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Air Liquide is Hiring for a US Benefits Manager in Houston, TX!

We are looking for you !

• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.

• Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.

• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.

• Early Access: Your benefits start date of hire.

Recruiter: Neelam Patel / [email protected] / 913.343.5762

This senior-level role is responsible for the strategic planning, delivery, and compliance of all US health and welfare benefit plans, serving approximately 20,000 benefits-eligible employees. The position manages over $250 million in gross medical/RX spending, overseeing relationships with about 12 vendors/carriers, system data feeds, and annual open enrollment. This leader plays a critical part in determining plan design and subsidy strategy for the entire U.S. benefits program.

• Manage vendors and consultants to ensure flawless delivery of services to all US plan participants (~20k in total)

• Troubleshoot and resolve escalated issues (claims, file feeds issues, compliance) - ensure flawless service delivery to the organization

• Identify and drive operational synergies between within the organization

• With COE lead, design impactful communications for participants to highlight changes, annual benefits enrollment, new programs

• Oversee testing, data management and delivery of the annual benefits enrollment

• Ensure close collaboration with the HR community, HR Ops, BSC and all key internal stakeholders

• Ensure plans comply with all Federal and state statutes and requirements

• Participate in and contribute to strategic plan design, subsidy and related annual changes - ensure changes are then implemented with accuracy

• Set of tone of operational excellence - ensure external providers are meeting delivery expectations

• Understand emerging trends and offer design / process changes accordingly

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelors degree is required for this position

• Minimum of 5 to 8 years managing sophisticated benefit plans, platforms, and integrated systems; including at least 3 years in a supervisory leadership capacity

• Comprehensive technical expertise regarding health and welfare plan structures and financial modeling

• In-depth proficiency with benefit administration systems, electronic data feeds, and technical troubleshooting

• Solid understanding of payroll processes specifically concerning employee benefit deductions

• Proven ability to evaluate the fiscal impact of plan design adjustments for both the company and our employees

• Advanced knowledge of Workday, encompassing reporting, data integrity, and managing interfaces with multiple external carriers