Employee Benefits Manager

Position: Employee Benefits Manager

Location: Virginia Farm Bureau Headquarters, Richmond, VA (Hybrid role with the opportunity to work up to 2 days remote)

Status: Exempt, Full-Time

Compensation: $90,000-110,000 annual base salary

Reports to: Director of Total Rewards & Talent

Relocation Eligibility: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance
Employee Benefits Manager
Virginia Farm Bureau | West Creek Corporate Office | Human Resources Full-Time | Exempt
Grow Your Career with an Organization Rooted in Virginia
For over a century, Virginia Farm Bureau has stood alongside the farmers, producers, and rural communities who feed our Commonwealth and beyond. We're more than an insurance and agricultural advocacy organization - we're a mission-driven family of professionals dedicated to supporting Virginia agriculture, protecting the livelihoods of the people who grow our food, and serving the members who trust us every day.

Behind every policy we write and every advocacy effort we lead is a team that believes deeply in the value of hard work, community, and taking care of our own. That belief extends to how we take care of our employees - and that's where you come in.

We're looking for an experienced Employee Benefits Manager to lead the strategy and administration of our self-funded benefits programs. If you're passionate about building benefit offerings that genuinely improve people's lives, and you want to do that work for an organization with deep roots and a genuine mission, we'd love to talk with you.
About the Role
As our Employee Benefits Manager, you'll provide strategic oversight of our self-funded employee benefit programs, voluntary benefits, wellness initiatives, and ancillary offerings. You'll partner directly with our Director of Total Rewards and Talent, Chief Human Resources Officer, benefits broker, and benefits leadership committee to shape a benefits strategy that reflects our values - supporting our people the same way we support Virginia's agricultural community.

This role offers real strategic ownership: you'll lead vendor relationships, drive open enrollment, guide compliance efforts, and bring fresh insight to how we care for our employees and their families.
What You'll Do

• Own the selection, management, and performance of all employee benefits - Healthcare, Wellbeing, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, and HSA
• Partner with our broker, carriers, and leadership to build our annual benefits strategy and budget
• Lead the company-wide open enrollment process, including employee education sessions and communications
• Manage benefits vendor contracts and relationships, ensuring quality service delivery for the company and our employees
• Administer Leave Management programs (FMLA, STD, LTD) in partnership with Legal, HR Business Partners, and Payroll
• Support the HR Business Partners in the administration of workers' comp and manage the performance of the Worker's Comp vendors. Support Worker's Comp audits, as needed.
• Lead benefits enrollment for new hires during orientation
• Administer all non-retirement program employee benefits plans to include group medical, dental, vision, life, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and wellness programs.
• Ensure compliance with ERISA, regulatory reporting (1095-C, W-2, EEO), and plan documentation (SPD, Wrap Document)
• Keep abreast of regulatory compliance changes for employee benefits.
• Analyze enrollment, financial, and health outcome data to continuously improve our offerings
• Conduct employee feedback sessions and/or surveys to gather feedback about employee benefit offerings
• Partner with the Payroll team for funding all benefits such as the Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and other benefits.
• Administer Cobra packages and plans as requested by HR business partners.
• Administer retiree benefit plans including group medical, dental, vision, life, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, wellness and 401(k) (in collaboration with the senior manager of Payroll for retirement plans.)
• Ensure all benefits policies and reference documents on the intranet are updated to reflect current products, policies, procedures, costs, & other information as required by regulations and as needed by employees.
• Develop ongoing insights and advice to share in employee communications channels that support improved health and wellness with employees and their family members who are covered by our plans and cost containment.
• Champion company-wide wellness programs that support real, measurable health improvements
• Serve as the go-to resource for managers and employees, delivering timely, accurate, one-call resolutions to benefits questions
• Additional duties may be assigned as needed

What You Bring
Required:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing self-funded benefits administration
• Strong understanding of HR systems and advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (ADP a Plus!)
• Proven analytical ability and sharp attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred:

• 5+ years of benefits management experience
• College degree (or commensurate experience)
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or CEBS certification

Why Virginia Farm Bureau
Working here means joining an organization whose purpose reaches far beyond a paycheck. Every day, our team supports the farmers and producers who sustain Virginia's communities and economy - and we extend that same spirit of care to the people who work here.

We offer:

• Medical and dental insurance starting on day one
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Hybrid work schedules
• Generous paid time off
• A genuine commitment to work-life balance

We play hard and work hard - and we do it in service of something bigger: the farmers, producers, and members who count on us.

Virginia Farm Bureau Companies provide equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, disability, orientation, or veteran status.