Role Scope- Own Fluidstack's benefits program end to end, covering medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D, disability, EAP, FSA, HSA, HRA, commuter, voluntary benefits, and the 401(k) with Fidelity, and decide which new benefits (fertility, family-building, mental health) we add next.
- Run annual renewal and open enrollment start to finish: model claims, cost trends, and contribution options with Finance, benchmark against AI and technology peers, bring recommendations to leadership well before enrollment, and audit every election across HRIS, payroll, and carrier systems afterward.
- Keep every plan compliant as we expand into new states and entities, covering ERISA, ACA reporting (1094-C and 1095-C), COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, Section 125, plan documents and required notices, state paid leave laws, and audit readiness.
- Run benefits operations in our HRIS and carrier feeds so eligibility, deductions, and life events stay accurate every pay cycle, and hold brokers, carriers, and TPAs to their service levels through renewals, RFPs, and implementations.
- Administer leave and accommodations (FMLA, state paid leave, disability, parental, and military leave) with carriers, Payroll, HR Business Partners, and Legal, and serve as the go-to expert when an employee's benefits question is complex, urgent, or personal.
What We're Looking ForThe below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.- You've owned a US benefits program end to end, from broker and carrier renewal through open enrollment and the post-enrollment audit of every election.
- You've personally handled benefits compliance (ERISA, ACA reporting and affordability testing, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, Section 125) and you know exactly where your knowledge ends and benefits counsel begins.
- You've administered leave and accommodations across multiple states and kept the company compliant as state laws changed underneath you.
- You've been the primary admin of an HRIS and benefits platform (Rippling), including eligibility rules and carrier EDI feeds, and you reconcile HRIS, payroll, and carrier data in spreadsheets yourself.
- You've built benefits cost and utilization reporting, modeled renewal and contribution scenarios with Finance, and driven leadership to a decision on cost versus coverage.
- You write benefits guides and run education sessions employees actually act on, and you can point to the drop in tickets or enrollment errors that followed.
- You handle confidential health and personal data with discretion, and you build checks so a missed enrollment or payroll error never happens twice.
- Bonus: Benefits certifications (CEBS, CBP). Hypergrowth benefits builds (headcount doubling or more in a year, new states and entities). International benefits (UK, employer of record). Benefits diligence and integration for acquisitions. AI tools for benefits administration and employee support (chat-based benefits assistants).
We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
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