Benefits & Leave Manager

Benefits & Leave Manager

Hybrid | California
Full-Time | Exempt
Salary: $110,000 - $115,000
About the Opportunity

LHH Recruitment Solutions is assisting a growing, multi-site organization with an experienced Benefits & Leave Manager to lead benefits, leave of absence, accommodations, and workers' compensation programs. This is a key HR leadership role responsible for ensuring compliance, enhancing the employee experience, and managing complex benefits and leave matters across a large workforce.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead administration of employee benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plans, wellness initiatives, and COBRA.
  
  
• Manage self-insured and group health plans, vendor relationships, renewals, claims funding, and plan performance.
  
  
• Oversee annual open enrollment and employee benefits communications.
  
  
• Direct leave of absence programs, including FMLA, CFRA, PDL, PWFA, disability, and workers' compensation.
  
  
• Lead ADA/FEHA accommodation processes and return-to-work initiatives.Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, including ACA, COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA, and leave regulations.
  
  
• Analyze benefits utilization, costs, and trends to support organizational planning and risk management.
  
  
• Supervise and mentor HR team members responsible for benefits and leave administration.
  
• Serve as the primary liaison with brokers, carriers, third-party administrators, and internal stakeholders.
  

Qualifications
Required

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field.
  
  
• 3+ years of benefits and leave administration experience.
  
  
• 2+ years of supervisory or leadership experience.
  
  
• Advanced knowledge of:
  
  • FMLA, CFRA, PDL, PWFA
    
  • FEHA/ADA accommodations
    
  • ACA, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA
    
  • Workers' compensation administration
    
    
• Experience supporting a large, multi-site workforce (500+ employees preferred).
  
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  
• Experience with HRIS systems and Microsoft Office applications.
  
  

Preferred

• HR certification (SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, CEBS, or similar).
  
• Experience managing self-insured health plans.
  

Key Skills: Benefits Administration • Leave Management • Employee Relations • ADA/FEHA Accommodations • Workers' Compensation • HR Compliance • Vendor Management • Open Enrollment • HRIS • Leadership • Risk Management • Employee Experience

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Pay Details: $110,000.00 to $115,000.00 per year

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.