.
- Support retirement/401(k) implementation and transition activities.
- Maintain project plans, risks, dependencies and key deliverables.
- Prepare status updates, identify risks and proactively drive actions to completion.
- Work with multiple benefits vendors and external partners.
- Independently manage priorities and escalate issues appropriately.
Qualifications:
- Senior-level experience in U.S. Benefits Administration / Benefits Analysis.
- Strong hands-on experience with employee benefits programs and processes.
- Experience supporting M&A, divestitures, organizational changes or benefits transitions.
- Experience with Open Enrollment, benefits vendors and employee communications.
- Enterprise-level HCM experience required; Workday HCM strongly preferred.
- Experience with 401(k)/retirement benefits is highly desirable.
- Strong project management, data validation and stakeholder communication skills.
- Ability to work independently with limited day-to-day supervision.