Benefits and Wellness Specialist
Department: Human Resources
Reports To: Vice President – Human Resources
Job Classification: Non-Exempt
Description:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and empathetic Benefits and Wellness Specialist to lead the administration and evolution of the New York Yankees’ benefits program including health, wellness, retirement plans, and leave of absence administration. This role will act as the first point of contact for all Yankees’ employees, serve as primary contact for vendors and third-party administrators, and will ensure our benefits remain competitive, compliant and deeply valued by our employees.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Administer a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, wellness, dental, vision, disability, life, flexible spending accounts, retirement and auxiliary plans; continuously evaluate current benefit offerings and recommend changes as needed.
- Responsible for day-to-day support activities, including assisting employees with benefits-related questions and resolution of benefits matters, assisting with new hire benefits orientation, and processing participant enrollments, changes, and terminations.
- Ensure compliance with benefits-related reporting obligations.
- Lead annual benefits open enrollment process, including plan design, communications, elections and audits.
- Oversee leave of absence program, including processing and administering all leave of absence requests, disability paperwork, and requests for reasonable accommodations; effectively interpret FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absence and disabilities and ensure employees on leave are compensated in accordance with relevant laws and policies.
- Act as primary relationship manager for all benefits-related vendors.
- Manage the day-to-day operations of our front office retirement benefit plans, including enrollment, contributions and related communications; coordinate annual audits, non-discrimination testing, and Form 5500 filings; serve as member of Investment Committee advising on plan details.
- Design and administer wellness programming, including policies and programs to help promote employees’ physical, mental and/or financial health; analyze participation data to continuously improve such offerings.
- Monitor changes in federal, state and local laws related to benefits and leaves of absence and ensure all benefit and leave programs are in compliance, and make appropriate updates as necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or a related field.
- 3+ years of comprehensive and progressive experience in benefits and leave of absence administration.
- Strong knowledge of employee benefits plans, including health, retirement and wellness programs.
- High level of discretion for handling confidential data and the ability to explain complex benefits in a comprehensible manner.
- Familiarity with federal and multi-state regulations affecting employee benefits.
- Experience with ADP a plus.
- Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both internally and externally.
- High level of organization and attention to detail, with an ability to multi-task.
- Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
The salary range for this position is $72,000-$87,000/year.
This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of the employee. The New York Yankees are an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.