Compensation and Benefits Director jobs in Utah

Maintains and enhances the organizations’ benefit planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and benefit resources policies, programs and best practices.

Essential Duties

• Enhances the organization’s benefits by planning, implementing, and evaluating benefit relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices.

• Manages the day-to-day operations of Benefits and Leave of Absence teams

• Partners with benefits broker to evaluate and compare existing company benefits with those of other employers.

• Complete all activities to ensure benefit plans are compliant with ERISA, DOL & state reporting requirements, including non-discrimination testing, 401(k) 5500 reporting/filing and Summary Annual Report creation.

• Analyzes trends and metrics in benefits to develop solutions, programs and policies.

• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of benefits, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required.

• Responsible for the full project management of benefits programs, including preparing communications and promotional materials, content for training and use of other communication to employees.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by regularly reviewing industry publications, attending educational seminars/workshops, and utilizing appropriate HR tools and resources.

• Communicates with Unions regarding benefit changes when needed and attend Union meetings relating to Union employee benefits.

• Learn and maintain knowledge of all benefit programs within Workday and work closely with configuration team to correct/update benefit set up.

• Plan and implement annual Open Enrollment for Union and non-Union benefits.

• Work with the HRBP team to ensure proper training and knowledge is provided at the facility level.

• Other duties as assigned.