Senior Director, Benefits
Novavax
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Gaithersburg • Maryland • United States
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Salary
💰 $208,450 - $281,450 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Responsible for the strategic design, governance, and operational excellence of the organization’s benefit programs
- Ensures that benefit programs are competitive, innovative, cost effective, compliant and aligned with the organization’s total rewards philosophy
- Oversees the selection, implementation, and maintenance of any supporting technologies or vendor relationships and ensuring data integrity within the systems
- Leads cross-functional initiatives, manages vendor relationships, and serves as a subject matter expert on health and welfare, retirement, leave and wellbeing programs
- Manages vendor relationships, to include selecting, evaluating and managing terms of service
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations and reporting requirements
- Leads plan design and cost-sharing strategy in conjunction with brokers and vendors
- Partners with leadership and finance to forecast benefits costs and create long-term strategic plans
- Oversees benefits data integrity and collaborates with HR Technology on system enhancements
- Leads RFP processes when evaluating new vendors or benefit programs
- Collaborates with payroll, HR Technology, finance, and HR business partners to ensure seamless benefits delivery
- Develops, reviews, updates all benefit policies within the employee handbook
- Develops clear, accessible benefits communication materials and education strategies
- Leads, mentors and develops benefit team members
- Evaluates industry trends, benchmark data, and regulatory changes to recommend enhancements or redesigns of benefit plans and policies
- Manages annual enrollment, including planning, communication, and system configuration
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field
- 10+ years of progressive experience in benefits management, with at least 5 years in a management role
- Proven experience in administration of benefits programs, plan design, vendor negotiations
- Strategic planner with attention to detail, analytical ability with a strong operational focus
- Strong collaboration skills with ability to work with a diversity of colleagues and partners
- Hands on leader with ability to prioritize competing responsibilities, clearly communicate expectations, and meet tight timelines
- Previous experience with Workday preferred
- Previous experience in compensation or a total rewards role beneficial
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
benefits managementplan designvendor negotiationsdata integritycost-sharing strategyRFP processesbenefit policies developmentannual enrollment managementregulatory compliance
Soft skills
strategic planningattention to detailanalytical abilityoperational focuscollaborationleadershipcommunicationprioritizationmentoring