Walmart

Manager, Benefits and Wellbeing

Walmart$80K — $155K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Finance, or related field, or 2 years in HR or benefits management.
  • Proven experience in benefits administration and vendor management in complex organizations.
  • Strong project management skills for plan design and system enhancements.
  • Expertise in federal, state, and local health regulations compliance.
  • Excellent communication for training, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Ability to analyze policies for continuous improvement and efficiency.
  • Experience collaborating with legal, IT, and external partners for solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Support design and implementation of ADA, LOA/FMLA, and STD policies for compliance and employee experience.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for ADA, LOA/FMLA, and STD, translating policy needs into operational requirements.
  • Collaborate with Legal and Compliance to resolve issues and ensure proper changes are implemented.
  • Develop resources and training to assist field associates in understanding policy.
  • Analyze data trends for recommending improvements and leveraging technology.
  • Identify technology and automation solutions to enhance benefits administration and compliance.
  • Manage escalated issues and provide analytical insights to senior leadership.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) and stock purchase options.
  • Company-paid life insurance and short/long-term disability.
  • Paid time off including sick leave, parental leave, and bereavement leave.
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • Military Leave Pay and company discounts.
  • Walmart-paid education benefit program covering tuition and fees for various educational programs.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...
The Manager, Benefits and Wellbeing, leads the administration and compliance of employee benefits programs by collaborating with senior leadership, legal counsel, and vendors. This role ensures adherence to federal, state, and local regulations while managing third-party administrators and benefits systems. The position involves developing and implementing process improvements, training, and communication strategies to support accurate benefits delivery. The manager also oversees project plans related to plan design changes and eligibility files, providing analytical insights and maintaining strong partnerships to optimize benefits administration and enhance overall organizational wellbeing.

What you'll do...

  • Support design, interpretation, revision, and execution of ADA, LOA/FMLA, and STD policies, ensuring compliance while supporting associate experience.
  • Serve as ADA, LOA/FMLA, and STD subject matter expert, translating policy needs into business, technology, and operational requirements.
  • Partner with Legal, Compliance and business stakeholders to resolve issues, identify risks, and implement changes.
  • Develop and implement resource documents and conduct policy training to support field associates
  • Analyze data and trends to recommend improvements, simplify processes, support training/communications, and leverage technology and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and outcomes.
  • Demonstrate curiosity and problem solving by identifying how technology and automation improve administration while maintaining compliance and associate trust.


What you'll bring:
  • Proven experience in benefits administration and vendor management within complex organizational environments.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to lead plan design changes and system enhancements.
  • Expertise in interpreting and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local health-related regulations.
  • Excellent communication skills to develop training, process documentation, and stakeholder engagement materials.
  • Ability to analyze policies and processes, driving continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with legal, IT, and external partners to implement business solutions.
  • Demonstrated capability in managing escalated issues and providing analytical support to senior leadership.


At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $155,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, or related field OR 2 years' experience in human resources, group benefits management, group benefits administration, or relevant area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Microsoft Office, Project Management, Supervising Associates

Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification
Primary Location...

806 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

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2,300 employees
Market Cap
$387 billion
Industry
Net Income
$13.5 billion
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
Revenue
$559.1 billion
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