Senior Retirement Benefits Lead

Senior Retirement Benefits Lead

The Senior Retirement Benefits Lead will manage the business process for outsourced vendor arrangements - Regarding United States retirement benefit administration and delivery. It involves managing vendor relationships, financial forecasting, and serving as the primary advisor for unionized populations during collective bargaining. Additionally, the position requires collaboration with HR leadership, Labor Relations, Legal, and Finance to guide benefits decisions and adapt programs to regulatory and market trends.

Why This Role Matters

• This position will plan, organize and direct initiatives to maintain competitive benefits at a reasonable cost.
• Ensure legal compliance with various Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requirements and benefit processes.
• This is a fiduciary position for retirement benefit programs.
• Serves as subject matter expert (SME) for United States retirement benefit plan offerings and on-going market intelligence.

What You Will Do:

• Manage outsourced retirement plan administration and vendor relationships, ensuring adherence to plan design, accurate plan funding, compliance testing, financial audits, and participant data management.
• Monitor and improve retirement benefit processes and procedures to enhance operational efficiency, effectiveness, and service delivery.
• Serve as a key resource for retirement benefit inquiries, researching and resolving complex employee issues while providing guidance to business leaders, vendors, and colleagues.
• Develop and oversee retirement plan communications, ensuring legally required and general communications are accurate, timely, effective, and aligned with company standards.
• Interpret and apply plan provisions, summary plan descriptions (SPDs), and union contract language to provide expert advice and support informed decision-making.
• Maintain and update retirement plan documentation, including plan documents, SPDs, union agreements, and other required materials to ensure accuracy and compliance.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Human Resources or Finance, including direct experience in benefits planning, benefits administration, or benefits finance.

What Will Set You Apart

• Demonstrated knowledge of employee benefit programs and retirement plan administration, with the ability to support complex benefits processes and stakeholder needs.
• Experience in a unionized manufacturing environment is preferred and would enhance effectiveness in supporting plan administration and interpreting union agreements.

Additional Details

• Relocation Available: No
• Sponsorship Available: No.
• Typical Schedule: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 2-3 days in office in Akron, Ohio.