Director, Benefits

Burlington Helping Burlington

Director of Benefits overseeing health and wellness programs at Burlington. Responsible for maximizing satisfaction, compliance, and managing benefits team performance at corporate headquarters.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeKingsbury • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $160,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support development and ongoing management of current benefit programs in order to maximize plan participant satisfaction, while managing health care and insurance costs.
Proactively maintain an understanding of benefits related compliance requirements and trends as related to Health Care Reform, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, and FMLA.
Short-term and Long-term planning - plan and execute modifications to existing benefits programs, plan design and contribution strategy.
Continually assess the company’s benefits processes ensuring the organization is up to date and current with regulatory requirements and best practices.
Direct the annual open enrollment process and ensure high level customer services levels are maintained.
Create, enhance, and implement initiatives that focus on wellness.
Develop relationships with brokers/carriers to facilitate issue resolution, benchmark services, and promote partnership opportunities.
Direct preparation and distribution of communications and presentations to both educate team members on benefit programs and promote consumer driven health care initiatives.
Supervise the Benefits team, carrying out responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training team members; planning, assigning, directing work; and managing overall performance.
Must also support a multi-business unit organization.
Develop and oversee Benefits budget

Requirements

What you’ll need

8-10 years of benefits experience in plan design & administration, cost management, underwriting, and analysis
5+ years in a leadership capacity
Bachelor’s degree required; Advanced degree a plus
Professional Human Resources or Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) a plus
Comprehensive knowledge of relevant laws and regulations
Experience with overseeing self-insured plans
Team player with high-level of influencing, diplomacy, negotiating and consulting skills
Excellent communication, presentation, organization and interpersonal skills
Work efficiently in a fast-paced team environment.

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Hard Skills & Tools

benefits administrationcost managementplan designunderwritinganalysisself-insured plansregulatory compliancewellness initiativesbudget management

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencingdiplomacynegotiatingconsultingcommunicationpresentationorganizationinterpersonal skillsteam player

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeAdvanced degreeProfessional Human ResourcesCertified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS)