Occupation
Benefits Manager
A Benefits Manager oversees an organization's employee benefits strategy, managing vendor relationships and ensuring programs stay compliant with evolving regulations, while leveraging HRIS systems to administer offerings at scale. They lead a team of analysts or coordinators within human resources, setting policy and negotiating contracts with insurance carriers and other providers. This leadership role suits an experienced HR professional skilled in both compliance detail and vendor management.
Duties & responsibilities
- Lead a team of benefits specialists or analysts and mentor staff development
- Design and administer employee benefits programs including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and absence offerings
- Manage vendor relationships and oversee performance of external benefits providers and brokers
- Ensure benefits programs comply with relevant regulations including ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, and FMLA
- Conduct annual enrollment and manage plan renewals across health insurance and retirement programs
- Translate complex benefits concepts and regulations for employees and leadership audiences
- Drive process improvements and handle benefits-related projects such as plan design changes or system implementations
What Benefits Manager roles involve, from employers’ own postings.
How much does a Benefits Manager make?
Too few Benefits Manager postings state pay to publish a median yet: 4 of 6 open roles do, and we wait for 25.
Who is hiring for Benefits Manager roles?
6 open Benefits Manager roles from 6 employers; the most at Axiom Space, Coalition, Inc and Intuit.
From employers’ own postings, as of.
Benefits Manager in the job market
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Open Benefits Manager roles (6)
Benefits Manager
Axiom Space
Houston, TX
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Benefits Manager
See's Candies
Carson, CA
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Senior Manager, Benefits
Shake Shack
Full-time · New York, NY · $142,100 – $190,350
This role leads the design and administration of employee benefits programs at Shake Shack, overseeing health, wellness, retirement, and absence offerings while ensuring competitiveness and compliance. It suits HR professionals with benefits expertise who can balance operational management with strategic business partnership and employee education.
Listed on Shake Shack’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Global Benefits Manager - Operations COE
Intuit
San Diego, CA · $188,500 – $273,000
This role leads global benefits operations and processes for a large organization, managing vendor relationships, annual enrollment, M&A integrations, and process improvements across multiple geographies. It suits experienced benefits operations professionals who excel at cross-functional collaboration, can manage complex implementations, and want to mentor a team while driving operational excellence.
Listed on Intuit’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Global Benefits Manager
Coalition, Inc
Any location, United States · $124,300 – $183,150
Coalition seeks a senior benefits professional to design and operate its global employee benefits programs across multiple countries, coordinating with internal teams and external vendors to create scalable, compliant benefit experiences. This role suits someone with deep expertise in multi-country benefits administration who thrives managing complex cross-functional projects in a growing, distributed organization.
Listed on Coalition, Inc’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Director, Global Benefits
The New York Times Company
Full-time · New York, NY · $215,000 – $225,000
This role leads the design and administration of benefits programs across The New York Times globally, managing vendor relationships, regulatory compliance, and a team of benefits specialists. It suits an experienced benefits leader comfortable with unionized workforces and complex international regulations who can translate technical concepts for diverse audiences.
Listed on The New York Times Company’s careers site · Apply there ↗
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Where Benefits Managers commonly go next: Director of Benefits.
Director of Benefits
RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
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Employers hiring Benefits Managers
6 in total, most open roles first.
- ASAxiom Space1 role
- CICoalition, Inc1 role
- Intuit1 role
- See's Candies1 role
- Shake Shack1 role