Health & Welfare Benefits Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Health & Welfare Benefits Program Manager
2-Month Temporary Assignment | Hybrid 3-Day in office
Location: Boston, MA OR Paramus, NJ
Payrate: $50.00-57.97 an hour

Are you a seasoned Health & Welfare Benefits expert who can step into a fast-paced environment and make an immediate impact?
What You’ll Own
In this role, you’ll be responsible for the execution of key benefits programs, projects, and priorities, including:

• Health & Welfare Programs: Manage and support medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, wellness, life insurance, savings accounts, and voluntary benefit programs.
• M&A & Integration: Lead benefits-related projects for acquired companies, including implementation and harmonization of competitive benefit programs.
• Compliance: Partner with Legal, ERISA counsel, vendors, HR, and internal stakeholders to ensure health & welfare plans meet applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Vendor Management: Serve as a key liaison to third-party benefits administrators, monitoring performance, metrics, service quality, escalations, and new program implementations.
• Employee Communications: Help develop and deliver benefits communications and education that increase employee understanding, engagement, attraction, and retention.
• Complex Problem Solving: Take ownership of sensitive, high-risk, and complex benefits issues and serve as a Tier 3 escalation point when needed.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with HR, Benefits Administration, HR Operations, HRIS, Finance, Legal, and external vendors to execute projects and resolve issues.
• Program Administration: Ensure benefits programs and processes are accurately documented, properly administered, and consistently delivered at a high standard.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to strengthen processes, improve service delivery, and enhance the employee benefits experience.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience designing, managing, and delivering health & welfare benefit programs, preferably within large organizations.
• Strong expertise across  medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, wellness, and related health & welfare programs .
• Experience with  M&A benefits integration and harmonization .
• Experience working with  multiple unions and complex plan designs .
• Experience managing  self-funded healthcare plans , including vendor relationships, audits, negotiations, and escalations.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state benefits regulations and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing benefits budgets, cost analysis, and partnering with Finance.
• HRIS and Workday experience required.
• Experience working within HR Shared Services and/or outsourced HR Operations environments.
• Strong project management, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, influencing, and negotiation abilities.
• High level of discretion and ability to handle confidential information.

Why This Assignment?
This is more than a short-term coverage role. It’s an opportunity to step into a high-impact Benefits function, bring your expertise to the table, lead meaningful projects, and make an immediate difference during a critical transition period.
If you’re an experienced Health & Welfare Benefits professional looking for a challenging short-term opportunity where your expertise will be valued from day one, we’d love to hear from you.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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